Lubrication Chart

Callouts 3 and 6 are oil drain ports. Callouts 2 and 5 are sight glasses.

Component	Callout #	Lubricant	Frequency
Headstock	1, 2, 3	AW 46 Hydraulic Oil	Replace Yearly
Gearbox	4, 5, 6	AW 46 Hydraulic Oil	Replace Yearly
Carriage Gearing	7	HP Lithium Grease	Weekly
Tailstock Bushing	8	HP Lithium Grease	Weekly
Compound Bushing	9	HP Lithium Grease	Weekly
Leadscrew Support Bushing	10	HP Lithium Grease	Weekly
Change Gear Bushing	11	HP Lithium Grease	Weekly
Compound Dovetail	12	Vactra 2 Way Oil	Daily
Cross Slide Dovetail	13	Vactra 2 Way Oil	Daily
Tailstock Quill	14	Vactra 2 Way Oil	Daily
Bed Ways	15	Vactra 2 Way Oil	Daily
Leadscrew	16	Vactra 2 Way Oil	Daily

Way oil is to be applied on sliding components via the labeled oil can. Any excess should be cleaned up. All that is required is a thin film to slide on, excess can catch chips and dust, causing abrasive buildup and excess wear.

Grease is applied via a grease pen included with the lathe. The grease pen has a plunger that is depressed to dispense grease into the grease fittings. The grease fittings have a mating taper and spring-loaded ball valve to retain the grease. It is important to ensure the grease pen and grease fitting mate properly to inject grease. If improperly aligned, grease will spill out. Be sure to clean up excess grease.

Please do not replace the oil in the headstock or gearbox without a steward's explicit permission.