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What lubricants

Chawbeef

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Hello all. I am wondering if I should use oil or grease for the dovetailed ways and gibs on the cross slide and compound rest on my Atlas 10F??.....................................Daniel
 
Any oil is better than no oil. (And if your Atlas lathe is slinging oil all over the place every time you start it, you've used _almost_ enough!) Basically the oil washes out grit and debris while lubricating.

Ideally you want "way oil" for the sliding metal parts and spindle oil elsewhere. Good thread on sources:


Craig
 
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