Thread: Waldown Drill press replacement bearing advice and grease vs oil?

When ever I strip a machine down I usually replace the bearings (unless they are specials or expensive to replace) as they are normally relatively cheap and the hassle of getting in more than once is something I prefer to avoid.
It may be worth contacting Waldown for a manual or parts breakdown. As several members will attest, they are quite helpful and sometimes even have spares on the shelf.
Depending on vintage many machine bearings (including motors) used to be regular grease or oil lube. These days bearings are sealed for life so it may be worth seeing if you can get bearings for the drill and motor with seals and that way don't have to worry about regular lubrication (which I find for occasional use machines is a pain as you tend to spend more time lubricating than using)

Michael

Ben,

I imagine the 3 horsepower translates to 3 phase??

If the drill is an 8SN have a look here - https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/wa...ebuild-144610/ - Ray's comprehensive coverage.

Bob.

Ahh thanks Bob! That's the article I was looking for! I will email it over to my mate. I did a search but must have missed it.

It's not 3 phase. He bought it as a 3hp motor and to be honest, I didn't look at the plate on the motor. I will have a look at it next time I'm going past.
Thanks mate.