Saddle Program
We have a turn-key program where we will turn around your saddle in 2 weeks!
Saddle Program Steps
- Send pictures of saddle to don@mtsandtg.com
- Customer to remove their saddle, gibs, and guide bars, and ship to Machine Tool Groups
- Remove old bearing material, clean, and inspect
- Prepare saddle for new Turcite® B
- Apply new Turcite® B to saddle and all components
- Trim excess Turcite® and clean oil passages
- Email way drawing to customer to fill in way dimensions
- Machine all components flat, parallel, perpendicular, and to size
- Scrape saddle and components for bearing, geometric alignments, and oil pocketing
- Test and verify lube at all points on saddle
- Prepare saddle and components for shipment back to customer
- Have customer arrange saddle return shipment
Saddle Program Notes
- Price range is average $5,000 to $15,000 depending on the size of the saddle
- Will return your Machine Geometries and allow you to get 5 to 10 more years of life from your machine
- Will give firm quote from pictures
- Will supply phone support with any questions for reassembly and setting of the gibs
