Category Archives: Mechanical

Way oil – Vactra 2

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Helps eliminate chatter and stick-slip of slides and ways
Improves finish and quality of parts
Helps reduce wear and keeps sliding surfaces smooth, lubricated and clean

 

When you need oil for your machine, many types of oil will work – even motor oil. However, the best oil to use is oil designed specifically for lubricating machine ways. This type of oil has an additive that helps the oil stick to the surface.

Mobil Vactra Oil Numbered Series products are recommended for the lubrication of machine tool slideway systems. They are designed for use with combinations of cast iron, steel and non-metallic way materials. Mobil machine oil may be applied by hand, forced-feed lubricator or in flood application by circulation system.

 

Mobil Vactra Oil No. 2 is also suitable for circulating application in large machines and as a moderate duty hydraulic fluid. Mobil machine oil can be used for lubrication of ball screws, linear guides, headstocks, translating screws.

“Cutting oil is designed to flow TOWARDS the heat.
Way oil and motor oil flows AWAY from heat and smokes off more readily. You can probably use cutting oil for way oil, although that is not the most economical use for it”

Mobil-Vactra-Oil-No.-2 MSDS

The “asymptote of despair”

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“if we plot progress versus time it should be pretty much linear.  We are currently right about here  approaching the danger zone between works and done and those two things are not the same we have to be very careful not to get sidetracked at The Works
boundary and end up over here on the Asymptote of Despair where time goes to
infinity and we never quite finish our project”

Neutrik adopts AES72-4E – for QTP

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NEUTRIK AES72-4E QTP RJ45 Twisted Pair Audio Network Solutions PDF

https://www.neutrik.com/en/product/na-4i4o-aes72

06/02/2024 – Neutrik Launches: NA-4I4O-AES72

The NA-4I4O-AES72 is a 4-channel stagebox for transmitting microphone levels, analog line levels, AES3, DMX or even intercom via one single CAT cable. The device has male and female XLRs in the same housing and can be used directly as a splitter for monitoring. An additional etherCON serves as feedthrough and allows further looping of the signals to other devices. A ground lift at each input prevents possible ground loops. In addition, each input connector offers the possibility to invert the signal.