which oil to use in record cl3

Hello Bezalel,

The 20 weight oil should work, it is just a bit thiner than 30 weight. You may have more oil coming out around the bearing with the 20 weight oil. I would think that the 40 weight that you've been using should work fine.

Fred Holder

Hello Fred and Bezalel. The WD40 is not the right lubricant for the CL3 lathe. You want the 20 or the 30 weight oil. The WD 40 is that solvent based product in a spray can that is too light and not sticky enough to lubricate bronze bearings.

If you've been using WD40, you're lucky you still have bearings.

I wouldn't use either WD40 oe SAE 30 engine oil. Neither is of the sam

consistency or composition as the Record oil. I wouldn't use the latte either but only because I am a tight-fisted Yorkshireman. I am reliabl informed that the Record oil which they sell at some exhorbitant pric is nothing other than automotive oil as used in automatic gearboxes an power steering systems. Certainly I used this for years in my CL3 an the bearings were fine

I have been using a CL3 for years now with 30 grade oil. 20 tends to run out of the bearing too quickly, and as Fred states IF (A big if) you have been using WD40 you are extremely fortunate in having bearings at all, if this is the case please dismantle the whole thing, clean and reassemble using 30 oil. Regards Peter

on the bottle i got all it says ultra sl 20w-50 (sae20w50 apisl/cf acea a3,b3) it doesnt say nething about it having detergent or not. what's the problem with deteregent?

Corrosion of the brass.

Woodbutcher1

Hi.

I have only ever used the oil from Record, yes it is overpriced, but why risk it. I use the CL4

Regards

T> I wouldn't use either WD40 oe SAE 30 engine oil. Neither is of the same