Carriage Oil Lines

[will.mcray]

This has been discussed but never saw anyone actually do it. I got frustrated with replacing the oil lines in the carriage on my 18CBB with the copper lines. So I yanked them out and ordered some 5/32 clear nylon tubing. Used the compression fittings as well. This stuff worked great! Easy to handle and manage. I did not have to do any heavy bends so that was a plus. Here are some pics. I only need to replace the lines that went to bed ways and the cross slide. I got all the lines pulled taunt with no kinks. Used a heat gun and applied a little heat to the lines and held them in place close to the casting and let cool. This prevented any bulging that you will see in the pics below.

I then used Bondo All-Purpose Putty to seal and protect the lines. It’s a sandable and fast drying putty and can chip out if needed.

I did pressure checked everything and lube hits all points. The screw and compound gear clears all the lines.

So tomorrow I will get this back on the lathe and continue to march.

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[rabler]

Useful idea. I will likely use this on my 10EE.

 

[ddillman]

looks good! that would be a pain in the butt to do in copper.

 

[aliva]

Aluminum gas pilot tube works well also, easier to bend than, as said, copper