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Mini lathe carriage.
ja2on:
Thanks for the tips John :thumbup:
Stilldrillin:
John,
Sorry, just another of my poor attempts at irony! :wave:
I haven`t purposely lubed with WD 40!
A bottle of slide oil followed me home one day...... I found it much too sticky for my little machine. :scratch:
I do remember using it on my Lee ammo loading press, instead of the STP they recommended.
It`s probably still hiding somewhere in the workshop. ::)
Somehow, after several tries, slideway lube got forgotten about....... :scratch:
With the new oiler access, this will no longer be a problem.
I always wipe clean the slideways etc & mist all parts with WD 40 after every shift. The routine seems to have served me well! :thumbup:
David D.
bogstandard:
David,
Please, no excuses needed. I can only advise you, not tell you to do something.
John
Darren:
Stretching this thread sideways a little......
You're gonna shoot me for this, but, I've been using white spirit for tapping recently and I have to say you can feel the difference. Better than WD40 anyways and certainly better than dry.
I also use it for cleaning machines down, and benches, and tools and oh well you get the picture. I put it in a used kitchen cleaner hand squeezey pump thing and use it almost daily.
:dremel:
John Hill:
Another one guilty of "WD40itis" :(
My drill is at the end of the shift (a shift is one hour between dinner and TV time!) is:
1.Use plastic washing up brush to brush all chips and bits off the lathe over the back towards the splash shield. Also brush feed screw.
2. Wipe slides and ways etc with old towel, wipe coolant off all the places it persists.
3.Grab oil can of 90 gear oil and lay a dencent gob on slides and ways etc. Give ball oilers a pump or two each.
4. Run carriage and slides to spread the oil.
5. Grab WD40 and spray all shiney bits.
6. Take off 'garage shoes' and turn off lights.
Weekly, or so, use my special, ex-woodburner stove, rake and little shovel to drag all swarf, chips and crud from under machine and deposit in bin.
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