Way oil also known as slide oil is a type of hydraulic oil with a tackifier an additive that makes it adhere to surfaces.
Milling machine oil type.
For use on the machine slideways we recommend either mobil vactra oil no 2 shell tonna s3 m 68 on the horizontal slideways and mobil vactra oil no 4 shell tonna s3 m 220 on the vertical slideways.
Bridgeport specify the following oils.
Shell alvania grease 2 is specified for use on the vertical attachment and rotary tables.
This has been replaced with shell gadus s2 v 100 2.
I realize that there are many that regard wd40 as a hazardous chemical.
It s commonly used as a lubricating oil for slideways found in planers drills saws grinders milling machines and others.
Release it the plunger absorb the oil under the spring force.
For me the key is the application of the oil.
Soybean oil peanut oil sunflower oil cotton seed oil palm fruit oil capacity differs with material density quantity of oil in it.
The offered product.
Mobile velocite no 10 for the spindle quill bearings on the 2j and 2j2 heads.
Groundnut oil expeller press.
Pull the handle with your hand the plunger is pushed and the oil in the cylinder is excluded.
Type of oil for milling machine table ways.
Way lube is ideal for vertical surfaces and anywhere machine parts move over the top of each other.
This lubricating manual oil pump can be widely used for punching machine lathe machine cutting machine milling machine etc.
How about spraying the machine with wd40.
My index milling machine has a z drive.
I m wondering what the best lubricant is to use on the table ways and lead screws.
I thought it best to use something very light to avoid picking up dirt and chips bit i ve also read about using.
Catch is the upper portion selected the feed rate 0 0015 0 003 0 006 per revolution lower portion has the feed gears down neutral up.
Regular oil is very thick can one dilute it with mineral oil then apply it.
Mobil dte heavy medium to lubricate the spindle downfeed drawbar splines pulley cam and spindle bearings on the j and m heads.
I m assembling a milling machine that has been completely taken apart and cleaned.
I am wondering what others use on a new milling machine to keep rust forming on the bed of the machine.
There are a lot of people who mistakenly use grease on a milling machine when they should be using oil.