Thread: HIWIN Grease Fitting Extension
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01-05-2017 #1
Just got around to doing some general maintenance on the router recently and found that I had messed up on the Y-Axis design, by not leaving enough space to access the grease fitting:
I don't really want to start disassembling things to get temporary access, as everything's lined up/trammed nicely now - so was wondering if anyone knew of a way so that I can grease this in it's installed position? Maybe some sort of ~10mm long M6x1 male to female extension which I could install temporarily in-between the two so that the fitting clears the Y axis base plate enough to get the grease gun onto it?
Cheers,
Raz
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01-05-2017 #2
Grease nipple extensions are fairly standard. Getting one should be simple enough. If you have a lathe they are very easy to make.
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01-05-2017 #3
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02-05-2017 #4
I think we used Moore international for the stuff we used at work but I made some at home because they were a lot cheaper. How many do you need?
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02-05-2017 #5
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02-05-2017 #6
Whilst searching for Moore International on google, I ran into these guys. http://shop.hle.co.uk/shop/grease-eq...on-pieces.html
Seems to do the job (as long as the hex head doesn't clash with the rail) so will give them a go. Cheers.
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