jabber wrote:
I am going to use a discount store citrus/degreaser on the ways and slides, and lube with air tool oil.
My personal choice would be either Stoddard solvent, or mineral spirits. That way you won't introduce water to areas where it may not evaporate readily. Not suggesting your idea won't work, it likely will.
Regards air tool oil, that's not a good choice for sliding surfaces. There are oils formulated expressly for such surfaces, which provide the ability to stay in place, and to reduce, or even eliminate, slip-slide issues. Air tool oil may not serve well
A familiar name in way oil is Mobil's Vactra, typically #2. Should you make the decision to buy that particular product, insure that what you buy is intended for sliding machine surfaces. Mobil, some time ago, changed the formulation for what was Vactra, for the printing trade. It is not as well suited for way surfaces as the product that they introduced in it's place, intended for use on machine tools. Sorry, I do not know the name of the new product, but it should be available from many sources, especially machine tool supply stores. They may even call it Vactra, thus the confusion.
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30w oil for the gearbox, kinda not sure for the external gears though...
There are preparations in spray cans that work wonders on open gears. They are a mixture of solvents and lubricants, so they are water thin when dispensed, but quickly evaporate, leaving a thin film of very sticky grease that doesn't sling. I have a can of Keystone 423 Open Gear Grease, but I have been lead to believe that they discontinued that particular formulation. Others are available, however, so a search for open gear lubricants should yield a viable solution.
Hope some of this helps.
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Harold
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