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How is T slot extrusion assembly maintained in the long run? How often do we have to service the parts and check for any wear and tear?
T-Slots are highly durable, and don’t need much maintenance. You can visually check parts for wear and tear. In dynamic systems, you need to take special care to check rollers and ball bearings to ensure they are functioning properly.
Dust can clog the moving parts in your T-Slot design over time. Just dust the structure with a vacuum or a clean cloth. The frequency depends on how messy your shop is.
If the System is dynamic, special care has to be taken by applying grease to the rollers and ball bearings and regular cleaning is required. The static system doesn’t need much maintanance.
T-Slot extrusion tend to accumulate dust after a long time. Using a blower would be a good way to maintain it clean and tidy.
You can use T-Slot clean product, it’s nice and doesn’t allow accumulation of chips and coolant. It would prolong T-Slot life.
T-slot, in my experience, has been easy to maintain. It doesn’t accumulate heavy dust, and anything that does get on it canbe wiped clean. If a section gets damaged, it has been relatively easy to order a new part and reinstall it.
I work in automation and t-slot framing generally stays pretty clean. I’ve had to have a couple of pieces over the years replaced from robotic crashes into the framing–which went pretty quick. No real downtime. Overall it’s tough and easy to maintain.
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