Milling spindle – how hot ?

[ken king, King DesignParticipant @kenkingkingdesign]

Hello fellow machinists, can you advise please ?

I have a Centec 2a with a vertical head, and when using the highest speed with small cutters (very low load) the quill head gets pretty hot, uncomfortable to touch in fact. I'm concerned that this may not just be a function of all that gear oil being thrashed around but something more serious, and I need to be sure that no damage is being done. I've never stripped the head, and have no information on maintenance, adjustment, lubrication schedule etc. , so if anyone out there has information to share I'll be very grateful.

While I have your attention, I'd like to obtain riser blocks to increase the clearance for chucks and cutters. I kow they have been in production sometime, somewhere, but haven't found any. Can you help with that too ?

Thanks in advance,

Ken.

[ken king, King DesignParticipant @kenkingkingdesign]

Centec 2A vertical spindle gets pretty hot at highest revs. Is this normal ?

[Gary WoodingParticipant @garywooding25363]

Hi Ken,

Sign up for the Centec Group where you'll find some (you'll have to dig a bit) dismantling information and reference to raising blocks. You can also contact me offline – I run a 2B.

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