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23rd Jun 2015, 06:21 PM #1
Grease Recommendation
Can anyone recommend a suitable grease that can be used in woodworking machines? I need to re grease a spindle and quill assembly for a drill press.
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23rd Jun 2015, 10:54 PM #2.
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You are probably not interested in my advice but you may be in Brobo Waldown's. Go the section 5 of this PDF. Different model drill but their advice would be the same for your drill.
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rc...96339352,d.dGc
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23rd Jun 2015, 11:53 PM #3
Thanks Bob. They recommend NLGI 2 extreme pressure grease OR Shell AlvaniaNo.1 grease.Now were do you such things?
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24th Jun 2015, 12:03 AM #4Senior Member
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Grease type.
NLGI 2 is a class of grease available readily from must lube manufacturers. Shell just happen to call theirs Alvania 1 or 2.
Combustor.Old iron in the Outback, Kimberley WA.
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24th Jun 2015, 12:45 AM #5
Head to your local auto shop, look at the wheel bearing greases and find one that mentions NLGI 2 (Penrite high temp wheel bearing grease is one that does).
Or go through your garage shelf and find a grease that's a purple colour - that's a good indication!
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24th Jun 2015, 01:09 AM #6Diamond Member
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I,m no expert on this topic, but Alvania, if it is an NLG1 type of grease was a yelowy brown colour if I remember, are most NLG1 greases purple, and for that matter is there a widely used colour code for grease types. I look forward to my education in matters Grease
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24th Jun 2015, 12:33 PM #8.
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How about this, delivered to your front door - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PENRITE-M...item232c5744cb
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Shell Alvania and now called Gadus. It's not all that easy to find but I bought some from ebay.
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24th Jun 2015, 08:17 PM #10
Question: will I need grease gun, or will it suffice to smear grease on all the components and assemble.
There is a store near me that sells http://www.actrol.com.au/Products/Se.../Shell-Grease/
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24th Jun 2015, 08:27 PM #11
An old automotive teacher gave some general guidelines for grease colour - opaque white greases are for chassis applications, tan greases are general purpose, and translucent bluey-purples are bearing greases. Black greases are 'well past time to replace this grease' greases.
He was from the days when you'd replace the Lucas fuel injection on your brand new English car with a couple of SU carbies to vastly improve the reliability.
The NLGI number only relates to the actual thickness/viscosity of the grease, not to any of its other features
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24th Jun 2015, 09:02 PM #13
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Except I presume, the cases of Moly-disulphide and Graphite greases which are often black when new.
That's interesting, I always presumed that the EP1 or EP2 designated the viscosity, I don't think that I was aware of the NLG1 number back in the day. My next question is therefore what does the EP 1 or 2 signify, differing levels of ability to handle extreme pressure perhaps. Perhaps thicker greases are not necessarily better than thin greases in their ability to handle extreme pressure, although one would normally intuit (is that a word) that the thicker the grease the more it would be able to handle higher pressures.
Rob
EDIT. PS Too slow yet again, you beat me to it BobLLast edited by Ropetangler; 24th Jun 2015 at 09:31 PM. Reason: BobL was too quick in his post above
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