Hi – I recently acquired a very nice Wilton gear head drill press (Model 20606). It’s at least 30+ years old and was made in Sweden. I believe it is a Strands judging by a label on the gearbox. I am cleaning it up and trying to figure out its various mysteries. Last week this forum helped me figure out how to remove the arbor (self-extracting, who knew?), and now I have a new mystery: what type of lubrication does this machine require. It has weird fitting all over that look like grease fittings, but are not Zerks (pictures are rotated 90 degrees cc for some reason). To make things more confusing, the only manual I could find on-line says to add a few drops of oil to the fittings on top of the gear housing (snip attached). It also says the table raising gear has an oil reservoir. This manual may or may not be the correct version for my exact model.
Does anyone know if these are oil fittings or grease fittings? If they are oil fittings, how does one get a “few drops” of oil in them. Any help/suggestions is appreciated!
Does anyone know if these are oil fittings or grease fittings? If they are oil fittings, how does one get a “few drops” of oil in them. Any help/suggestions is appreciated!