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First of all I can't believe you don't have a Foredom tool. You have all the nice toys and not just the the China stuff that I do.
Yes I do have 2 oil ports on my carriage that just basically oil the ways. At first I wasn't sure why they were there but I found out that they can hold oil (allot of oil) They really make a mess on the ways if you oil them too frequently.</SPAN>
Believe me, I have my share of China tools too, nothing wrong with having import stuff that works fine. )
I see, I saw another pic & now I see where your oil ports are, they're more towards the left, mine are more towards the right like my carriage lock. My coolant nozzle mount is on the right side too & is one piece with the lamp mount. I don't use the flood coolant so I just made a bottle holder out of it.
Too much oil on the ways can't hurt anything. But I do hate when dust & crap settles in the oil on the ways. I tend to oil my ways after I use the lathe so it protects them when not in use & it's ready to go the next time I use it. Problem with that is when I don't use it much during the week I get all kinds of crap in the oil so I wipe it down & reoil. I used to cover the lathe with an old towel but it didn't do a good job, I just picked up a movers blanket from HF for less than $5 & it does a much better job.