SzoylentGreen
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2021
Seems like a lot machines use mild steel for gibs. But certain ones use a PTFE type material.
Do any machines use bronze gibs?
Why do you suppose steel on cast iron seems to be a popular gib style? But bronze is of course widely used for plain bearings.
I'm rebuilding a machine with steel gibs, scraped all the dovetails, but as expected, gibs are too thin now, so I'm thinking about gluing bronze on the bearing face of the gib, will be about 0.020 thick. Any issues with bronze faced gibs, or would putting bronze (or some other material) on the back side, and leaving the steel gib facing the cast iron dovetail be better?
Do any machines use bronze gibs?
Why do you suppose steel on cast iron seems to be a popular gib style? But bronze is of course widely used for plain bearings.
I'm rebuilding a machine with steel gibs, scraped all the dovetails, but as expected, gibs are too thin now, so I'm thinking about gluing bronze on the bearing face of the gib, will be about 0.020 thick. Any issues with bronze faced gibs, or would putting bronze (or some other material) on the back side, and leaving the steel gib facing the cast iron dovetail be better?