Oil Can Source?

A 6" vise is overkill for a RF45 style mill. A 4" is more appropiate for that size mill & IMO 5" max. I have a 5" GMT vise on my PM45 & it's slightly too big. Not enough Y axis travel to make use of the 5" full capacity. Better to save your money rather than getting something too big & most importantly the weight. I take my vise of the table quite often, a 6" is still light enough for me to be carried by hand but I'm glad I have a 5". I also have a 4" vise as well. I prefer the 5" though.

But those GMT 6" Premium vises are pretty nice. I'd love to have one but don't need one on my current mill. But if you plan on upgrading to a full size knee mill in the future than the 6" will be perfect.


Here's what the 5" looks like on my mill.
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I couldn't even complete this cut without my bellows & DRO scale getting in the way. Not enough Y travel & the 5" vise is not even maxed out.
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Here's what a 6" vise looks like on another PM45 (gt40's)
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4gsr said:
You can still buy Golden Rod oil cans from most industrial supply houses out there. Even some hardware stores carry them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GOLDENR...643974?hash=item1ea08d7506:g:C20AAOSwgQ9Vig78

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GOLDENR...249529?hash=item5d5a23bab9:g:A0kAAOSwyQtViuwc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GOLDENR...597471?hash=item488034ecdf:g:M3sAAOSwyQtVivXO

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GoldenRod-5...358354?hash=item25bae4fa12:g:7VcAAOSwjVVVr7Oh

Just search "Golden Rod Oil Can" on eBay or your favorite search engine.

Ken
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I get them at Tractor Supply ...

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...r-12-oz-with-8-in-flexible-spout?cm_vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...er-6-oz-with-6-in-flexible-spout?cm_vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...-32-oz-with-15-in-flexible-spout?cm_vc=-10005

Certainly very near the bottom of the 'exotic tool supplier' vendor list ;-}
 
darkzero said:
FYI, I've got him saved on ebay, his prices are slightly cheaper on ebay.
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Got the lube figured out. I need one oiler for spindle oil into ball oilers--the Reilang seems like the ticket. I need another way to dispense way oil--thinking the Goldenrod oiler will work well for that, although Reilang also has an oiler with a brush that look like it would work well, but I'd rather not drop another $70.
 
 
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