Hercus 260 - Checks and Adjustments

LUBRICATION
The oiling points are illustrated on the photograph from the "Text Book of Turning"
reproduced below. When in regular use, all points should be oiled daily with a few drops
and the excess wiped off.
A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
1 -
J -
K -
Rear Leadscrew Bearing
Tailstock Handwheel Bearing
Tailstock Screw
Tailstock Clamp (at back of
Tailstock)
Compound Rest Screw Bearing
Cross Feed Screw Bearing
Apron Handwheel Bearings
Rack Pinion Bearing
Worm Drive
Cross Feed Pinion Bearings
Half Nut Cam
L
M
N
0
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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Half Nuts
Back Gear*
Cone Pulley*
Front Back Gear Spindle Bearings
Front Main Spindle Bearing!
Rear Back Gear Spindle Bearing
Rear Main Spindle Bearing
Reverse Shaft Bearing
Gearbox
Twin Reverse Gears (2)
Idler Gear Bearings
emove screw to oil
tFill until oil remains in bottom of elbow
Oil should also be applied at the same interval to the bed ways, the cross slide and
compound rest dovetails, the tailstock barrel, the leadscrew threads and the back gear
and change gear teeth. Every 5 or 6 days, oil should also be applied to the countershaft
yoke pivot points and the belt tensioning eccentric shaft.
Recommended lubricants are listed below: —
Supplier
MOBIL OIL AUST.
CALTEX OIL (AUST.) PTY. LTD.
SHELL CO. OF AUST.
AMPOL PETROLEUM LTD.
CASTROL LTD.
H. C. SLEIGH LTD.
B.P. AUST. LTD.
NEPTUNE OIL CO.
Recommended Oil
Mobil Vactra Oil Heavy
Regal Oil P.C. (R. & 0)
Vitrea Oil 33
Gernol Oil 37
Perfecto R.R.
Purol Heavy Medium
B.P. Energol H.P. 30
P. 13
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