Here's mine, Emerson with lube schedule, but I still don't see the oil cup.
Should I open the motor casing?
(@Dusty, thank you for the updated pictures. anyways, mine is power station, circa 1990. Interestingly, it appears reversible, although there is no 2nd switch to operate TS mode)
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Do you just pull out the tiny "yellow" tab and pour oil there?
It says SAE 20 class. Can I use the machine oil which is being used to oil head stock sheaves or shall be SAE 20 class?
I pull the plug(s) and drip machine oil (Zoom Spout) into the hole until it seems to be full. I allow it to set for awhile (until my patience runs out) and do it again. Wow - 150 drops. That's a lot of oil(I never counted the drops) but it is being soaked up by a wad of something vaguely like cotton.
Be careful pulling the plug. I have one with no plug. It broke apart when I tried to pull it and I had to "dig" out the remains.
This discussion reminds me that I have not oiled those two machines since long before I when in for my first surgery. They are a long, long time over due.
"Making Sawdust Safely" Dusty
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Since the new motor has no oil cups, I just had to go looking for the answer. I found it. I don't like tearing into the equipment as much as I once did but "I can do this".
If oiling a motor with go oil cups is your only question, you can slide down to about two minutes and view what I was searching for.
dusty wrote:I pull the plug(s) and drip machine oil (Zoom Spout) into the hole until it seems to be full. I allow it to set for awhile (until my patience runs out) and do it again. Wow - 150 drops. That's a lot of oil(I never counted the drops) but it is being soaked up by a wad of something vaguely like cotton.
Be careful pulling the plug. I have one with no plug. It broke apart when I tried to pull it and I had to "dig" out the remains.
This discussion reminds me that I have not oiled those two machines since long before I when in for my first surgery. They are a long, long time over due.
aha~ if you could take pictures of how you add oil to the cup this time, it'd be very helpful.
thanks.
dusty wrote:Since the new motor has no oil cups, I just had to go looking for the answer. I found it. I don't like tearing into the equipment as much as I once did but "I can do this".
If oiling a motor with go oil cups is your only question, you can slide down to about two minutes and view what I was searching for.
