Re: Saddle/Carriage adjustments
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When I first got my mini-lathe, I fabricates a plastic cover for the gears and dillie the cavity?behind?the cover with some cup grease. This was 20 years ago and I have had no problems with it. Regards, John Mattis
On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 4:32 PM Bill Williams < BWMSBLDR1@...> wrote: Stan, a question that has been in the back of my mind for a while is ¡°Is it possible to seal the apron well enough to hold oil for lubrication of the geartrain?¡± The oil level would need be only high enough for the lowest gear to just dip into the oil. I would follow up on this idea but my handwheel feed is working so well unmodified that I hate to rock the boat!?? Bill ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? ? I decided to take the apron off this afternoon and may have found the problem or part of the problem.? When I turn the carriage hand wheel with the apron off, there's a spot that offers some resistance to turning. There are some metal shavings inside the apron and gears too. Maybe a good cleaning and making a cover for the gears is in order. I have a piece of .05" thick plaskolite that I could use for that purpose.? With the apron off, the carriage moves back and forth pretty well. I don't have the experience to know if it's too snug. I'll see how easily the carriage moves once I get the apron cleaned and put back on. I assume white lithium grease is what I should use on the gears?
Stan
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John Mattis