On 30 June 2017 at 01:35, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > What oil are you using? Some lathes need very light oil. I run ISO 32 > > hydraulic oil in the Rivett. (10 wt on the other scale) > > Exactly whats in the can, 10w non-detergent for air compressors. Seems > thick and I may switch to 0w-20 synthetic when this is used up.
Looking further. On the Holbrook list it appears that the manufacturer specifies ISO 5 oil for the plain bearings. Folk with those lathes use ISO 5 hydraulic oil. I can easily find it in 1L quantities in the UK: https://www.alexoil.co.uk/hydraulic-oil/548-hydraulic-oil-iso-5-1l.html But can't work out how to localise the search to your area. (I was initially thinking that 5-wt motorcycle fork oil would be an easy source, but that appears to be SAE 5wt, so not the same thing at all.) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
