silly question about oil drip feeder …

[BASS 666Participant @bass666]

how often should an oil drip feed drip ? i was on the lathe yesterday for about two and a half hours and the feeders nearly emptied ..

was is the normal rate ?

another question …. what size should i turn a bar down to so as i can run a 3/8×24 die down it in mm ?

thanks guys …

[BASS 666Participant @bass666]

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

9.54mm

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

I was told that with the myford oilers you should be just getting bored waiting for the next drip and then there it goes!

Mine tremendously over oil. I usually am on the lathe long enough in one go for the oilers to almost empty.

As for the thread cutting, there are charts which will help you out on google that you can print off for the workshop wall. Don't forget the material you are cutting will have a bearing on things too.

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Two drops a minute. Uses about a quarter of an oiler-full in a day usually. Doesn't seem like much, until you come to clean up the mess in the tray — and up the wall.

[BASS 666Participant @bass666]

thanks guys …

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Better too much than too little!!!

[AJWParticipant @ajw]

I usually give 6 drips before I start then I'm not sure after that but they do drip!

Alan

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

If you MUST turn to a Metric size to die a 3/8 UNF thread, rather than use 0.375" turn to 9.50 mm

Or that is what Zeus Charts show as the closest.

Howard

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

If you MUST turn to a Metric size to die a 3/8 UNF thread, rather than use 0.375" turn to 9.50 mm

Or that is what Zeus Charts show as the closest.

Howard

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