03-30-2012, 01:52 AM
As a general rule, if you have no specific lubricants mentioned for your machine.
Light hydraulic oil with an ISO 32 in the name, say Tellus 32, for gearboxes. This is a thinnish oil with no tack in it.
Slideway oils usually have an ISO 68 in their name designation. These are a tacky oil, designed to stick to the ways so that you don't end up with metal to metal contact anywhere.
For everything else, general purpose lubricating oil, NOT WD40 or 3 in 1, they are for door hinges. This is used normally for going into the little ball oilers or lubricating cups and holes on your machines, unless they feed slideways, in which case use slideway oil in them.
I always over lubricate my machines. It does make them look filthy after a short while, but at least I know things are not going to suffer because of lack of lubrication.
I think that 20 squid spent on lubricating oils per year is much better than hundreds for replacing worn out parts.
In the UK, slideway and gen purpose oil can be obtained reasonably cheaply from here, go almost to the bottom. A litre should normally last at least a year.
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Oils.html
John
Light hydraulic oil with an ISO 32 in the name, say Tellus 32, for gearboxes. This is a thinnish oil with no tack in it.
Slideway oils usually have an ISO 68 in their name designation. These are a tacky oil, designed to stick to the ways so that you don't end up with metal to metal contact anywhere.
For everything else, general purpose lubricating oil, NOT WD40 or 3 in 1, they are for door hinges. This is used normally for going into the little ball oilers or lubricating cups and holes on your machines, unless they feed slideways, in which case use slideway oil in them.
I always over lubricate my machines. It does make them look filthy after a short while, but at least I know things are not going to suffer because of lack of lubrication.
I think that 20 squid spent on lubricating oils per year is much better than hundreds for replacing worn out parts.
In the UK, slideway and gen purpose oil can be obtained reasonably cheaply from here, go almost to the bottom. A litre should normally last at least a year.
http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Oils.html
John