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| hopefuldave:
Recirculating pump with a sight-glass, a filter and a magnetic strainer... But just for the spindle and headstock gears! The (sealed) gearboxes have their own oil and are splash-lubricated, apron the same but with a one-shot pump that oils the cross-slide, carriage ways and half-nuts... *LOADS* of oil nipples all over the place, too - I reckon on a good 5-10 minutes to get it oiled up before use, while the headstock oil warms up at low speed - bit like a steam loco, really :) Jealous now? :poke: Dave H. (the other one) |
| AdeV:
Blimey. I give the 1-shot a pull on the Bridgeport (ahem, Bridgeports now :D) as & when I remember, the lathe gets a dousing in hydraulic oil as & when it looks like it needs it (I do try to keep the gearbox & headstock topped up properly).... Currently, all the machines are getting plain hydraulic oil, I should probably invest in some way oil for the mills. |
| Rob.Wilson:
I use what ever i have in the back of my van ,,,, Hydraulic , engine oil and chain spray ,,,,,,,,,,, maybe only oil my machines once a month if there lucky :) Rob Edit ,,,,,,,,Shaper gets loads of oil when in uses ,engine oil :med: |
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