How to Lubricate the South Bend Lathe
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2014
- Lubricating the South Bend Lathe using the South Bend Lathe Works Recommended ABC lube kits from bluechipmachineshop.com
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Thanks for explaining all the different types of lubrication for the SB. I watched the whole video and you were very clear as to why they are used and what the reasons were for the different types.
Great video and explanation on the how's and whys to use each lubricant. I just picked up a Heavy 10 and this was exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks!
Thank you for the lube review. My Heavy 10 will go into service in a week or so. It was totally dismantled, cleaned and painted. Next step: oil.
I just bought a SB lube kit from your eBay store it’s awesome.
Thanks for the video and your oils Mick.
Thanks for the video. I have a 1942 South Bend 16x84, and love it!
I just got through watching you make some heavy cuts with it; Pretty impressive! It looks to be in great shape. (I heard that oil can going in the background).
I think the click-click sound was the lace belt, and not the oil can. What model is your South Bend?
Aaron Garney I shoulda recognized that sound; I run one on mine too. I've been thinking about going to a serpentine belt on of these days.Mine is a CL 145B, a 13" with a 5' bed.
You have a gap bed. I do too. Just bought it.
Thank you for the video and making the oil kits available. I just got my first machine tool last month, a SB 13" CL 145C. Hope to get a Bridgeport mill soon. Please do post videos of any repairs or adjustments you do on these machines. Any tips too, I am still trying to figure out a smooth finish cut.
Good luck with your new toy. I've got lots of small repairs and tweaks that need to be done on my machines, just need to find the time to do them (keep watching).
Hi Mick. A very good informative video. While you were lubing the reverse and side gearing I noticed you didn't lube the idler gear/hub. Does your lathe not have a hole in the gear hub to lubricate the gear/bushing assembly? Also, when lubing around the back gear handle and shaft, I think you referred to it as the "bull" gear. Isn't the "bull" gear on the spindle shaft, next to the cone? Thanks for sharing the info. I'm sure it will help many, with the confusion over the different viscosities of the oils and where to use them. Willie D.
Willie,
I'd have to refer back to my manual for the correct terminology, but I think you may be right. Bottom line is; I dump a load of oil on that old machine at regular intervals, and recommend you do the same.If it has a lube hole-USE IT. I could have shown every spot I lubricate on the machine, but limited it to what is shown on the SBL lube chart. Bottom line is: if it moves, OIL IT, and your lathe will love you long time.
Mick
mick, I just got an 11 inch 1939 lathe and wonder if you know if a carriage , compound off a yen willful the 11,mine has no provision for a threading guage, how do they measure the dovetails?thankyou joe
Good info Mick. I tried contacting you on your website without success. I have your oil kit for my 70s South Bend 10K and am wondering how cold it can get in my unheated shop before I should stop operating it. I've been told the cold interferes with bearing lubrication. Any advice?
Bob, Most of these oils will flow even in REAL low temps, but the concern is condensation (and the resulting rust) on your machine. You may want to get a regular old trouble light with a 60W bulb, and put it in the cabinet of your lathe and leave it on. The heat from the bulb will keep the machine warm. Just don't let oil drip on the bulb. We're working on the site problems.
Mick
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll watch for your fixed site. BobE
I'm not sure if it will fit (seem to remember hearing they are different dimensions). A good place to ask that question would be the South Bend Lathe users group on Yahoo. That group is thick with SBL experts, and are very helpful.