Lathe Maintenance

[ProZack]

With most running machines there is Preventive Maintenance.

What if any is there on a Hightower Lathe?

 

[str8eight]

With most running machines there is Preventive Maintenance.

What if any is there on a Hightower Lathe?

Oil all of your ways before use. Any metal to metal contact where movement takes place. A touch of oil every now and then in between the chuck jaws. I disengage the belt from the pully mount when I'm not using it.

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[cueman]

Oil all of your ways before use. Any metal to metal contact where movement takes place. A touch of oil every now and then in between the chuck jaws. I disengage the belt from the pully mount when I'm not using it.

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That pretty much covers the stuff that needs lubricated. Also blow the dust out of your motors and keep an eye on the DC motor brushes. They need replaced once or twice a year with moderate to heavy use.

 

[sileighty_guru]

That pretty much covers the stuff that needs lubricated. Also blow the dust out of your motors and keep an eye on the DC motor brushes. They need replaced once or twice a year with moderate to heavy use.

Just to touch on what Chris said about brushes for the DC motors... I am on the "heavy" use side of things and put the DC motor to the test many times (i.e. extended nonstop run times, coring...including ebony, list goes on!) needless to say knowing when the motor starts to get out of whack is key! If it sounds funny/hesitates/hick-ups... change out the brushes!!! I bet I went through 10 sets this year alone... and finally cooked the motor after putting off ordering more brushes because I wanted to wait until I had something big to get! Don't be like me!! HAHA

Maintenance is key! Keep things clean (people call me crazy!) but I think Chris and anyone else who knows my shop can vouch that my Hightower or any of my equipment for that matter still look new. Being a cuemaker means taking care of yourself and your equipment, you can't build cues with out either of them!

One other thing is blowing the dust out of the control box once and a while also even though it's semi shielded dust doesn't care!

With the ways make sure you oil the tops and undersides! the carriage runs top and bottom

 

[seanjonsean]

I do evrything described but never have looked at brushes ,and so far im good

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[Busbee Cue]

That pretty much covers the stuff that needs lubricated. Also blow the dust out of your motors and keep an eye on the DC motor brushes. They need replaced once or twice a year with moderate to heavy use.

Hello Chris,

Where is a good place to purchase the brushes, same place that sells the motors?

 

[ProZack]

Larger motor

I seen where a guy asked where to get Brushes. Also, where do you get a Larger motor.

I had a Smaller lathe but it had a larger motor.