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Hi all, I've been trying to source some oil for the ways on my lathe. So far the one I have found is Castrol BD68. Here is the info from their website. Slideway Oil Description Castrol Magnaglide D 68 is specially formulated for the lubrication of slideways on machine tools. This oil is...

Hi all, Somethings starting to bug me about my tail stock. When I setup my lathe, i made sure that everything was lined up correctly. on a 12" bar i had less than a thou run out from one end to the other. But when I came to centre drill and then drill the end of the stock, problems arise. For...

Hi all, first post here, been lurking for a while but now I need some help! Bought a used mill not so long ago, just got round to setting it all up. First of all I put a dial indicator into the chuck, fixed the quill and put a setup block underneath it, zeroed the indicator. I started at the...