Thread: 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.

Thumb,

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

Thanks Bob. They recommend NLGI 2 extreme pressure grease OR Shell AlvaniaNo.1 grease.Now were do you such things?

NLGI 2 is a class of grease available readily from must lube manufacturers. Shell just happen to call theirs Alvania 1 or 2.

Combustor.

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!

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

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!

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
Rob

Originally Posted by Ropetangler

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
Rob

Good question. I doubt there's any standard on this - probably just the manufacturers constituents that determine it.

I've used water proof grease that's been green, grey, and white.

Same with rubber grease, black, blue, and green all been used.

Rob

Thumb,

How about this, delivered to your front door - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PENRITE-M...item232c5744cb

Shell Alvania and now called Gadus. It's not all that easy to find but I bought some from ebay.

Simon

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/

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

Originally Posted by thumbsucker

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/

I wonder how old that grease is? Not that it will matter for this application.

Simon

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

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

Food grade grease used at work is opaque white.

Dean

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

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.

Must have been in the days before MoS grease?

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

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.

Except I presume, the cases of Moly-disulphide and Graphite greases which are often black when new.

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

The NLGI number only relates to the actual thickness/viscosity of the grease, not to any of its other features

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 BobL