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Thread: Oil for Lathe GearBox
24/02/2010 11:45:56
This is more like it ! At last someone with a usefull bit of information.
I have sent them an email already so am keeping my fingers crossed.
 
Many thanks Paul.
24/02/2010 10:05:32
Hello All,
It may well be that you have had similar threads before but its not much use if you cannot supply the answer to my origional question without sniping.
 I asked for an answer as to where I could obtain the correct oil for my machine, I know what the correct oil is, but that is of no use if I cannot obtain it
 
From the answers above it is obvious that other people have the same problem and have to resort to using whatever they can get their hands on.
Likewise, an article in the Mag. does not help me at all because I know what Oil I need but just cannot obtain it.
 
Someone out there must have been able to obtain oil of the correct type and correct amount for amateur use, ie in small quantities, but they are seemingly not willing to pass on the information.
It looks like there is a good business opportunity  here for someone to start supplying oils of all types in small quantities .
 
As regards to the question of duplicated requests for information, could the moderator perhaps sort out some sort of index so that people can go straight to a subject without trawling through all the various lists which can involve reading thousands of posts?
 
 
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23/02/2010 13:39:52
Hi Dave and Ian,
Thanks for your post, my lathe is only a few years old and has all steel parts in the Headstock/gearbox so should be ok with something like EP90. Ian, was the 30 grade you mention a standard car type oil I wonder. I am guessing you mean something like 15W/30 or similar?
20/02/2010 15:44:54
Hi John,
 I think that your idea is probably the way to go. The Meropa 1000 feels very like EP90 and going by what KWIL says about his Harrison M300 which has a bigger motor and uses a hydraulic oil that is like water in consistancy, then I can't see that I should have too much of a problem with using EP90.
18/02/2010 16:44:53
Hi KWIL,
I just sent an email to the [email protected] and it bounced! I will go on the web and see if I can pin down a newer email add.. The Castrol info looks good but again it is difficult to find small quantity suppliers.
18/02/2010 16:27:13
Hi KWIL,
 
I just thought, your Harrison M300 will be a similar size to my Chinese BD1230 with possably an even bigger motor to the bd1230, so it is interesting that the Harrison uses such a relatively light oil. I have looked in the machine manual and it say's to use Meropa 1000 in there as well.
18/02/2010 16:19:53
Hi KWIL,
Thanks for the link, I will try that.
18/02/2010 13:53:53
Hi KWIL
Thanks for your reply. 
 
Yes, I wrote it down when I had the machine delivered new and the gearboxes were all filled in order to commision the lathe. Meropa 1000 is classed as an extream pressure oil specifically for gearbox use, and can go up to 1500 from as low as  about 100 if I remember correctly.
 
 Trouble is I don't have a clue just how that compairs with other manufacturers oils, and in any case I han't found anyone in the UK that supplies oil in small quantities (except shops like Halfords) for specialist needs, apart from one odd one on Ebay.
 
Perhaps I will send them an email to see if they have an oil that compare's. 
 
The Machine has a 2Hp motor so there is a fair bit of torque generated in the box and so needs a fairly good oil, It probably would compare with SAE 90 for car differentials, but I don't know and I am no expert !!
18/02/2010 11:22:39
Hello All,
Can anyone advise me of a suplier of Texaco Meropa 1000 Oil in small quantities? I have searched the Web without success. Quantities of 5 or 10 Ltrs would be ideal.
 
I need to change the oil in my BD-1230 Lathe headstock gearbox but the only firms I have seen one the Web want to supply in 45 Gal. amounts which is far too much and very costly.
 
Does anyone know of a good equivalent to Meropa 1000 ?
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