RCS Machine
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2018
- Location
- Deerwood, MN
I have a March 2020 HAAS DM1 mill that from day one has always gotten a very light, greasy residue on the Y way covers. It comes on the movable covers that have the wipers and also the stationary cover that bolts to the table. I don't notice it on the X covers.
I also have a 2016 VF3 and this machine has never had this issue. Both machines cut the same materials and run the same coolant (QualiChen Extreme Cut 250C). The only thing I can think is that it's the HAAS grease or the silicone caulk the Tech used to re-seal my housing since it leaked like crazy. The 2016 uses the purple grease where the 2020 uses the tan colored stuff. No caulking needed in the VF3
Anyone with a newer machine running the tan grease have this issue? I hear that HAAS is no longer selling the purple grease and it is replaced by the tan. Wondering if the VF3 will start gathering this residue once my purple supply is gone.
Thanks.
I also have a 2016 VF3 and this machine has never had this issue. Both machines cut the same materials and run the same coolant (QualiChen Extreme Cut 250C). The only thing I can think is that it's the HAAS grease or the silicone caulk the Tech used to re-seal my housing since it leaked like crazy. The 2016 uses the purple grease where the 2020 uses the tan colored stuff. No caulking needed in the VF3
Anyone with a newer machine running the tan grease have this issue? I hear that HAAS is no longer selling the purple grease and it is replaced by the tan. Wondering if the VF3 will start gathering this residue once my purple supply is gone.
Thanks.