On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Steve Blackmore <[email protected]> wrote: >>That may work for most 'Murkan made machines, but those with the made >>overseas in Asia tend to have a pretty lousy fit for the standard >>grease gun fitting. > > Hi Mark - oil nipple heads often aren't the same size and shape as > grease nipples. Myford's were fitted with oil nipples, not grease > nipples. I still have the original Wanner oil gun off one. It doesn't > clip on the nipple. The end is simply a recess that you push against the > nipple and pump. > > There's a link on this page that shows oil nipples (and the expensive > pump ;) > > http://www.lathespares.co.uk/oil-lubrication-c-31/wanner-oil-gun-for-the-myford-lathe-new-p-646 > > The round head type nipple generally has a smaller diameter head than a > grease nipple with the same thread. > > Plenty of Myford spindles were damaged though by people forcing grease > into them using those grease guns with an adjustable clamping nozzle. It > often forced the wick (hidden in the hole) into the bearing.. > > Steve Blackmore
Steve, Yah, I'd heard about some of the horror stories where folks had forced grease into an oil fitting. That was why I was concerned for Gene when he mentioned his grease gun wouldn't fit the zerk. A number of guys on Practical Machinist had bought machines where the previous owner had forced grease into an oil fitting, and left a mess. Gene, check the link for the image of the two type oil fittings at the bottom of Steve's link. Does your zerk look like either of those? Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
