grease ore oil

Some of us old timers cant see no good, another pic showing the whole lathe, as where abouts, what
I see is a machine could be any machine This site has experts on many many machines. so far what I
did see, we usually stay away from grease and the signs are ball oilers-oil, gizt cups-oil, older machines
open holes-oil and screw on cups-grease or grease cups. I got brought up= grease cups- fill, give a turn
middle of day another turn, oil holes or gizt- oil while in operation or my father would give me a lickin.
And the old man was infact correct his 30s and 40s machines are now my bread. Then clean and oil
again for tommorro, and dont spill it on the floor. sam's just trying to help. If I could only teach my
guys I would be good.
 
I think it is an oil nipple on top and a fill to level plug on the lower section. Next question is what type of oil do old electric motors use? I bet light, 3in1 etc.
Darcy
 
GK1918 said:
Some of us old timers cant see no good, another pic showing the whole lathe, as where abouts, what
I see is a machine could be any machine This site has experts on many many machines. so far what I
did see, we usually stay away from grease and the signs are ball oilers-oil, gizt cups-oil, older machines
open holes-oil and screw on cups-grease or grease cups. I got brought up= grease cups- fill, give a turn
middle of day another turn, oil holes or gizt- oil while in operation or my father would give me a lickin.
And the old man was infact correct his 30s and 40s machines are now my bread. Then clean and oil
again for tommorro, and dont spill it on the floor. sam's just trying to help. If I could only teach my
guys I would be good.
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old belgian machine

celtic 14

http://www.lathes.co.uk/mondial/page3.html

(don.t now if you guys have a lathe where every 35+ metalwork student has learned to use a lathe but
thise is one like that in belgium )
 
That's a nice looking lathe. Are the older machines common to Be, as Southbend is in the US?
 
It appears to me that these are on a motor. Motor bearings do not require alot of lubrication.

If equipped with grease zerks, put in about a half a shot of grease in each bearing about once a year.

If equipped with small oil cups with spring loaded lids, put a couple drops of oil in each one maybe two or three times a year. A light oil like 3 in 1 will work just fine.

Regardless of which type of lubrication is required, be careful not to over lube the bearings/bushings. Excess lube ends up on the armature and just makes a mess, and in some cases can cause other problems.
 
burnrider said:
That's a nice looking lathe. Are the older machines common to Be, as Southbend is in the US?
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sometimes you can find 3-4 for sale in one day sometimes when you want to buy one you need to seach for months

most people that buy one never sels it again .
now they are all gone from the schools due to "to dangerous" in these moderne days
got no idea how mutch offthem are still in use but i think 90% of them are sold as scrapmetal :bawling:
 
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