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Thread: Slideway and machine oils
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18th March 2013, 07:48 PM #31.
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I have been using chain saw bar oil mixed with hydraulic oil mixed three parts hydraulic to one part bar oil for the last few years on my lathe's ways it certainly stays in place a lot longer than just straight oil and you can feel the reduced friction when sliding the tail stock. Just recently I changed over to using auto transmission oil mixed in with the bar oil and it appears to work just as well. The reason I changed over was the easy of obtaining the auto transmission oil, shorter distance and can be brought in smaller quantity.
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18th March 2013, 10:54 PM #34
I have a big roll of 3/16th thick if anyone wants some, there's more there than i will use in my life!
I bought a little bottle of chain bar oil today, just to have a play with it.1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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19th March 2013, 08:18 AM #35GOLD MEMBER
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Felt Wipers
Mal sells Hercus way felts. For the price I reckon you'd be crazy to try and make them:
way felts
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19th March 2013, 09:30 AM #37Cba
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Bruce, if you keep several sets of felt wipers soaked in oil handy, you can very quickly swap them out when dirty. Then only once in a while do the washing/squeezing procedure for the whole batch. I would recommend to swap the wipers, after having worked with stuff that creates abrasive dust, such as cutting cast iron or using the grinder. Once you start doing this, it is incredible how much fine metal dust comes out of a felt wiper after only a month or two of usage.
As an added idea, I have seen pics of Southbends where the owners have added felts (one V shaped and one flat) to the left tailstock edge. Probably a wise idea, especially if one hooks the tailstock to the carriage (like a tender to a locomotive) to do some drilling with automatic feed. Chris
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19th March 2013, 02:30 PM #40
Hi guys, this looks like a good place to pose a few questions.
On the comment to lift the nose of the tail stock before moving wouldn't this cause more gunk to get trapped under the tail stock body and still dragged but under load????
I have a Colchester lathe and it was always missing the felt wipers anyone know if there is a specific type of felt required and when I can get some?
Also I need to get some oils for the lathe both for the ways and i guess I should change the oil in the head. Suggestion where to get a small quantity in Eastern Suburbs of Melb or within a reasonable distance.
Cheers.
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Two places I know of in Melbourne as Australian Felt Specialists in Blackburn & J.J Davies and Sons in Huntingdale.
Australian Felt Specialists Pty Ltd
JJ Davies
What you want is Engineering Felt. Just tell them you want it for machine wipers. Both companies have been around for ever.
Regards Phil.
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Not an answer but an alternative. I push the tailstock back and clean the swarf off the ways. I oil the ways with my Vactra II pretend way oil before I slide the TS forward.
Oil cups or nipples on the saddle and wipers on the TS are on the list. Been there for a while but laziness has prevailed.
BT
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20th March 2013, 01:34 PM #45Dave J Guest
I fitted tailstock way wipers a few years back, best thing I ever did. I still usually still wipe the way before moving the tailstock but these wipers still pick up a lot.
They are just made from a bit of sheet metal folded in the vice.
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