Originally Posted by
Bob La Londe
I'm leaning towards automatic oilers on all machine builds for bearings and screws. Not a lot of oil per point, but frequent intervals with oil metering devices at each point. I've got one machine I've had for years that's setup that way. The original build of the machine is from 1981. It oils automatically every 15 minutes.
When I setup my Syil X4 Speedmaster I programmed it for a shot of oil every 15 minutes as well. So far its working beautifully with about 1000 hours of run time.
Wow! I originally posted this thread over 2 years ago.