Rotary Toolholder Maintenance Best Practices

In order to get the maximum life out of your Steep taper rotary toolholders in your CNC milling machines, follow these best practices that you can implement in your shop.  Perhaps not all of them can be implemented every day or every time but it's well worth being aware of how to best protect your investment.

• Remove the toolholder from the Spindle after each usage.
• Clean the taper and the holder with a an air blast to remove any fine chips or dirt that may be adhering to the holder.
• Wipe the holder with a clean shop rag.
• Spray the holder down with anti-rust lublcricant.
• Put the holder in an antitrust bag.
• Place the holder in the proper storage rack for that type of holder. 
• If you are not going to be original shipping container using it again for some time, store it in the original shipping container