Between centre turning

[Woody]

I think Bob means putting grease or oil down the inside of the shaft that the live centre is on, I know mine recommends doing that to keep the bearing lubricated.

Peter

Oops sorry mate

 

[Grump]

Keep all greases and oils well away from your wood lathe.
What bloody lunacy are you lot on about? I have heard some stupid tricks in my time and some of them on here.

Anything used on a wood lathe should be self lubricating ends there.

 

[21William]

The only thing I've use on my Lathe to date is Renwax on the bed, banjo and tail stock. Keeps things moving nicely but the tail stock still locks solidly.

 

[Buckeye]

One of my wood lathes gets regular greasing and is all the better for it, not only does it do it good, but is recommended by the manufacturers, so if you have any doubts, rather than take stupid/ignorant advice, check it out with the maintenance manual of your lathe or ask the manufacturer, you know it makes sense.

Peter

 

[Penpal]

My metal lathe thrives on oiled ways and several oil receivers locks solid.

Peter.

 

[Woody]

Keep all greases and oils well away from your wood lathe.
What bloody lunacy are you lot on about? I have heard some stupid tricks in my time and some of them on here.

Anything used on a wood lathe should be self lubricating ends there.

Sorry to disagree with you Brian the cl3 & 4 headstock bearings need regular oiling so do many other makes of lathe also it was common practice to grease the dead centre in the tailstock before the days of revolving centres

 

[Grump]

Before this gets out of hand we are talking about wood lathes and centers.
Not metal lathes or bearings or ways or tailstocks.
Pure lunacy to put grease or oils in a revolving or dead center but there are plenty of lunatics here that may want to try it init?
Go ahead, try it and see what it does to your wood and workshop and you.
Some people can't be helped init?
And others just jump in when they don't got a clue what they are talking about.
Try reading the thread before gobbing off.

 

[Buckeye]

Before this gets out of hand we are talking about wood lathes and centers.
Not metal lathes or bearings or ways or tailstocks.
Pure lunacy to put grease or oils in a revolving or dead center but there are plenty of lunatics here that may want to try it init?
Go ahead, try it and see what it does to your wood and workshop and you.
Some people can't be helped init?
And others just jump in when they don't got a clue what they are talking about.
Try reading the thread before gobbing off.

No you said "Keep all greases and oils well away from your wood lathe." . My wood lathe needs greasing and oiling so your advice is just plain wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong with greasing or oiling a live centre especially when the manufacturer recommends it. It does absolutely nothing to the wood my workshop or me, why would it. I think you should take your own advice about gobbing off.

Peter

 

[bigbob]

Sorry guys did not want to cause an argument was not talking about lubing the lathe or the points of the center but the bearings inside this is what I mean from 2 minutes 30 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c--nfxh8og

 

[21William]

Some live centres have sealed bearings so there's no need to oil them. One of my live centres does have an oil port though and constantly seems to leak oil so I only use it on my MW Lathe.

 

[Buckeye]

Sorry guys did not want to cause an argument was not talking about lubing the lathe or the points of the center but the bearings inside this is what I mean from 2 minutes 30 seconds in.

They are great live centres, I have the same and I do lubricate it as shown, it's good practice and will last for years.

Peter

 

[Penpal]

The headstock bearings on my old Woodfast had grease nipples.

Peter.

 

[bigbob]

They are great live centres, I have the same and I do lubricate it as shown, it's good practice and will last for years

Thanks Peter that has cleared this up for me I am off to the shops and will look for some hypoid 90 gear oil or similar

 

[Grump]

I have made my apology to the only person I care about upsetting and in answer to my reasoning have posted a page on my website.
For anyone interested you can read this or not.
I don't give advise unless I know what I am gobbing off about and when I make a statement I stand by or apologise accept I am wrong and shut up init?

 

[21William]

They had a lathe where I used to work that had a plain bearing in the head stock. There were explicit instructions to oil the bearing before using the lathe and a small bottle of red oil was provided on a shelf next to the machine. Anyone not obeying the instruction got a flea in their ear! I think it was a Record lathe but not sure. :wink:

 

[Buckeye]

I have VS lathe that has grease pots that are quarter turned each day of use, to lubricate the bearings, it has run well for years, I am now wondering if I should run the bearings dry on second thoughts, I don't think so.

Peter