I don't seem to have a vent hole in the cover of my G4003G.
Yeah, I noticed that. They sent me a cover for the 4003 originally and as you say there was no obvious air vent hole. It could be somewhere else in the headstock?
I don't seem to have a vent hole in the cover of my G4003G.
I looked over the headstock pretty good. If there's a vent it has to be under something like the electrical panel as I didn't do any disassembly. I looked at the oil fill as well and couldn't see any holes.Yeah, I noticed that. They sent me a cover for the 4003 originally and as you say there was no obvious air vent hole. It could be somewhere else in the headstock?
I just took delivery of my G0750G yesterday. It is not off of the pallet yet but I can assure you that mine does not have a vent hole in either long side of the the lid.
Alan
Thanks for the comment. I agree that some vent makes sense, but I was losing about 4 ounces of oil in 10 minutes of time coming out of the hole the way they have it. I don't know why others are not seeing this problem with this lathe. I like your aerator solution.
The spider screws are too long and hit the cover for all but the smallest material. After taking some measurements with small stock and large stock, my conclusion is that there is no single length of socket cap screw that will accommodate material sizes from small to 1.5" diameter. One would need M10-1.5 x 30 screws for small material and M10-1.5 x 20 screws for larger material. I was unable to find anyone who sells brass-tipped socket cap screws in metric (neither McMaster-Carr or MSC have them). However, I believe it would work to use a set screw instead of a socket cap screw. Without the space for a cap, I believe 32mm length should work for a wide range of material (MSC #64828445). I'll order some and try it.