BH600G gearbox oiling

New Photo Album created showing the abomination that is the method of getting oil to the Norton gearbox's gears.

At least that's how I see it, but I could of course be totally wrong.

As can be seen, there are screw-in 'Oil' plugs either side of the Control Base, with a thick felt 'Oil Gasket' under said 'Base', covering a multitude of holes strategically drilled in the gearboxes' top.

Now unless I am completely missing the plot, you would need to at least fully cover that piece of felt before any oil hopefully dripped through any of the holes, with most escaping down the sided of the gearbox.

The 'Control Base' isn't needed due to VFD with remote being fitted, so I'm looking for a more positive method of getting oil into the gearbox.

Spring oilers into each hole a possibility.

Just thought of another more simple solution though. With a hinged cover over the 'oil reservoir', oilers won't be needed, just squirt oil straight down the holes! . Woohoo, brain actually in gear this morning! Wonders will never cease!

Suggestions once more please.

Geoff - Brain will now go into reverse

My Boxford only has oil nipples for the gearbox bearings, not the gears. For them it is poke an oil can up from underneath. They don't need a lot, so most just drips out the open base. I would concentrate on whether the bearings get oil. Do some of the holes go down a gallery to them. I think the bearings on the selector arms are the most vulnerable.

Bazyle,

I intend to take the front cover off of the gearbox in order to see exactly what all those holes are aimed at.

Thanks for the pointer re the bearings.

Need to finish off the extra T-slots in the Cross-slide first though, so with luck Friday.

Geoff - Using the Tom Senior M1 in anger for the first time, & what a good 'little' machine.

Have you read the Grizzly 9249 manual re lubrication?

"2-3 drops every 8 hours " for the top oiler you are talking about then every 40 hours "unscrew front panel over gears and paint with grease." bit odd.

I have a Warco 1327 lathe (the BH600 appears to be an economy version of this) the control panel on this is fitted to the right hand cabinet pedestal and the gearbox has a simple push on cover over the oil holes. I squirt some oil in the holes occasionally, seems to run straight out the bottom. Still working fine after 20 years so not likely to be a problem.

Re: Grizzly lubrication, there is absolutely no way I would get up in the middle of the night to oil my lathe. You can paint the front panel with grease without taking it off. Odd indeed!

Dave

Could it be the 'inside' of the front panel?

Edited By Lofty76 on 14/10/2013 08:43:24