The main operational benefit of these machines is to remove large amounts of material from heavy steel, cast steel, or cast-iron work pieces. The machine’s exceptional technological tools allows customers to perform various operations including milling, threading, and many other processes. If you need service, or maintenance on any Waldrich Cross Slide machine, Contact Us today.
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Kevin from Precision Service demonstrates the meticulous process of refurbishing a Waldrich cross slide and compound slide using a combination of scraping, grinding, and finishing techniques. The team initially scraped the backside flat, then used a surface grinder to refine the surface, and plans to hand scrape the ways and dovetail to ensure precision. Due to a fixed housing, a way grinder couldn’t be used, so they’ll hand scrape and apply Turcite to rebuild the surface, addressing material removal and alignment challenges. The slide, already ground and cleaned, requires careful alignment of multiple surfaces, including the gib side and lead screw bushing, to achieve a true fit, with final inspections on a granite square before further scraping. |
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Kevin from Precision Service is addressing issues with a Waldrich lathe’s X-axis slide, focusing on resolving excessive backlash in the screw, where the acme thread varied from thick in the center to knife-thin at the ends. The team ground all way surfaces by 8.5 thousandths to correct the worst rail, ensuring uniformity across the top, dovetail, and flat. To restore the centerline, they’ll add 32 thousandths of Turcite to the top after machining off 20 thousandths, avoiding material buildup underneath. The slide was hand-scraped on the bottom for flatness, adjusted with jacks, and prepared for further machining and dovetail adjustments, with plans to fit a new nut housing and complete the Gibs for full adjustment by next week. |
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