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Last update April 30th. 2016 |
Watchmaker's Cone Bearing Lathe Lubrication February 27th. 2016 |
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Boley recommendation is based on close clearances of the cone bearings of
the lathe spindle. The tighter the clearances are, the higher the friction between the
surfaces of the bearings.
The lower the viscosity of oil, the lower the friction is, thus the requirement for oil with low viscosity, but with as high lubricity* as is possible. *Lubricity 1 is the main property of a lubricant, most adequately defined as the resistance to rupture of the boundary film. |
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| Mobil Velocite, No.4
Spindle oil, recommended by G. Boley, according to the ISO 3448 is VG 5
viscosity class.
Here are the specs of Mobil Velocite Oil group
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| The ISO
classification of viscosity is recommended for industrial applications.
The reference temperature of 40�C represents the operating temperature in
machinery.
For example. ISO VG 22 refers to a viscosity grade of 22 cSt � 10% at 40�C. The viscosity at different temperatures can be calculated using the viscosity at 40�C and the viscosity index (VI), which represents the temperature dependency of the lubricant. |
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| Not being
able to procure the Mobil Velocite Spindle Oil Nr.4, I have used the ISO 3448
classification to find suitable replacement.
My search for replacement resulted with a choice of Castrol Hyspin E5 Spindle Oil which fulfilled requirements for use with close clearances cone bearings. To the right, the specs of the Castrol Hyspin Spindle Oil group |
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| Here are
shown two spindle oils from different makers.
Unfortunately the only source for Mobil Velocite No.4, that I could find, the cost for the quantity of 50ml exceeded the cost of 500ml of the Castrol Hyspin E5 high speed spindle oil. |
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| Lubrication
is accomplished only through capillary action.
Second image shows cap of oil reservoir removed. |
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| Recommendation
for the cone bearings lubrication, provided by Schaublin3 regarding the oil
reservoirs of the type shown above.
Of course the usual checkups should be applied: - Never leave belt tightened on the pulley, - Before running the lathe spin the spindle by hand to spread oil over the cone bearings, - Always check that there is enough oil in oil reservoirs. |
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| In
addition, recommendation by the Lorch, Schmidt & Co. for lubrication
of the cone bearings of the KD504
lathe and its other parts.
Second image presents options of lubricants with detailed specifications. |
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References: |
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"Fluid Film Lubrication - Osborne Reynolds Centenary" Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Proceedings - University of Leeds. Institute of Tribology.; Institut national des sciences appliqu�es de Lyon.; et al - Elsevier 1987 |
| Schaublin SV 65 Lathe - Service Manual - page 5 | |
| Lorch, Schmidt & Co. KD50 - Betriebseinleitung - pages 5 - 6 | |
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