3 Jaw Chuck Grease

Tony Wells said:
I have seen chucks with lube fittings. I believe Buck has some, and Pratt Burnerd as well. Could be others easily. The ones I remember seeing were all adjustable scroll chucks, like the Adjust-Tru style.

Buck recommends Forkardt PF on their instruction sheet:

http://www.buckchuckusa.com/userfiles/How to Mount and Operate(2).pdf

It's a good read, anyway. Lots of things there that would apply to any 3 jaw.
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Thanks a lot Tony!

I'll read that. I reassembled the chuck now, with some SuperLube grease I had sitting around in the closed bevel gears, and I oiled the top.
I can easily disassemble it again if I it isn't working out- and pre-order the proper grease!


Bernie
 
Wow, not easy to find... Lot's of discussion about Forkardt PF2, but not much to buy! Hah hah


Bernie
 
That chuck is in excellent condition. I use (CLP actual name) Breakfree and wipe it clean as possible for most lathe lubing. Gun hobbyists posted it permeates metal over time. It does polish steel nicely with cloth.
 
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Thanks Burnrider-

That sounds great to clean it.
What do you use to lube your chucks?


Bernie
 
I use clp all the time Clean Lube Protect Great stuff.
 
So, a little update.

First of all, the old adage "when you assume, you ,ale an ass out of you and me". One of the first statements I made was "this is not a grease oil discussion, as there is a Zerk fitting right on top"
... Well, I was wrong! .. I love finding out I am wrong when I learn something new. :)

Upon further grilling of a some lubrication-informed people I know, this is NOT a Zerk fitting for grease, but a pressure OIL fitting. I should have a gun similar to a grease gun, but filled with oil, and push it in there. Makes sense, as this would tend to push debris out of the chuck over time.

I will be looking for an oil gun like this, with a Zerk looking fitting at the end.

When I had the chuck apart, I still SuperLubed the pinion gears below, but Vactra way oil on the scroll. I probably should have used light spindle oil to help chips move freely away. I will continue with that.

Bernie
 
Bernie, look around on Utube for a vidio on proper lube for a Bridgeport. I believe the guy has the
company that makes them for around 25 bucks in his vidio. Not to hard to make think of one shop oiler.
Just thinking, how about a small grease gun and take out the plunger weld up the plunger hole and
put oil in its barrel.
 
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