Hello everyone, new to the forums. I'm also fairly inexperienced to the world of machining. I have a number of hours running a friends lathe under my belt, but that's about the extent. No classes, training, or certification. So there may be a silly question or two I will ask along my journey here. I will say I am very mechanically inclined, and have a lot of experience working with mechanics of different sorts.
I just recently aquired this 14" Lodge and Shipley Model X.
Its been refitted with a single phase 10 horse motor to run on 220. I just got it wired, and fired. After the initial wipe down, the next step was to get on top of oiling and lubrication. It was a bit of a red flag the previous owner knew little to nothing about the lathe, and had no idea what, if any oil was in it. On a positive note he used it very little if at all. This unit used to be in a Gates facility, hence the awful paint job.
So anyways, I have a question I figured I'd ask while I was also searching for the answer. Through a very messy process of trial and elimination, I have come to the conclusion the oil pump is running backwards.
In this picture the green arrow represents what I believe SHOULD be the intake, and the orange the output from the pump. At the moment is is pulling oil from the orange arrow tube, and pushing it to the green arrow, or down into the sump area.
I have read about the possibility of it being wired incorrectly, and turning the pump the wrong direction. But there is little to no information on where to start to remedy the situation. I obviously don't want to cause harm to the machine, so here I am.
Anyways, I imagine I will be roaming around this place a lot in the months to come.
Thanks,
Eric
I just recently aquired this 14" Lodge and Shipley Model X.
Its been refitted with a single phase 10 horse motor to run on 220. I just got it wired, and fired. After the initial wipe down, the next step was to get on top of oiling and lubrication. It was a bit of a red flag the previous owner knew little to nothing about the lathe, and had no idea what, if any oil was in it. On a positive note he used it very little if at all. This unit used to be in a Gates facility, hence the awful paint job.
So anyways, I have a question I figured I'd ask while I was also searching for the answer. Through a very messy process of trial and elimination, I have come to the conclusion the oil pump is running backwards.
In this picture the green arrow represents what I believe SHOULD be the intake, and the orange the output from the pump. At the moment is is pulling oil from the orange arrow tube, and pushing it to the green arrow, or down into the sump area.
I have read about the possibility of it being wired incorrectly, and turning the pump the wrong direction. But there is little to no information on where to start to remedy the situation. I obviously don't want to cause harm to the machine, so here I am.
Anyways, I imagine I will be roaming around this place a lot in the months to come.
Thanks,
Eric