Minor problem - small Asian lathe.

[Jo]

Fleabay £5.09 inc postage: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Multi-Purpose-EP2-Lithium-Grease-500g-Lubricant-High-Melting-Point-Triple-QX-/302193224689?hash=item465c1eabf1:g:OL4AAOSwJhdZhM7P

ARC £11.23 +  £2.35 P&P:   http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Protection-Grease-Adhesives/Lubrication-and-Cutting-Aids/Molyslip-MLG-Multi-Purpose-EP-Moly-Lithium-Grease-450g-Tin-170-100-10300 

Jo

[Jasonb]

I thought you were comparing like for like costs eg both the Molyslip rather than a cheapie with a quality one.

I was just suggesting one I have actually used rather than looking for the cheapest on the net and posting a link, I prefer to give suggestions based on actual first hand usage

[Jo]

Moly is different from standard Lithium grease in as far as it includes Molybdenum Disulphide as an additive which makes it suitable for extreme pressure applications (i.e. high load bearing).

Do you really believe that lubricating between gears on a lathe really counts as an extreme pressure application?

Jo

Edit: Standard LM grease comes off your hands much easier than the stuff with Molybdenum Disulphide in it 

[Jasonb]

Just saves buying a whole load of other greases, Think I bought that one when I changed the Warco head bearings and have used it for most thing since.

It does say it is suitable for "agricultural machinery" so I would think that suits our far eastern machines down to the ground

[Jo]

Just saves buying a whole load of other greases

Most people already have an old pot of standard LM grease in the shed 

Jo

[Alyn Foundry]

Hi.

I was sold on Molybdenum Disulphide nigh on 30 years ago. Working for what was then a publicly owned electricity supply and distribution system.

The CEGB ( Central Electricity Generation Board ) were decommissioning many of the smaller lower efficiency power stations, as a consequence they chose a turbine and alternator to destruction test lubricants. Raw MS was administered to the main bearings and then run, under load, without the usual flow of oil through the bearing boxes. Believe it or not the set lasted 8 hours before the Bronzes picked up and total destruction followed.

A single application had coated the surfaces sufficiently to make a long lived near frictionless environment.

I've been using MS 3 grease for just about everything since.

Cheers Graham.

[Jo]

I have some Rocol (very high Molybdenum Disulphide grease) it is amazing what it does: good up to 450 degrees and 100,000 Bar  . I normally use it to lubricate the tailstock fixed centre when turning between centres 

Graphite grease has its uses as well 

Jo

[Stuart]

I must be the odd one out for open gears on the myford I use motor cycle chain lube not the wax WD do a good one it sprays on the goes gloopy and sticky so it stops put

One spray lasts ( not the can ) lasts about a month and quitenens things down no end

Stuart

[Gas_mantle]

Thanks guys and gals,

I have to go into town tomorrow so I'll see what there is over the counter first then buy online if I cant get anything I want.

I did notice this stuff and wondered about its effectiveness it seems cheap enough and convenient to use :-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Performance-White-Lithium-Grease-250ml/dp/B00KPUBO0U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508082122&sr=8-2&keywords=lithium+grease

[Jo]

That will work  a spray is a much better way of doing things as it saves getting your hands dirty 

Stuart's chain lube is good ... lubricating the gears on your lathe is not in any way going to challenge any lubricant, oil would do but it drips off and makes a mess

Jo