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Southwestern Industries, Inc.
TRAK
KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
3.3.1
Manual Lubrication System
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K3KMX
Ways and Ballscrew Lubrication
The TRAK Knee Mill X, Y, Z way surfaces and ball screws are lubricated manually
with the lubrication pump located on the left side of the knee. Pull the handle
fully and release 4 to 6 times at the beginning of each shift, and once every four
hours of operation thereafter.
1.
At the beginning of each day, check the oil level in the pump. If low, fill with
SAE 30 or 30W oil.
2.
Every six months of operation, apply a liberal coating of Mobile Grease-MP, or
equivalent to the Z-Axis knee ACME screw.
CAUTION!
Failure to manually activate the pump at the beginning of each day may cause
severe damage to the TRAK Knee Mill way surfaces and ball screws.
Head Lubrication
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K3KMX
Once Each Week:
1.
Fill the oil cup on the lower left area of the head with SAE 30 or 30W oil.
2.
Extend the quill fully and apply a coating of SAE 30 or 30W oil to the
outside diameter of the quill.
Twice a Month:
1.
Apply 2 drops of oil in upper cup on front of head with SAE 30 oil. This
supplies oil to the feed cradle for the power quill feed to keep the grease
pliable. If oil is not added, the power quill feed will be difficult to engage.
WARNING
Do not overfill this oil cup as excess oil could wash down into the upper spindle
bearings and wash away the grease.
Every Four Months:
1.
Apply a good grade of general purpose grease through the grease fitting on
the back underside of the head to lubricate the low range gear set.
3.3.2
Auto Lube System
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K3KMX Option
The auto lube system provides centralized automatic lubrication for the ways and
ballscrews. The lube pumps 2-liter reservoir is serviced with Mobil Vactra Oil No.
2 or equivalent. The pump is factory set to pump oil for 15 seconds for every
60 minutes of spindle time. There is an internal memory on the pump so that
the pump will not reset every time the spindle is turned off.
