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Thread: LATHE OIL HELP PLEASE |
24/06/2017 16:43:39 |
Posted by Stuart Bridger on 24/06/2017 16:39:52:
If the Bantam is anything like the Chipmaster, the lower level sight glass is for the screwcutting gearbox and takes ISO 68 gear oil rather that the ISO 32 which is used in the headstock. on the machine itself it says that they take the same oil and iso 32 is the alternative when i filled it up a took a 800ml to fill so dont think it was completely empty also i have found that the gearbox top cover whats holded down by a few allen key bolts on the top is leaking so i think the gasket has failed. |
24/06/2017 16:06:15 |
Hi all thanks for the reply i got 5ltr of TRIPLE QX Hydraulic Oil 32 for £13.70 i have topped the bottom spy glass to top up you have to fill by removing the cover for the gears on the side, to fill the top spy glass it looks like the filler cap is ontop of the machine itself. just were the gear levers are.
i cannot attached a pic to show you all
i have just got the lathe with a 3 and 4 jaw chuck 240v seems to work fine and looks really tidy i purchased it for £700.00, not sure what the going rate is for these units |
24/06/2017 10:59:32 |
Hi all i have just bought a colchester bantam lathe and i have not got a clue about it i checked the oil spy glass x2 and they looked at the right level upon bring the lathe home i have noticed that the oil in the lower spy glass is empty and it appears to have stained making it look like it was full. |
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