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  • 4 August 2009 at 22:33 #42647
    Anthony Salisbury
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      Does anyone know the best type / weight of oil to use in a gear head lathe?
       
      Thanks
      Ant
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      4 August 2009 at 22:33 #11596
      Anthony Salisbury
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        5 August 2009 at 07:31 #42655
        JasonB
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          @jasonb
          Most makers will list a suitable oil in the handbook,  What lathe is it? Its usually a lightweight hydralic type oil.
           
          If its a far eastern lathe then Warco sell suitable oil
           
          Jason
          6 August 2009 at 00:15 #42673
          Anthony Salisbury
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            Warco 1224 Gear Head Lathe but I want a well engineered oil not just a cheap replacment.
             
            Cheers
            Ant
            6 August 2009 at 04:50 #42675
            Dugson
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              Light hydraulic oils are best because they do not froth up with the gear action.
              Dugson
              6 August 2009 at 16:23 #42688
              JasonB
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                From another forum that I didn’t have time too look at yesterday.
                 
                Try these people they do several weights of hydralic oil equal to Shell Tellus in small amounts
                 
                Jason
                10 August 2009 at 21:37 #42788
                WALLACE
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                  I had some fully synthetic car gearbox oil left over from a car project – so I drained and filled the headstock on my Harrison L5 with that ! Definetly quieter than the bog standard gear oil used in there previously – and the main bearing runs cooler if ut’s running at high speed for a few hours.. (yes, I know it shouldn’t and I do have a new set of bearings – but not the spare time to change them  . .).
                   
                  I would recomend ‘adding’ a magnet somewhere as it’s very effective at removing metal particles from the oil . .  .
                   
                  WALLACE 
                  10 August 2009 at 21:38 #42789
                  WALLACE
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                    I had some fully synthetic car gearbox oil left over from a car project – so I drained and filled the headstock on my Harrison L5 with that ! Definetly quieter than the bog standard gear oil used in there previously – and the main bearing runs cooler if ut’s running at high speed for a few hours.. (yes, I know it shouldn’t and I do have a new set of bearings – but not the spare time to change them  . .).
                     
                    I would recomend ‘adding’ a magnet somewhere as it’s very effective at removing metal particles from the oil . .  .
                     
                    WALLACE 
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