Actually if oil drains out from the spindle when the motor is on its side it means there is too much oil in the motor ! there only needs to be enough oil to cover the piston , I have seen these motors full of oil and it drains out of the winding handle , there must be a manual somewhere which sugests an appropriate amountSteve wrote:No, because it should hopefully be obvious that oil will drain out of the sump around the spindle if the motorboard is not kept upright.Sidewinder wrote:Regarding lubrication: had a friend who had to lay down a cabinet with an oil bath motor in order to transport it in the back of his car....the inside of the car became well lubricated as well. Anyone else had this issue?HMVDevotee wrote:Steve,
Perhaps you have mentioned your lubrication of the #52 motor elsewhere (and I've missed it), but in the 15 years you've been running it, have you greased the springs or relied on the recirculated oil to lubricate them?
Fabulous table-top by the way!
R.
When I need to move my machines with oil baths I will remove the motors and transport them in a box so I can carry them upright. I might need to mark it "THIS WAY UP" in case I forget though!
but I can't think it is more than say 1 to 200 ccs