I still have not been able to find or buy a manual for the mill or fine boring head in English. I'm still working on that with one or two PM members. Please keep that in mind as that is why I have some of these questions and or observations.I did spend some time on PM trying to look up info.I had some time today to do some more work on the FP3. The mill has cleaned up nicely and I have only discovered a few minor problems. I moved the machine into it's final temporary working space.
I will still need to get some consumables from Singer bellows and way wipers etc.before really using it.
For lubrication I'm going to stick with the two I use on the FP3NC. Mobil DTE 25 for the 2 gear transmissions and Mobil Vacuoline 1419 for the one shot way pump?The mill seemed to be well lubed when I got it.I drained everything and refilled them. I do have a question about the top end (head stock, ram, Y slide,vertical head and fine boring head) and what oil to use, where to use it and how much. I have the fine boring head setup on the mill now and think it will stay there most of the time when I'm using the mill. It seems the right choice for light milling, lots of drilling and boring.
YouTube
I can use the horizontal spindle for heavier milling if needed (that video is pushing it)
Starting with the fine boring head.
I oiled the outside of the quill and drive rod. I greased the two speed gear box on top. Also oiled the shifting fork fitting on top of the feed selection dial. I used the DTE 25.I will grease the spindle with the proper grease in the near future.Should I oil all of the gears and other things below the cover on the boring head or do they get oil splashed up from below? It seems very clean in there but also very dry. With the fine boring head installed the oil port / screw on the ram seems in the wrong position to oil the top end. Should I just oil it in the opening between the boring head ram and the normal vertical head or still use the oil port on the ram? Which oil should I use? Both of the oils I have seem right for different parts of the top end. How much oil should I add at first and on going to the top end?
So the mill came with the three factory guns and at least three different oil / grease fittings. It seems like everything should be oil so why three?
This is all for the FP3 but maybe the FP1 or FP2 which seem more common would be the same.
Thanks
Andy
I will still need to get some consumables from Singer bellows and way wipers etc.before really using it.
For lubrication I'm going to stick with the two I use on the FP3NC. Mobil DTE 25 for the 2 gear transmissions and Mobil Vacuoline 1419 for the one shot way pump?The mill seemed to be well lubed when I got it.I drained everything and refilled them. I do have a question about the top end (head stock, ram, Y slide,vertical head and fine boring head) and what oil to use, where to use it and how much. I have the fine boring head setup on the mill now and think it will stay there most of the time when I'm using the mill. It seems the right choice for light milling, lots of drilling and boring.
YouTube
I can use the horizontal spindle for heavier milling if needed (that video is pushing it)
Starting with the fine boring head.
I oiled the outside of the quill and drive rod. I greased the two speed gear box on top. Also oiled the shifting fork fitting on top of the feed selection dial. I used the DTE 25.I will grease the spindle with the proper grease in the near future.Should I oil all of the gears and other things below the cover on the boring head or do they get oil splashed up from below? It seems very clean in there but also very dry. With the fine boring head installed the oil port / screw on the ram seems in the wrong position to oil the top end. Should I just oil it in the opening between the boring head ram and the normal vertical head or still use the oil port on the ram? Which oil should I use? Both of the oils I have seem right for different parts of the top end. How much oil should I add at first and on going to the top end?
So the mill came with the three factory guns and at least three different oil / grease fittings. It seems like everything should be oil so why three?
This is all for the FP3 but maybe the FP1 or FP2 which seem more common would be the same.
Thanks
Andy