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    Grindstone Cowboy
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      img_3200.jpgBeen having a muck about with my newly acquired Boxford C (circa 1959 by the serial number), and found an odd little knurled knob on the top of the tailstock. It just lifts out of a blind hole and has a short rod with a flattened end.

      I seem to recall hearing something about oil reservoirs so that you could apply a drop of cutting oil to your centre drill – is this what it is? Seems like you'd constantly be topping it up – it's not a particularly big hole. And I've not found any references to it on the Boxford parts lists either. I'm starting to suspect there may have been a number of design changes over the years, not all documented.

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      Grindstone Cowboy
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        Is it for oil?

        #452416
        John Baron
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          Yes that is exactly what its for !  Actually the dead centre.

           

          Edited By John Baron on 15/02/2020 21:30:25

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          Grindstone Cowboy
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            Excellent, thanks for confirming it thumbs up

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