MACHINE TOOL SPECIALTY COMPONENTS GROUP
APPLICATION OF TURCITE B®SLYDWAY LINEAR BEARING SYSTEM
REQUIRED MATERIALS
- Turcite®
- Waylock® adhesive
- Wayclean® II
- 60 Grit Emery Cloth or Blast-Booth
- Application Spatula
- Clean, Lint-Free Rags
- 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
- Clamps or Weights
PREPARE THE SLIDES
- Preclean the metal surfaces, remove chips, grease, and oils
- Prepare the bond surface by milling or grinding to 125-250 Ra
- Sand any smeared finishes
- Blast surfaces if possible for best results
- Tip: 100 PSI air pressure using 36 grit aluminum oxide media
- Clean surfaces to be bonded with Wayclean® II and a lint-free rag
- Final clean the surfaces to be bonded with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
- Tip: Do not touch any of the surfaces to be bonded
- Tip: Note the location of oil holes that need to be drilled out later
PREPARE THE TURCITE B®
- Final clean the etched side of the Turcite® with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
- Tip: Do not touch any of the surfaces to be bonded
PREPARE THE WAYLOCK® ADHESIVE
- Mix each part seperately
- Mix both parts at a 1-to-1 ratio on a separate mixing board
- Tip: An available applicator gun, tube, and self mixing nozzle is easier to use
- Tip: POT-LIFE is about 90 minutes for a 1 quart batch
- Tip: POT-LIFE of Fast Cure is about 15 minutes
- Tip: Waylock® should not be used at temperatures below 50 degrees F
APPLY THE WAYLOCK
- Use an available spatula to achieve a glue thickness of 0.003 to 0.005 inches
- Tip: heat lamps can be used to prevent bond failure with high humidity
CLAMP THE TURCITE®
- Secure the Turcite® B material while the Waylock® is curing
- 3 to 10 PSI is required
- Tip: use wax paper between the clamps/weights and the Turcite® material
MACHINE OR SCRAPE THE TURCITE®
- Allow 24 hours for Waylock to cure before machining or scraping the Turcite®
- Allow 3 hours for Fast Cure to cure depending on humidity and temperature
- Tip: oil grooves should be milled to a depth of 50-75% of the Slydway® material
- Tip: oil grooves should provide very smooth radii for generous oil flow
FINAL CLEANUP
- Clean out any adhesive in oil holes
- Trim excess Waylock® adhesive and Turcite® material
- Tip: a drill and razor knife work fine for this
Turcite®-B, Slydway®, Waylock®, Wayclean®, Ezite® are registered trademarks for
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (Formerly Busak+Shamban Polymer Technologies Group, Inc)
