Sorry, not sure where to put this thread.
I picked up last year a small belt sander, finally getting around to messing with it. Top bearing was gritty, so I drifted it out. I know sealed bearings are more "sealed" than actually sealed so I removed the cover, gave it a brake cleaner bath, and it worked properly. Without thinking about it, I put a bit of 3N1 oil in, which of course means it doesn't spin as freely, but at least it now has oil instead of gunk in it.
I still need to get belts for it, but after doing the work, I realized, I should have done this thing called thinking before using 3N1 oil. What would be a better oil here? or does it not matter, since it's just going to get fine sawdust in it anyhow, and need to periodic cleaning anyways?
I picked up last year a small belt sander, finally getting around to messing with it. Top bearing was gritty, so I drifted it out. I know sealed bearings are more "sealed" than actually sealed so I removed the cover, gave it a brake cleaner bath, and it worked properly. Without thinking about it, I put a bit of 3N1 oil in, which of course means it doesn't spin as freely, but at least it now has oil instead of gunk in it.
I still need to get belts for it, but after doing the work, I realized, I should have done this thing called thinking before using 3N1 oil. What would be a better oil here? or does it not matter, since it's just going to get fine sawdust in it anyhow, and need to periodic cleaning anyways?