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Originally Posted by wireties
We bought an old router at an auction. It is a beast with a 14' by 9' bed. The motors came with the router but nothing else control-wise. All the axis move but we need to clean it up. We are refitting with a 4kw spindle, new motor drivers and LinuxCNC.
What are the best methods to remove surface rust of the gear surfaces? Anybody had some good experiences with different methods and chemicals?
We are also thinking of switching from sprockets and chain to HTD belts and pulleys in a few places. Wise move?
Any innovative efforts to create a vacuum setup?
TIA
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Wow, that's great news!
As for removing rust, I swear by
Evapo-rust. A good friend of mine's dad used to race stock cars, and we went through quite a bit of the stuff restoring a car after it sat outside for a decade. It is relatively expensive, and there are probably homemade solutions, but I can vouch for this one.
If you decide to switch from chain to timing belts, I would suggest using the GT3 profile instead of HTD. GT3 shows less backlash.