I have a 1957 machine with the three oil sight glasses on the headstock.
I need a lesson on the oil system in the headstock. Picture one shows a little reservoir with three tubes coming out of it. One tube each goes to the front and rear threading gear bronze bushing, and one tube goes to the sliding feed/threading selector. How does oil get into the reservoir to go into the tubes?
Picture two and three show little reservoirs above the front and rear threading gear bronze bushings, with an oil drip hole in each. How does oil get into these two reservoirs?
Picture four shows a copper tube that seems to be an overflow for the center oil compartment since the tube just ends inside the headstock casting. Is that what it is?
Picture 5 shows the headstock drain pipe. I assume it is the drain for the center or left oil compartment. How do you drain the front oil compartment and whichever other one the drain tube is not connected to?
Thanks
John
I need a lesson on the oil system in the headstock. Picture one shows a little reservoir with three tubes coming out of it. One tube each goes to the front and rear threading gear bronze bushing, and one tube goes to the sliding feed/threading selector. How does oil get into the reservoir to go into the tubes?
Picture two and three show little reservoirs above the front and rear threading gear bronze bushings, with an oil drip hole in each. How does oil get into these two reservoirs?
Picture four shows a copper tube that seems to be an overflow for the center oil compartment since the tube just ends inside the headstock casting. Is that what it is?
Picture 5 shows the headstock drain pipe. I assume it is the drain for the center or left oil compartment. How do you drain the front oil compartment and whichever other one the drain tube is not connected to?
Thanks
John