Maintenance of a lathe or machine in general, is very important for the life of your machine. Replacing or applying oil on time is something you should include as standard! Choosing the right oil is also very important. Here is a brief overview of which oils you can use.
Basically, the lathe has only 3 parts where you apply lubricants:
It contains various gears, which must be kept well lubricated. The gears in the norton box take care of the feeders and threading, for instance lock case is for operating the feeders and threading.
To maintain the gears in these gearboxes, our mechanics always use hydraulic 46 oil.
To keep this running smoothly and avoid metal on metal as much as possible, it is wise to periodically lubricate the bed tracks with oil. This extends the life of the bed rails on your lathe (or milling machine).
Often, so-called slideway or spindle oil is used for this, which would be hydraulic 68 oil.
However, our fitters like to use hydraulic 46 oil for this. This is somewhat thinner and ensures that the oil does not run out of the lanes as quickly the oil from spreading on the tracks. This is a tip we would like to give you!
Not only does your lathe like this, but the tool as well as the material you are going to machine will come out nicer. Another plus is that it will not smoke and squeak. So this is better for your health and your hearing, which makes it a nice bonus. There are many choices in cooling oils. This also depends on the material you are going to process. We have 3 standard types, which will definitely help you in 9/10 cases:
JT-14: standard emulsifiable cutting oil for almost all applications. You can mix it 1:20, i.e. 1L of oil with 20L of water.
SOG 120 BLUE: this oil is suitable for non-ferrous metals, aluminium, magnesium and their alloys. Suitable for both turning and other machining applications.
SOG 20 EP BIO: this oil is suitable for all types of steel, both pure and in emulsion! The advantage of this oil is that it is biologically soluble soluble. So it is better for the environment and saves a lot of dirt on your machine.
