cat40 toolholder sticking in spindle

I stopped using WD40 and started putting on a tiny bit of Moly grease. I still have one holder, a 3/8" end mill holder which I keep my edge finder in, and it sticks like crazy. no amount of cleaning helps and I can't see or feel anything wrong. what should I look for? call it junk and scrap it?

Thank You, Randy

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Randy
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junk it and DON'T use any form of liquid on the tapers...........greases etc hold grit and muck.

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tpow

I noticed that some people will clean the taper with scotch pad and that only makes them look good but what I do is to put it on a lathe and polish it with Autosol paste. They shine tike a mirror and it seems to take care of the sticking problem as long as your spindle is good. Jerry

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Jerry

Tpow is right usually when holders start sticking they are shot and should be thrown out. As he said you shouldn't need any lubricant on the spindle taper.

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Joe Smith

Randy:

Here is a copy from an old thread about tool sticking:

Fadal put out a service bulletin on March 9, 1994 that reads:

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On occasion, a customer will report that a tool will stick in the spindle, particularly after a long cut. Of course what happens is that the spindle taper and tool holder are warming up under the load. and the spindle will "swallow" the tool.

Sometimes, the customer will say that he merely taps the side of the tool, and out it comes with a "pop." The noise does not mean that anything is wrong, but that the taper of the tool holder and the taper of the spindle are nearly exactly the same.

A product such as LPS-3, PermaTex Teflon spray, or ZEP IronClad (NOT WD-40) is effective to spray on the tool holder tapers. Also, a product such as 1-Puffs dry lubricant (NOT graphite) helps a little.

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BottleBob

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vega

Vega:

Did you read my Fadal recommendation post to this thread?

Here's the pertinent part:

Fadal put out a service bulletin on March 9, 1994 that reads:

-------------------------------------------------------------- Sticking Tools In Spindle

On occasion, a customer will report that a tool will stick in the spindle, particularly after a long cut. Of course what happens is that the spindle taper and tool holder are warming up under the load. and the spindle will "swallow" the tool.

Sometimes, the customer will say that he merely taps the side of the tool, and out it comes with a "pop." The noise does not mean that anything is wrong, but that the taper of the tool holder and the taper of the spindle are nearly exactly the same.

A product such as LPS-3, PermaTex Teflon spray, or ZEP IronClad (NOT WD-40) is effective to spray on the tool holder tapers. Also, a product such as 1-Puffs dry lubricant (NOT graphite) helps a little.

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BottleBob

Bob, Vega, I've noticed this a bit lately on my machine. On mine it seems to be primarily the endmills. My theory is along with the heat there is more vibration with the endmills and it tends to wedge the holder in a bit.

Best, Steve

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Garlicdude

You are totally right Bob but I noticed that specially with our CAT 50 on Correa's after very long heavy cuts we get some kind of brown-black coating on parts of the tool holder that you can actually feel with your fingers. If that is the case this has to be polished, that is why I made my suggestion with Autosol paste. What do you think would be the cause of that? Jerry

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Jerry

Jerry:

I would suspect it a case of fretting. Let me go find a nice clean explanation of fretting...

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Fretting (or fretting corrosion) refers to combined wear and corrosion damage at the asperities of contact surfaces. This damage is induced under load and in the presence of repeated relative surface motion, as induced for example by vibration. The ASM Handbook on Fatigue and Fracture defines fretting as: "A special wear process that occurs at the contact area between two materials under load and subject to minute relative motion by vibration or some other force." The amplitude of the relative sliding motion is often in the order from micrometers to millimeters, but can be as low as 3 to 4 nanometers[1]. The contact movement causes mechanical wear and material transfer at the surface, often followed by oxidation of the debris and the freshly-exposed surface. The oxidized debris can further act as an abrasive. However, fretting can also occur in inert gases or in vacuum (e.g., in space). Fretting damage can often be identified by the presence of rouge (iron oxide powder) and the rough, torn appearance of the pitted surface. =====================================================================

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BottleBob

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Jerry

Jerry:

Thanks. But I just happened to be the first one to respond, because I had to get up about 3:00 AM to pee. LOL

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BottleBob

You take your laptop with you when you pee? I hope you pee sitting down. Jerry

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Jerry

Jerry:

Good one. I guess that will teach me to interject personal information. LMAO!

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BottleBob

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