NM135 Oiler on Z ballscrew??

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10-06-2011, 09:32 PM
Frogblender

NM135 Oiler on Z ballscrew??

Can someone check their 135, and see how their Z ballscrew is oiled?

I went in the back of the machine for the first time in a while, and the Z ballscrew was fairly dry. I also found an oil line had fallen off one of the two Z dovetails - but for the life of me, I couldn't find an oil line for the Z ballscrew. Anyone know how it receives lube??
10-09-2011, 03:42 AM
rayoung

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Z oil line

This is a picture of the oil line on the z axis of my nm135. It comes off the same block as the z dovetails and drips onto the ballscrew.
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10-12-2011, 03:35 PM
Frogblender

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Thanks Rayoung! my attached pic shows the Z ballscrew. If I am interpreting your picture correctly, it seems I am missing the oiler manifold which you have. Please correct me if I am wrong.

My mill was delivered Apr09.
10-12-2011, 03:48 PM
rayoung

I got mine about a year later and noticed in the pic that your Z axis limit switch tabs are different. They have one like that at their shop that I was looking at which has the covers off but I didn't notice what it had for oiling the Z ballscrew. That was a while back. Mine does have an oil manifold on the moving part of the Z axis.
10-12-2011, 04:39 PM
Frogblender

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Originally Posted by rayoung

I got mine about a year later and noticed in the pic that your Z axis limit switch tabs are different. They have one like that at their shop that I was looking at which has the covers off but I didn't notice what it had for oiling the Z ballscrew. That was a while back. Mine does have an oil manifold on the moving part of the Z axis.

Novakon transitioned from mechanical to magnetic limitswitches in the name of better reliability of the magnetics; I think mine was in the transition time, and was thus equipped (and wired) with both.