New 101-28910 owner qcgbox confusion.

wa5cab said:
OK on cleaned up for church.

But SAE 90 isn't really satisfactory for open gears. It will sling off in just a few minutes. It works fine in gearboxes and axles where there is a sump or a pump and reservoir but not on an Atlas lathe, mill or shaper.
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The grease that Atlas recommended is no longer available. Seems that a French company (Total) bought out the maker and one of their first acts after taking over was to discontinue it. I have for years used Lubriplate 105 which has worked pretty well. Some people have reported using STP, but I'm not sure it is still available. Chainsaw bar and chain lube might be similar. But generally a high temperature (so that it doesn't melt and sling off) graphite based grease will usually work. Next time that I clean up the headstock, I am going to try one and will report results.
 
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