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What are the maintenance and care methods for manual vise systems?

Maintenance and care of manual vise systems are essential to extend their service life, ensure machining accuracy and improve production efficiency. Here are some common maintenance and care methods:

1. Regular cleaning
Remove chips and debris: manual vise systems may accumulate chips, oil, dust and other debris during use. Regularly use an air blow gun, brush or wet cloth to clean the surface of the clamp to ensure that the clamp parts are not blocked or worn.
Avoid corrosion: When cleaning, especially on metal surfaces, avoid using strong acid or alkaline cleaners to prevent surface corrosion. For steel clamps, using rust-proof oil or lubricating oil can effectively protect the clamp from rust.

2. Check the tightness of the clamping device
Screw and fastener inspection: Regularly check all screws, nuts and other fasteners on the clamp to ensure that they are not loose. If looseness is found, tighten them immediately to prevent the clamp from offset or falling off during operation.
Replace worn parts: If any parts (such as threads, nuts, etc.) are worn or deformed, they should be replaced in time to avoid affecting the clamping force and processing accuracy.

3. Lubrication and maintenance activities
Lubricate moving parts: For manual clamps with sliding or rotating parts, such as handles, threads or guides, regularly add lubricating oil or grease to reduce friction and prevent excessive wear of parts.
Lubricant selection: Select lubricating oil suitable for manual clamps to ensure that it can maintain effective lubrication under high loads and avoid oil clogging or poor lubrication.

4. Check the accuracy of the clamp
Check the plane and positioning accuracy: Use precision measuring tools (such as calipers, micrometers or flatness gauges) to regularly check the plane and positioning accuracy of the clamp to ensure that the clamp will not affect the processing accuracy of the workpiece due to wear or deformation.
Check the centering of the clamp: Ensure that the centering of the clamp is correct, especially the fit between the clamping parts and the workpiece, to avoid unqualified workpiece processing due to deviation.

5. Prevent overload
Avoid exceeding the clamping force limit: excessive clamping force may cause deformation or damage to the fixture. Regularly check the use range of the clamping force and ensure that the fixture operates within the load range specified in the design.
Use the fixture reasonably: avoid using manual clamps for unsuitable work or workpieces, and avoid clamping workpieces that exceed the load range for a long time.

6. Regularly check the structure and fixed parts
Check the stability of the basic structure: if the manual clamp is used with machine tools and other equipment, the fixture should be regularly checked for firmness of the fixed position to ensure that the fixture is installed stably to avoid loosening during processing.
Check the fixture fixing elements: such as the contact surface between the fixture and the workbench, check for wear or unevenness, and adjust or repair them in time.

7. Prevent excessive wear
Check the contact surface: The contact surface of the fixture (such as the clamping jaws and the fixture base) is the most worn part. Regularly check for wear or depression. If severe wear occurs, it should be repaired or replaced.
Avoid high impact use: Avoid working the fixture under high impact or excessive force conditions, which not only helps reduce wear, but also protects the long-term stability of the fixture.

8. Environmental protection and storage
Storage environment: Manual clamps should be stored in a dry and clean environment to avoid high temperature, high humidity or corrosive gases. The clamp should be cleaned and returned to the dedicated storage location after use.
Prevent liquid contamination: Ensure that during use, avoid liquids (such as coolant, cutting fluid, etc.) from entering the inside of the clamp, which may corrode the clamp or affect the lubrication effect.