Just realized I was wrong about leaving the spindle warm up for 15 minutes

I used to run the warm up cycle on our Haas VF-2 for a full quarter hour every morning, thinking it was the only way to protect the bearings. About six months ago, a tech from the local shop in Dayton told me that with modern greased bearings, a 5 minute cycle is actually plenty for most work. I switched to the shorter cycle and haven't seen any difference in tool life or part quality, and it saves a solid chunk of time. Has anyone else cut down their warm up routine without issues?

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sanchez.julia25d ago

You ever check the Haas manual? Mine said the same thing, a full warm up isn't needed for most jobs. I dropped ours to just jogging the axes and spinning the spindle for a few minutes before hitting go. Saved a ton of coffee time in the morning.

the_jordan25d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, you were doing a full fifteen minutes every single morning?

abbyf7925d ago

My buddy skipped his warm-up like you, the_jordan, and his machine ate a $500 part.