For daily lubrication, use a manual oil gun with a
general 10W machine oil to lubricate the following
15 ball oiler fittings. See Figure 51 for some typi-
cal locations.
Wipe off all oil ball fittings with a rag, and then oil
the following locations:
•
Cross slide Table (1 ball oiler on top)
•
Cross slide Handwheel (1 ball oiler on top)
•
Saddle Ways (2 ball oilers on top)
•
Apron Handwheel Gear Axle (1 ball oiler on
apron face)
•
Compound Rest (1 ball oiler on top)
•
Tailstock Barrel (1 ball oiler on top)
•
Tailstock Handwheel (1 ball oiler on right
side)
•
Lead Screw Endcap Bushing (1 ball oiler,
see Figure 51)
•
Change Gear Spindle (1 ball oiler on end of
shaft)
•
Gear Spindle Ball Oiler (1 ball oiler, see
Figure 48)
•
Gearbox (4 ball oilers on top)
Figure 51. Typical ball fitting locations.
Figure 52. Lead screw end cap bushing.
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