[HELP] How much oil?

[Scruffy]

I have got my 16 by 54 American pacemaker unloaded and in the play room. I would like to change all the oils, does any one know how much oil the headstock holds?
I'll try to post some. Pictures of my collection of old stuff when I can.
Thanks ron

[PixMan]

Ron,

Nice lathe, for certain! I think that volume is something that will have to come from the manual as I know of no one here who has the same machine. Tony @ lathes.co.uk might have a manual if you don't, but you really shouldn't worry too much about it as long as the machine labels state WHICH oil it uses in there.

You can get a good idea of how much it needs by measuring how much drains out. A rough guess might be more than 1 gallon but less than 3. I would imagine the machine has a sight glass to bring it up to the correct level and maintain it.

[Dr Stan]

That is IMHO the best lathe ever. We had them on the USS Samuel Gompers AD-37 and at 10 years old bolted to a steel deck that moved every which way we could still hold +/- .0002" on the bearing journals of pump shafts with a max TIR of .001". Except for when the ship fitters on the deck above used their shear capable of cutting 1" 1018 8 ft long. One could see the whole lathe bounce up & down.

[Mayhem]

No pics = no lathe = no need for oil = no problem with volume

[Scruffy]

Well

[Scruffy]

Well 2

[Scruffy]

Kinda hard to use but their it is
Ron

[Mayhem]

OK - now I believe you

[PixMan]

Don't bother with the oil change. The lathe is scrap, and with junky oil in it the scrap price is negative.

I will step up and be your hero and remove it for you. What time would you want the rigger to show up?








Ok, you can keep them both. That's a keeper on both counts. Is the shaper a 16" G&E or Cincinnati?

[Vinny]

That shop is too clean. It must not be used.