Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

2023-03-05 Thread gene heskett
On 3/5/23 12:59, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: By the way, one subtle thing I noticed too that leads me to the bearings as a problem. Normally when the spindle is off and the dust removal vacuum system is working, the spindle tends to spin by itself because of the vacuum action on the impeller I ins

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

2023-03-05 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
By the way, the spindle also is ready for ATC so it has a pneumatic puller. I'm going to take a look at that today because when you activate the release of the tool the spindle gets blocked until you have the puller working again. I'm suspecting maybe that's causing extra friction because it's not

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

2023-03-05 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
By the way, one subtle thing I noticed too that leads me to the bearings as a problem. Normally when the spindle is off and the dust removal vacuum system is working, the spindle tends to spin by itself because of the vacuum action on the impeller I installed. This almost never happened yesterday.

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

2023-03-05 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hi Gregg, Insulating the whole place and getting it to cool would be indeed cool lol. But the problem is we already had hot days and this didn't happen. Yesterday was one of the worst days but it looks like something else. I was thinking about checking the spindle rotation at slow speed for a few

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

2023-03-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
You could try a micro compressor refrigeration system to cool the air that the spindle cooling fan takes in. Here's a unit for $149.78 USD. Have to supply your own evaporator coil. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804487578057.html This one is less compact but includes a cooling coil. https://w