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  1. #16
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    I have only used Vacuoline type way oil in my lathe. bridgeport. grinder. ect it workes plus i get it for free from a frend but only in small amounts

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    For your bedways Shell Tonna s680 Slideway oil. For the sleeve bearings the most important thing is the oil viscosity.It should be thin enough to go through the oil cups but not so thin that it runs straight out of the bearings.Lathes with enclosed quick change gear box are a different situation they use hydraulic type oils. This allows any contaminates to quickly fall to the bottom of the gear case and does not foam up.Vacuoline is an oil that satisfies hydraulic systems and has good corrosion protection for the bed ways also. It should be a good alround choice also.Velocite 10 is a high speed spindle oil mainly for close tolerance bearings it is very similar to Vacuoline being used in hydraulic systems and having low foaming . However it thinner in viscosity.If the sleeve bearings are tight then this oil is suitable but if they have some wear use a thicker oil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by malb View Post
    Retired instrument maker/fitter/turner friend has run his Myford from new on Briggs and Stratton 4 stroke motor oil, find it anywhere theres a Bunnings or mower shop, non detergent, single weight mineral oil, and thin enough to flow around and coat plain bearings etc.
    Got some Briggs and Stratton 4 stroke oil and it IS a detergent oil according to the fine print on the container. So it went back. Maybe it once was non-detergent?? Still looking for a readily available oil for the lathe

  4. #19
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    Using compressor oil, specs seemed to match spindle oil pretty much, maybe not quite as good, who knows. Get it from the same source.

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    You mean Bunnings?

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    Yes Bunnings sells compressor oil, in tool section. Not expensive

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    When you say Compressor Oil are you referring to Air Line Oiler Oil or oil you put into the compressor. I was just looking at details for Mobil Velocite No:10 and it's saying it's suitable for inline air oilers.

    I'm just going through this whole oil scenario thing again for the umpteenth time and I'm still totally confused. Everything I know I 'should' be using I can only get in 20 litre quantities.
    Went into Supercheap on the weekend to get some Tellus hydraulic oil based on what I've been reading here in the forums. They only had 32 and I wasn't sure about that so left it. Have since done some reading on the Shell site and they are saying not to use straight Tellus on chrome plated components, use Tellus S instead. I'm not sure if I have any chrome plathed stuff on the lathe or the mill so better to err on the side of safety and go for Tellus S. Don't know yet if this is available in 5 litre quantities but my bet would be NO.

    At the moment I'm using Singer Sewing Machine Oil on the spindle, Chainsaw Oil for ways on mill and lathe and a general purpose oil for everything else.

    Total confusion. You wouldn't think getting oil for the lathe and mill could be so frustrating. Oils ain't oils.

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    Well the inline oilers will technically be oiling the tools not the compressor, and it's very light stuff. No the compressor oil is designed for the compressor itself, find it in the tool section of Bunnings.

    Yes oils aint oils but at the end of the day it's there simply to lubricate a relatively low speed spindle under light load at room temperature. Compared to the demands some modern manufacturing machines place on their lubrication systems this is not a big ask. I would guess if the oil used was too thin in a total loss system it would migrate through faster than desired but at the end of the day chances are most here probably pamper their toy and keep it well oiled so are unlikely to run the bearings dry.

    Pete

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