09-17-2014, 01:35 PM
I snooped around the interwebs and found an old thread about gear oil at WalMart that was "yellow metal safe". Popped in and sure enough their 85W-140 Super Tech brand has a printed statement on the label that it is safe and protects against corrosion of copper or bronze bushings. Its labeled API GL-5 Extreme Pressure so it should work fine.
The price was right so I bought a quart to do an oil change on the band saw gear box after I run it a few hours.
The price was right so I bought a quart to do an oil change on the band saw gear box after I run it a few hours.
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