Grizzly Mini Metal Lathe (7in x 12in) maintenance
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The Grizzly Lathe should be lubricated daily, or at least as often as it is used. Please refer to the [manual] for the correct lubrication instructions. While users are expected to perform basic cleanup and lubrication on a per-use basis, PS1 should, on a monthly basis perform the following maintenance operations:
- clean
- oil ways
- lubricate gear mechanism according to manual's lubrication instructions
- adjust gibs
- Per Jason Shanfield, Oct 17 2017
- NEED:
- clean scrolls on 3 and 4 jaw chucks, correct jaw order on 3 jaw chuck, inspect/clean nylon autofeed gears, correct gear alignment, regrease gears, clean lead screw with brass brush
- inspect autofeed transmission in gearbox
- several cross slide gibs are loose in both dimensions
- inspect spindle nose for runout
- NEED:
Grizzly lathe maintenance log table
| Lubricate lathe per user manual | clean/oil ways | adjust gibs | notes/other maintenance | date completed | person completing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| monthly | monthly | monthly | |||
| x | x | Aug3 2017 | tucker/Miriam | ||
| x | x | sept 7 2017 | tucker/Miriam | ||
| x | x | oct5 2017 | tucker | ||
| noise in transmission/slippage - corrected belt tension by rehanging motor - main and spare belts are in good shape | October 17, 2017 | Jason |
