09-16-2012, 03:49 PM
(09-16-2012, 03:38 PM)stevec Wrote: Both my lathes have oilers on the topside of the saddle, front and back. So, if you remember to oil 'em up at every use, wiping the ways clean shouldn't be a problem.
Steve,
My lathe also has those oilers but the oil just gets wiped off when the wiper passes over the ways so the oil is only there for one pass. It just seems like an inadequate design, but what the hell do I know.
Ed