Looking for Sanford MG-612 Surface Grinder owners

benmychree said:
If its like the one that I,ve seen on a B&S SG, it is filled when it is hinged over, then inverted to feed the bearing.
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The problem is, it doesn't seem to want to hinge more than 30 degrees, seems spring loaded. I'll have to look at it more closely....
 
I can tell you that some Sanfords do not have a spindle oiler, and some do. It may be that some Sanford owners added an oiler on their own. I have not been able to confirm that Sanford ever had a factory installed oiler. My Sanford does not have an oiler.

Here are a couple of links which discuss the topic :

https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...uestion-b-s-2-surface-grinder-spindle-217939/
https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/looking-for-spindle-oil-replacement.85411/

FWIW - My (very) amateur machinist guess is that you need something like this Mobil Velocite #10.

You can get it in quart size, which for an amateur machinist is probably a lifetime supply.
 
There is no mention of spindle oilers in any of the Sanford publications I've come across. My 612 was built in 1954 and uses sealed bearings rather than requiring spindle lube. Over the years I'm sure many spindles have been rebuilt. The rebuilders may have chosen to use open bearings and adding a lube system.
 
Projectnut - I know of two Sanfords with spindle oilers, and they are two different types of oilers. I think you are probably right that Sanfords with oilers are modifications of the original - nothing wrong with that (might even be an improvement).
 
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