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WEEKLY MAINTENANCE
Lubricate the dovetail ways with Pro-Cut 50-376 way oil once a week.
Check the slide plate for lateral play. Lateral play often causes ridges and machining grooves when a rotor is resurfaced. To
check for lateral play, grab the slide plate assembly and try to wiggle it side to side.
TROUBLESHOOTING
NOTE
Brake performance is dependent upon rotor surface finish as well as minimizing lateral run-out. The
Pro-Cut lathe is designed to give you a superior surface finish on any rotor as long as proper maintenance
is followed.
The Pro-Cut X9D should pro-
vide a smooth surface finish
on every cut, free of chatter,
Minimizing vibration during machining is the key to high-quality surface finish. It is critical that all con-
tone, or roughness. If your
machine leaves a substan-
tact points between the rotor and the lathe are secure – specifically, the connections between lathe and
dard, "chattery" or rough
adapter; the slide plate and the lathe; the cutting head and the plate; and the tips and the tool holders.
finish, you need to find the
Looseness in any of these areas will compromise lathe performance and surface finish.
problem. The following pages
are the common sources of
poor surface finish and ways
to remedy the problem.
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ASSURING A SMOOTH FINISH
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