< HISTORICAL

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TEARDROP >

TEARDROP DESIGNED GUIDES AND PADS OPTIMIZE LUBRICANT FLOW TO THE GUIDE.  GAINS INCLUDE EXTENDED GUIDE AND SAW LIFE ALONG WITH REDUCTIONS OF OIL AND WATER. 

hOW DOES tEARDROP WORK? 

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HISTORICAL GUIDE PAD THEORY

< DURING OPERATION, LUBRICANT IS PUMPED THROUGH INTERNAL GALLERIES INTO A "POCKET" ON THE BABBITT PAD. 

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> THE POCKET WAS THOUGHT TO FILL FORCING LUBE ONTO THE MACHINED SURFACE AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PAD, CREATING A FLAT BEARING.  SAWS SHOULD THEN RUN ON THE LUBRICANT FILM. 

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​WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS 

THE SAW ACTS LIKE A PUMP, DRAWING FLUID IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION.  THE POCKET EXPERIENCES PARTIAL FILL.  ONLY A SMALL AREA AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE PAD SUPPORTS THE SAW DURING OPERATION.

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THE SOLUTION

PRECISION'S TEARDROP TECHNOLOGY
SAW LUBRICATION REDEFINED

LUBRICANT IS FED DIRECTLY THROUGH SPECIAL ENTRY PORTS TO THE TOP OF CAREFULLY DESIGNED LANDS.

• 65% DECREASE IN SAW TEMPERATURE
• 90% IMPROVEMENT IN COOLING