Rambaudi vertical head lubrication

[Philip SlaterParticipant @philipslater86297]

I have a Tom Senior M1 milling machine with a Rambaudi V2 vertical head grafted onto it. Over the past couple of days I've been seeing how I can fit a DRO to the head and got the head stripped to see how I can attach things.

I've always assumed the top end of the head (where the back gear assembly is located) and the vertical feed gearbox, were lubricated by an oil bath. However my investigations have revealed that everything is greased. I was wondering if anybody had any knowledge of the Rambaudi head and how it was lubricated by design. The back gear gearbox on top has non metallic gears in it (they don't appear to be tufnol but are white in colour).

I think I can get a manual from lathes.co.uk but wondered if anybody can help out before I spend any money.

Thanks in anticipation

[Philip SlaterParticipant @philipslater86297]

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