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Scroll Chuck lubricant John Wilson 05-20-2008
Posted by John Wilson on May 20, 2008, 4:25 pm
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I do a little HSM from time to time and today I thought it was time to clean
out my 3 jaw scroll chuck (Chinese). Lots of chips stuck in grease in the
scroll, the rest was pretty clean. I assume the best lubricant would be dry
so that chips will not adhere. Does anyone know of any modestly priced dry
high pressure lubricant or have any recommendations.

Thanks, John.


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Posted by Joseph Gwinn on May 21, 2008, 9:43 am
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> I do a little HSM from time to time and today I thought it was time to clean
> out my 3 jaw scroll chuck (Chinese). Lots of chips stuck in grease in the
> scroll, the rest was pretty clean. I assume the best lubricant would be dry
> so that chips will not adhere. Does anyone know of any modestly priced dry
> high pressure lubricant or have any recommendations.

I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease from the local auto-parts store. This
grease is noticeably slicker than common grease, and the tube cost all
of $4.

Joe Gwinn

Posted by Randal O'Brian on May 21, 2008, 12:43 pm
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>I do a little HSM from time to time and today I thought it was time to
>clean out my 3 jaw scroll chuck (Chinese). Lots of chips stuck in grease
>in the scroll, the rest was pretty clean. I assume the best lubricant
>would be dry so that chips will not adhere. Does anyone know of any
>modestly priced dry high pressure lubricant or have any recommendations.
>
> Thanks, John.
>
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

I've used Dow Corning GN metal assembly paste for years. Chips don't adhere
to it readily and it is a very effective extreme pressure lube. MSC
carries it in aerosol. It is also available in paste form in a tube from
other suppliers.

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/GSDRVSM?PACACHE=000000055963233

Randal


Posted by Joseph Gwinn on May 22, 2008, 9:07 am
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> >I do a little HSM from time to time and today I thought it was time to
> >clean out my 3 jaw scroll chuck (Chinese). Lots of chips stuck in grease
> >in the scroll, the rest was pretty clean. I assume the best lubricant
> >would be dry so that chips will not adhere. Does anyone know of any
> >modestly priced dry high pressure lubricant or have any recommendations.
> >
> > Thanks, John.
> >
> > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>
> I've used Dow Corning GN metal assembly paste for years. Chips don't adhere
> to it readily and it is a very effective extreme pressure lube. MSC
> carries it in aerosol. It is also available in paste form in a tube from
> other suppliers.
>
> http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/GSDRVSM?PACACHE=000000055963233

Link fails. But it's MSC item #31735434.

Joe Gwinn

Posted by steamer on May 21, 2008, 1:07 pm
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        --I use a medium oil; never use grease.

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