On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 12:56 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The spindle of my milling machine has a plate that specifies Vitrea > oil 72 for the gears but Alvania Grease 3 for the bearings. > > I suspect that the top bearing needs grease because there is no > prospect of it getting enough oil by splash. > > I further suspect that the bottom bearing needs grease because it > serves to keep the oil in… > > There is no hint of an oil seal. I wonder why? It does mean that the > operator needs to wear overallas as the grease/oil mix dribbles out > and spins off. > > I am considering retro-fitting an oil seal, does anyone see any > obvious problems with such a plan? > > -- > atp > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > Andy, Other than shredding the fabric of the universe, and the possibility of creating a black hole dead center in the UK, I don't really see any problem with that. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
