Feed nut help

stealthshooter · Oct 21, 2019

Hey guys

I'm rebuilding my first mill. I purchased a rebuilt feed nut. I noticed that the brass nut has not been drilled for the oil line. Should I drill this out to the diameter of the hole in the housing?

Thanks!

jeffm8622 · Oct 21, 2019

stealthshooter said:
Hey guys

I'm rebuilding my first mill. I purchased a rebuilt feed nut. I noticed that the brass nut has not been drilled for the oil line. Should I drill this out to the diameter of the hole in the housing?

Thanks!

Is it for the table or crosslide? For the table, if it is the two separate nuts (split nuts) then there's no need to drill a hole.....the lube will drip down from the casting and in between the two nuts and lubricate the nuts/screw.

stealthshooter · Oct 21, 2019

jeffm8622 said:
Is it for the table or crosslide? For the table, if it is the two separate nuts (split nuts) then there's no need to drill a hole.....the lube will drip down from the casting and in between the two nuts and lubricate the nuts/screw.

Here is a picture.

jeffm8622 · Oct 22, 2019

stealthshooter said:
Here is a picture.

If it's one long nut, then yes, you can drill through for the oil to flow.

stealthshooter · Oct 23, 2019

jeffm8622 said:
If it's one long nut, then yes, you can drill through for the oil to flow.

Thank you sir! I was thinking I should drill a hole but I didn't want to mess anything up.

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