Smithy Midas 1220 XL - Manual (Page 26)

Once it's cleaned, your Smithy is ready for lubricating. Do this carefully and thoroughly
before starting the machine. Use pressure oil can and good quality SAE No. 20 or 30
weight machine oil on the bearings and headstock.
To be thorough and complete, follow this routine:
Oiling the Headstock
1.
Open the gearbox door to expose the change gears. Oil the button in the casting
behind the D gear (Figure 6.6). Then put a few drops of oil on the teeth of all the gears.
Grease the zerk on the A gearshaft.
Figure 6.6 Oil the button behind the D gear.
2.
Check the sight glass under the chuck. If necessary, add oil until it is half full. The oil-
fill plug is at the back of the headstock above the motor (Figure 5.5). Be careful no to
overfill it. If you have to top it with oil, pour in only an ounce at a time and wait to see
the results in the sight glass. Too much oil will make the motor lug and sling oil from
behind the chuck and inside the belt box.
Oiling the Ways
1.
Run the carriage as far to the left as possible. Put a few drops of oil on the ways. Run
the carriage to the extreme right and repeat. You may want to use Way-lube, an oil spe-
cially formulated for ways.
Oiling the Carriage
1.
Lubricate the oil buttons in the cross-slide table (Figure 6.7). There are two buttons on
the front of the cross-slide ways.
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Midas 1220 XL Operator’s Manual