So some of you may know I'm restoring a vintage lathe with no manuals or info on the company. This left me with alot of researching to do about lubricants and what I should use on my lathe. And I'm sure alot of you know the info you find is kind of overwhelming! And varies, some recommend oil A. Some recomend oil B. So I decided to simply just ask for a straight forward answer on what I should use!
Currently I've got mobile vactra no.2 for the slides so that's taken care of.
The apron currently has 80w-90 gear oil, that's all I really had and some oil is better than none. The apron is all geared and has a cone type clutch also it's not inclosed so it doesn't sit in an oil bath and there is no wicks in the apron. With that info what should be good for the apron?
The head stock I've read anything from a hydraulic ISO 32 - ISO 68 and I read of one guy using ATF! The head stock just has plain journal bearings made of bronze. And does not sit in an oil bath it has oiler holes.
And finally the gear box for the motor. The motor has a 3 speed reversing gear box that's very similarly set up like a manual transmission with synchro/blocker rings made of either brass or bronze I'm not sure. I opened up the gear box to inspect it and everything moves freely and no broken parts so I decided just to dump the old oil clean it out and put it new fluid. But what should I use in this gear box the fluid in there looks green! That's not the camera playing tricks :s
So please let me know what your recommendations are for:
1. The apron
2. The head stock
3. The gear box
Currently I've got mobile vactra no.2 for the slides so that's taken care of.
The apron currently has 80w-90 gear oil, that's all I really had and some oil is better than none. The apron is all geared and has a cone type clutch also it's not inclosed so it doesn't sit in an oil bath and there is no wicks in the apron. With that info what should be good for the apron?
The head stock I've read anything from a hydraulic ISO 32 - ISO 68 and I read of one guy using ATF! The head stock just has plain journal bearings made of bronze. And does not sit in an oil bath it has oiler holes.
And finally the gear box for the motor. The motor has a 3 speed reversing gear box that's very similarly set up like a manual transmission with synchro/blocker rings made of either brass or bronze I'm not sure. I opened up the gear box to inspect it and everything moves freely and no broken parts so I decided just to dump the old oil clean it out and put it new fluid. But what should I use in this gear box the fluid in there looks green! That's not the camera playing tricks :s
So please let me know what your recommendations are for:
1. The apron
2. The head stock
3. The gear box