Team kerry lathe
Team AG lathe
This page for the discussion and on going maintenance of the Kerry AG lathe. To record issues and solutions, improvements, jobs lists ect.
Needs to be done before use
cleaning up
The lathe is cleaning up a lot better than expected most part have been cleaned up bar the apron.
The bearing and all gears all appear to be in very good condition.
Wiring
Refresh on wiring
Emergency stop.
it does have A proper DOL which while old and tatty on the outside appears to be good condition inside and can have emergency stop added but replacements are not expensive.
oiling
Need to use SAE 50 for the gearbox and all other parts of the lathe the oil need to be yellow metal safe an oil matching GL3 standard should fit but need to double check.
Oil in head looks to be in good condition but may be worth changing
Need to figure out all the oiling points
There are two missing oiling point ones been damaged though impact and damaged thread on the other. May be wise to just replace the lot.
alignment
While not so critical as some of the above.
There's a missing alieghment dowel on the headstock and missing bolt
Need to decide what it going to sit down on.
Upgrades
DRO would be an nice addition