STALEX C0632D, Operations Manual & Parts List

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Operation Manual
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5. Lubrication
Before putting the lathe into operation, make the following lubrication check.
5.1. Headstock
The bearing of the headstock turns in an oil bath. Ensure that the oil level reaches
three quarters of the oil gauge glass.
For exchanging the oil, remove the end cover and the change gears with swing frame.
Drain off the oil by removing the drain plug on the bottom of the headstock. To fill, take off
the headstock cover.
Check the oil level regularly. The first oil change should be made after 3 month, then
change it once a year.
5.2. Gearbox
Remove the end cover to expose the filling plug. Through it the Shell is filled to the oil
level in the oil gauge glass regularly. The first oil change should be made after three
months, then change it once a year.
5.3. Apron
The oil bath is filled with Shell through the filling plug on the right side of the apron.
Check the oil level in the oil gauge glass on the front regular. The first oil change should
be made after three months, then change it once a year.
For exchanging the oil, drain away oil by taking off the drain plug on the bottom of the
apron.
5.4. Change gears
Lubricate the change gears with thick machine oil or grease once a month.
5.5. Other parts
There are other lubricating points on the input shaft bracket of the gearbox, the
handwheel on the apron, the longitudinal and cross slide, the thread dial indicator, the
tailstock and the bracket, use the grease gun to put a few drops of oil from time to time.
Lubricate the apron worm and worm gear, half nut and leadscrew twice a month. Apply a
light oil film to the bed way and all other bright parts like the tailstock quill, feed rod etc.
once a day.