AlfaGTA
Diamond
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2002
- Location
- Benicia California USA
Working at rebuilding a Taft-Pierce #1 surface grinder.
My machine was built using hardened (steel) flat ways for each side of the cross slide.
The surfaces on mine appear to be in serviceable condition.
Bid a bit of contact blueing and the pattern looks fine to me.
Later versions of this machine used rollers running on flat ways to reduce the friction.
I am considering a change to my setup and i would appreciate what ever feed back members here can provide.
What i propose is to replace the lower slides (shorter than the upper slides) with "Dura-Bar" fitted with a top layer of Turcite.
Here is a shot of the original lower slide or way surface....Surface hardened steel (Rc 60+)
Way is attached using Allen bolts and beds on a factory ground surface.
Here is a shot of the upper way slide. Also surface hardened steel.
Disregard the blue as it has been disturbed by some work after the initial print was taken...
My question is will the Turcite (actually Rulon) be effective in this application. ?
Will the mounting holes cause any difficulty ?
It would be possible to cover the holes by applying the Turcite after mounting the base rail . I would prefer not to do that, but its possible.
Can anyone suggest a pattern for oil grooves if any in new slide surface?..
There is an oil feed (one shot) to the lower way at the slide center where the diagonal groove is located.
Thanks in advance for any wisdom
Cheers Ross
My machine was built using hardened (steel) flat ways for each side of the cross slide.
The surfaces on mine appear to be in serviceable condition.
Bid a bit of contact blueing and the pattern looks fine to me.
Later versions of this machine used rollers running on flat ways to reduce the friction.
I am considering a change to my setup and i would appreciate what ever feed back members here can provide.
What i propose is to replace the lower slides (shorter than the upper slides) with "Dura-Bar" fitted with a top layer of Turcite.
Here is a shot of the original lower slide or way surface....Surface hardened steel (Rc 60+)
Way is attached using Allen bolts and beds on a factory ground surface.
Here is a shot of the upper way slide. Also surface hardened steel.
Disregard the blue as it has been disturbed by some work after the initial print was taken...
My question is will the Turcite (actually Rulon) be effective in this application. ?
Will the mounting holes cause any difficulty ?
It would be possible to cover the holes by applying the Turcite after mounting the base rail . I would prefer not to do that, but its possible.
Can anyone suggest a pattern for oil grooves if any in new slide surface?..
There is an oil feed (one shot) to the lower way at the slide center where the diagonal groove is located.
Thanks in advance for any wisdom
Cheers Ross