Basic Foundation; Cleaning; Leveling Adjustment - Sharp 16 Series Manual

2-3 Basic Foundation

With the common usage of tungsten
carbide cutting tools nowadays, heavy cutting
and quicker spindle speed are therefore
reinforced. This may cause the vibration easily.
In order to keep the best cutting condition it is
necessary to build a sound & good floor basis.
(Please refer to figure 2-3 for basic structure.)

2-4 Cleaning

The machine is protected with a special anti-rust agent before delivery. Before
operating the machine, clean all parts, especially the slideways, leadscrew, rack and
all bright surfaces with soft brush/cloth soaked with cleaning solvent or kerosene. Do
NOT use gasoline or cellulose solvent to avoid dangers or fire or explosion. After
removing the anti-agent, keep the machine properly lubricated. Then turn the moving
mechanism like tool post, tailstock by hand back & forth within their moving areas.

2-5 Leveling Adjustment

Once the set screw and
concrete are completely dried and
fixed. It is time to adjust the level
of the bedway. A machinist's level
(accuracy 0.02mm/1000mm)
should be placed on the slideways
of bed. Adjust the set screw for
longitudinal direction of bed level.
For transverse direction of bed
level, tight the nuts until the
accuracy is within
0.04mm/1000mm. Then check
again. If the deviation is resulted
from the nuts, it is necessary to make
another adjustment. (See Figure 2-5)
UNIT-mm
Fig.2-5
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Fig.2-3