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Hello, world!
I just pulled out this little bench lathe that I have been hauling around for years. Have found the original manual, (all 6 pages!), which does have fantastic drawings and is a big help for disassembly, but it seems to be silent regarding maintenance, other than "oil before each use with 20 weight oil"
In reassembly I know to lube shafts, ways, bushings etc. but what about the planetary gears? When I pulled the pully/gear assembly apart, there was a black, smeary crud everywhere. I couldn't tell if it was dried oil plus zinc casting/bronze bushing dust....looked kind of like graphite grease, but in a 1949 machine I kind of doubted that.
Any thoughts? I know the gears are not sealed from the environment, so would be leery of, say, white lithium grease, but... " "/?
I'm completely new here, so I hope this post is clear and in the right forum space!
Thanks for reading.
Rod
I just pulled out this little bench lathe that I have been hauling around for years. Have found the original manual, (all 6 pages!), which does have fantastic drawings and is a big help for disassembly, but it seems to be silent regarding maintenance, other than "oil before each use with 20 weight oil"
In reassembly I know to lube shafts, ways, bushings etc. but what about the planetary gears? When I pulled the pully/gear assembly apart, there was a black, smeary crud everywhere. I couldn't tell if it was dried oil plus zinc casting/bronze bushing dust....looked kind of like graphite grease, but in a 1949 machine I kind of doubted that.
Any thoughts? I know the gears are not sealed from the environment, so would be leery of, say, white lithium grease, but... " "/?
I'm completely new here, so I hope this post is clear and in the right forum space!
Thanks for reading.
Rod