<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Is/was there such a thing as A-weight oil? I recently got a lathe from a neighbor that has an "A" marked on the lubricant reservoir caps! If there is no A-type of lubricant, what type of oil is best suited for this application.
The lathe currently has at least one frozen bearing in the headstock. I'd like to use it for buffing and pen turning in the long run. I also have this posted on the Turner's Forum
Can anyone help me identify my lathe? Can someone help me figure out how to disassemble the bearings?
Here are the vital stats of my vintage lathe:
-two bearings on headstock with a 4 pulley system in between bearings. One brass and one steel bearing. The lathe seems to be from 1920-1940 based on the open v-belt pulleys. Post 1940 models seem to have the pulleys covered.
-1.5"/8tpi with MT3 headstock.
-38.5"x5"x1/2" lathe iron bed top
-12" diameter turning capacity
-30" turning length
-Dayton 3/4HP 115/230V (mod# 4K179 ser# C-286C)
I don't know if the motor is original!!
-1.5" collet with 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4" inserts. I assume this lathe was used for metalwork at some time.
-dead center on tailstock
-the only marking on the lathe is on the tailstock with three letters in this order J/I, P/B, 3/8 so it looks like it could be JP3 or JB3 or JB8, etc. The first letter is very faint and may just be a casting artifact.
Thanks in advance,
Dick