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I just picked up a Brown and Sharpe 2B surface grinder that has been retrofitted with a Excello spindle by Pope. I'm sure this spindle is fairly old. Here's the info on the spindle:
Excell-o Corp.
Detroit Mich.
Serial No. 24687
Style No. 068 Maximum speed 3600 RPM
LH
On the other end of the spindle housing is stamped: Pope LL 2092
In the picture with the spindle installed in the machine you can see a pipe that comes up. The pipe doesn't go anyplace; it's just a stand pipe with two 90 degree elbows in it (shown in last picture). This pipe lines up with a hole in the spindle housing that has a screened opening in it. The screen is a fairly fine brass and can be removed by removing a screw in a hollow plug (this is shown in the other picture).
I removed the motor because it was full of crud and needed a good cleaning. I removed the end bearing covers off the motor end of the spindle housing (marking them so I knew I could put them back at the same location) and there was a felt washer between two covers. Removing the inside one I could see that the bearing on the motor end inside the spindle housing was open not sealed or even shielded. No way to lubricate this from the motor end.
My question is: What is the proper way to lubricate this spindle? Does it take a drip oiler in that pipe that drips X number of times in a minute or is the spindle housing to be filled with a spindle oil?
Help would be appreciated. I don't want to ruin this thing!
Thanks,
Ted
Excell-o Corp.
Detroit Mich.
Serial No. 24687
Style No. 068 Maximum speed 3600 RPM
LH
On the other end of the spindle housing is stamped: Pope LL 2092
In the picture with the spindle installed in the machine you can see a pipe that comes up. The pipe doesn't go anyplace; it's just a stand pipe with two 90 degree elbows in it (shown in last picture). This pipe lines up with a hole in the spindle housing that has a screened opening in it. The screen is a fairly fine brass and can be removed by removing a screw in a hollow plug (this is shown in the other picture).
I removed the motor because it was full of crud and needed a good cleaning. I removed the end bearing covers off the motor end of the spindle housing (marking them so I knew I could put them back at the same location) and there was a felt washer between two covers. Removing the inside one I could see that the bearing on the motor end inside the spindle housing was open not sealed or even shielded. No way to lubricate this from the motor end.
My question is: What is the proper way to lubricate this spindle? Does it take a drip oiler in that pipe that drips X number of times in a minute or is the spindle housing to be filled with a spindle oil?
Help would be appreciated. I don't want to ruin this thing!
Thanks,
Ted