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All the spots that need oil have either covered "oil cups" (like the 2 on the QCGB), or oil holes with little spring loaded balls to keep debris out (like on the tailstock and on the carriage handwheel shaft ). QUESTION #1, are these simply holes that direct oil drops to where its needed, or are they actually reservoirs that hold oil and dispense it when needed? QUESTION #2 probably only applies to 2500 series lathes. On the backside of the headstock, there are 2 "fittings", the top one is a zerk grease fitting that I'm pretty sure lubricates the back gear shaft. My question is about the second one, (if it is actually a fitting), it is about 1" under the zerk, It is threaded and has a nut on it that's tightened up against the wall of the headstock? Almost looks like a tire valve stem. Hope my description is better than my ability to post pictures, I promise, if someone answers my questions, I'll learn how to add pictures. Thanks, JR49
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