I've had good success with fine scotchbrite and WD40/AC90/Duck oil or
other light oil spray. It seems to do a pretty good job of knocking off
the rust without affecting the metal. I find steel wool doesn't last
very long and leaves bits of steel wool everywhere which is a pain to
clean up.
Les
On 11/03/2024 07:42, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
Hello!
Last year there was a chance to acquire Biesse machine for a a really
low price so I surprised myself with pretty large and heavy Christmas
present. Just put it in the workshop (where heating is not yet
present) and was waiting for a warmer weather to start retrofitting it
with LinuxCNC.
Since this machine has spent at least several years in a shed - roof
above it but no other protection against outside temperatures, I did
not worry about adding one more winter to it.
I have 2 questions:
1) are there any recommendations for outside temperature when trying
to connect it to power? I want to see the status messages on
servodrives - hopefully they are good (I have done 4 similar retrofits
so I feel familiar with those old drives).
2) my main problem is the rust on linear rails. what is recommended
procedure to treat this?
Here is a picture that show the extent of the issue:
https://pasteboard.co/C1EAn0w5t8KT.jpg
What I did is brushing it with a piece of steel wool moisted with oil.
I am not sure that it is sufficient so I would appreciate any tips on
how to treat them.
Viesturs
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