Bushing

Bushing
A bush is a mechanical fixing between
two, possibly moving, parts, or a
strengthened fixing point where one
mechanical assembly is attached to
another.

Bushing
In order to minimize vibration, wear and
transmission of noise, they often
incorporate flexible material such as
rubber or polyurethane. These bushes
often take the form of an annular cylinder
of flexible material inside a metallic casing
or outer tube

Drill Bushings

HEADLESS PRESS FIT

(or PLAIN) BUSHINGS.
This is the most popular bushing, and the
least expensive. It is generally used for
single stage drilling operations.

HEADLESS PRESS FIT

(or PLAIN) BUSHINGS.
This bushing is furnished either with a
finish-ground outer diameter ready for
insertion in the jig

HEAD PRESS FIT

BUSHINGS.
HEAD PRESS FIT
BUSHINGS.
(ANSI designation H.) This bushing is the
same as the headless press fit, except
that it has a head or shoulder on the top
end. This type is used primarily where
pressure might force the headless type
through the jig.

FIXED RENEWABLE
BUSHINGS.
This bushing is used on long runs where
the number of parts to be drilled is greater
than the normal wear life of the bushing.
This bushing is used with press fit
bushing liners The bushing is held in place
by a lock screw fitted into a milled recess
in the head of the bushing.
The bushing can be replaced when worn
without removing the fixture from the
production line.

FIXED RENEWABLE
BUSHINGS.

Lubrication
Lubricants are an essential part of
modern machinery. Everything from
computer hard disk drives to the Airbus
A380 requires lubrication of its moving
parts.

Lubrication
A lubricant (colloquially, lube, although
this may also refer to personal lubricants)
is a substance (usually a liquid) introduced
between two moving surfaces to reduce
the friction and wear between them. A
lubricant provides a protective film which
allows for two touching surfaces to be
separated, thus lessening the friction
between them.

Purpose
Lubricants perform the following key functions.
Keep moving parts apart
Reduce friction
Transfer heat
Carry away contaminants & debris
Transmit power
Protect against wear
Prevent corrosion

Types of lubricants
Liquid - including emulsions and
suspensions
Solid
Greases
Pastes

Liquid lubricants
Liquid lubricants may be characterized in
many different ways. One of the most
common ways is by the type of base oil
used. Following are the most common
types.
Water
Mineral oils
Vegetable (natural oil)
Synthetic oils

Solid lubricants

Graphite
Molybdenum disulphide
Teflon
Boron nitride

Properties
A true grease consists of an oil and/or other
fluid lubricant that is mixed with another
thickener substance, a soap, to form a solid.
Greases are a type of shear-thinning or pseudoplastic fluid, which means that the viscosity of
the fluid is reduced under shear.
After sufficient force to shear the grease has
been applied, the viscosity drops and
approaches that of the base lubricant, such as
the mineral oil.

Application
It is often applied using a grease gun,
which applies the grease to the part being
lubricated under pressure, forcing the solid
grease into the spaces in the part.

Uses
Greases are employed where heavy
pressures exist, where oil drip from the
bearings is undesirable,
where the motions of the contacting
surfaces are discontinuous so that it is
difficult to maintain a separating lubricant
film in the bearing.

Additives

Anti-oxidants
Viscosity index improvers
Anti-wear
Metal deactivators
Corrosion inhibitors
Rust inhibitors
Friction modifiers
Extreme Pressure
Anti-foaming
Demulsifying / Emulsifying