Pattnmaker
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2007
- Location
- Hamilton, Ontario
I am running an HSD air cooled spindle on my router and lately it has been running hotter than I am comfortable with. I am running long cycle times 4-5 hours with 4-8 tool changes is typical, although I sometimes run 8-20 hour jobs. Usually only the first couple of hours is a heavy load often the really long jobs are barely cutting for hours due to very detailed jobs.
After running most of the day today it is very uncomfortable to hold my hand on the side of the spindle. Is this a sign of the spindle being close to needing a rebuild or is it normal? I think the spindle ran cooler when newer. Is there typically a way to increase the air cooling?
After running most of the day today it is very uncomfortable to hold my hand on the side of the spindle. Is this a sign of the spindle being close to needing a rebuild or is it normal? I think the spindle ran cooler when newer. Is there typically a way to increase the air cooling?