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- Apr 27, 2017
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As the title suggests, how does one decide his lathe needs new oil wicks? Seems like everyone who works on these lathes talks about the wicks but does not specify an age or way to tell if they are bad.
I bought a rather dusty but unworn 10k lathe, number 7340KAR8, in 2008. Long story short I'm finally getting around to putting it to some use making a backlog of planned projects and I don't want to ruin this fine machine right out of the gate.
I also have the original South Bend oils in their rectangle cans that came with it.
Is this oil okay to use after all these years?
Thank you in advance for any help.
I bought a rather dusty but unworn 10k lathe, number 7340KAR8, in 2008. Long story short I'm finally getting around to putting it to some use making a backlog of planned projects and I don't want to ruin this fine machine right out of the gate.
I also have the original South Bend oils in their rectangle cans that came with it.
Is this oil okay to use after all these years?
Thank you in advance for any help.