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BASS 666	11/04/2022 20:11:13
49 forum posts 38 photos	how often should an oil drip feed drip ? i was on the lathe yesterday for about two and a half hours and the feeders nearly emptied .. was is the normal rate ? another question .... what size should i turn a bar down to so as i can run a 3/8x24 die down it in mm ? thanks guys ...
bernard towers	11/04/2022 20:16:14
1221 forum posts 161 photos	9.54mm
Jon Lawes	11/04/2022 20:45:18
1078 forum posts	I was told that with the myford oilers you should be just getting bored waiting for the next drip and then there it goes! Mine tremendously over oil. I usually am on the lathe long enough in one go for the oilers to almost empty. As for the thread cutting, there are charts which will help you out on google that you can print off for the workshop wall. Don't forget the material you are cutting will have a bearing on things too.
Hopper	11/04/2022 22:13:17
7881 forum posts 397 photos	Two drops a minute. Uses about a quarter of an oiler-full in a day usually. Doesn't seem like much, until you come to clean up the mess in the tray -- and up the wall.
BASS 666	12/04/2022 00:12:53
49 forum posts 38 photos	thanks guys ...
SillyOldDuffer	12/04/2022 09:48:46
10668 forum posts 2415 photos	Better too much than too little!!!
AJW	12/04/2022 21:09:52
388 forum posts 137 photos	I usually give 6 drips before I start then I'm not sure after that but they do drip! Alan
Howard Lewis	14/04/2022 10:35:42
7227 forum posts 21 photos	If you MUST turn to a Metric size to die a 3/8 UNF thread, rather than use 0.375" turn to 9.50 mm Or that is what Zeus Charts show as the closest. Howard
Howard Lewis	14/04/2022 10:36:45
7227 forum posts 21 photos	If you MUST turn to a Metric size to die a 3/8 UNF thread, rather than use 0.375" turn to 9.50 mm Or that is what Zeus Charts show as the closest. Howard

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