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    W are using a Haas Super VF-4 cnc mill.. We have been having a problem with the tapered tool holder sticking in the spindle.. Has anyone out there had this problem? Each time we go thru the steps to remove it and use a small pinch bar to lever it out.. Can someone give me info on how to correct this problem?

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    This has been discussed many times and I could be cruel and tell you to do a search but instead I will give you some comments.

    Make sure the spindle taper is nice and clean with no dried out coolant crud inside. Wipe it with an alcohol soaked rag to get coolant crud out and a varsol soaked rag to get out other crud.

    Also make sure all the tool holders are nice and clean by wiping them with the alcohol/varsol rags.

    Some people suggest using Scotchbrite to cleans things others say don't use this because it scratches things. We find it is not necessary to use anything violent if you just use different solvents.

    After getting everything spotlessly clean lubricate everything with light oil.

    If this doesn't solve the problem start keeping records. We have found some toolholders stick more than others and when these holders are used for tools that do a lot of heavy cutting they stick very badly. So we don't use them for that kind of work.

    Sometimes we cannot avoid having tools stick when they are doing a lot of heavy cutting so we modify programs to put in dumby toolchanges before the tool has done enough work to stick.

    On a couple of machines we installed air tanks downstream of the regulator to reduce the pressure drop when the tool changer operates, this gives a bit more force on the tool eject piston.

    An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.


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    use this ALTEMP Q NB 50 - High Temperature Long Term Grease

    you wipe it on the taper in a very thin coat , you'll never get another tool stuck



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    Quote Originally Posted by holbieone View Post
    use this ALTEMP Q NB 50 - High Temperature Long Term Grease

    you wipe it on the taper in a very thin coat , you'll never get another tool stuck
    This may work for your situation without problems, but you are definitely an exception to the rule. My recommendation is to not use any kind of grease on the spindle tapers. This is also stated in the machine manual.

    Geof is right on the money with his recommendations.



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    Quote Originally Posted by haastec View Post
    This may work for your situation without problems, but you are definitely an exception to the rule. My recommendation is to not use any kind of grease on the spindle tapers. This is also stated in the machine manual.

    Geof is right on the money with his recommendations.
    if you tried this product , i am sure you would change your "recommendation"



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    This is taken from the data sheet for ALTEMP Q NB 50 Grease:

    Thickener: Barium complex soap + inorganic solid lubricants

    And this is why I do not use grease, any grease, for lubricating spindle tapers.

    An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Geof View Post
    This is taken from the data sheet for ALTEMP Q NB 50 Grease:

    Thickener: Barium complex soap + inorganic solid lubricants

    And this is why I do not use grease, any grease, for lubricating spindle tapers.
    and this is a bad thing , why ?



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    The thickeners are the non-oily parts of grease that remain behind when the mineral oil in the grease has evaporated. They form the crud that accumulates over the long term on any grease lubricated equipment that is not regularly cleaned. And they are not needed in a spindle taper, the soap is to form a matrix to hold the oil and stop it draining out of the location it is supposed to lubricate, the solid lubricants are to form a layer preventing direct metal to metal contact during sliding motion under extremely high contact forces. All these components do is contribute to building up a layer of crud on the taper(s). In particular the solid lubricant because this is intended to adhere tenaciously to metal surfaces.

    If you diligently clean the taper(s) very frequently the crud build up will not occur but I think it is simpler to just wipe a thin film of mineral oil over the taper.

    An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Geof View Post
    The thickeners are the non-oily parts of grease that remain behind when the mineral oil in the grease has evaporated. They form the crud that accumulates over the long term on any grease lubricated equipment that is not regularly cleaned. And they are not needed in a spindle taper, the soap is to form a matrix to hold the oil and stop it draining out of the location it is supposed to lubricate, the solid lubricants are to form a layer preventing direct metal to metal contact during sliding motion under extremely high contact forces. All these components do is contribute to building up a layer of crud on the taper(s). In particular the solid lubricant because this is intended to adhere tenaciously to metal surfaces.

    If you diligently clean the taper(s) very frequently the crud build up will not occur but I think it is simpler to just wipe a thin film of mineral oil over the taper.
    if one applied this product in a way that it would accumulate, one is using too much , you use about the amount of a head of a pin

    well to each his own

    i know if you used ALTEMP Q NB 50 you would like it Geof



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    do it, do it Geof, its only 1 hit lol



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    At me were, problems at tool extraction on VF1. The problem has been solved by parameter change, on mine №250.



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    Default Re: Tool Holder sticks in Spindle

    That suggestion of the dumby tool change is a Great Idea... I am going to give that a shot.

    I was also wondering about the idea of wiping some light oil ( I'm glad you gave the green light on this as that's what I was planning to try on my haas )



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    Glad this 9 year old post helped you................

    Two Haas VF-2's, Haas HA5C, Haas HRT-9, Hardinge CHNC 1, Bother HS-300 Wire EDM, BobCAD V23, BobCAD V28


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    I wouldn't lay a layer of oil , just use wd40 then wipe clean . If memory serves me correct I bumped the air pressure up to 100 on the bank of haas mills I controlled , and that resolved the problem for the most part . I'm pretty sure they were set to 90 originally , either way I bumped them all up 10psi



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