Questions about Solberga SE1630 drill press lubrication

[Jin]

Hello from Slovakia,

sorry for writing in English, but I hope you can still help me :)

I bought a used Solberga SE1630 drill press and I am not sure about lubrication. I downloaded the manual and translated it to English using Google translate, however it does not seem to go into details, so I was wondering if anyone who has this machine could give me some hints.

As I understand starting from version No. 4698 the feed box is filled with oil. It seems that I have the older version 4539 without a feed box, still the manual suggests to use hydraulic oil, but does not say how much.

There are three lubrication nipples on top of the machine:


Originalets URL: http://deadlock.dhs.org/jin/SolbergaSE1630/2018-10-13/DSCF7669.JPG


Am I really supposed to fill in hyraulic oil and if yes, how much? Where would I let the old oil out? I do not see anything at the bottom of the spindlestock:


Originalets URL: http://deadlock.dhs.org/jin/SolbergaSE1630/2018-10-13/DSCF7658.JPG


The gearbox seems loud, so I assume it has not been lubricated in a while...

[mimeck]

I use engine oil (5w-40?). Use an oilcan and press an small amount of oil through the nipples.

I'm not sure that your machine is the same as mine. Do you drive it with the pedal? I don't have a pedal.

If I find the book I can check what kind of oil it should be.


I hope you could read my english.

[Jin]

Thanks a lot for your response! Your english is fine

Google Translate is also quite OK in translating from Swedish to English, so in the meantime I was able to read the manual, it says: Oil recommendation: Castrol Hyspin AWS 32, Energol HL P 32 or similar. It does not say how much and it says that only the gearboxes of machines that have a power feed are filled with oil.

I do not have a power feed, so I am still confused - you only add the oil but never let it out?

The pedal is not standard, I think the previous owner added it, I am about to remove it and add an "Emergency Stop" button to restore the original state of the machine.

In the gearbox, the upper handle clicks in, but the lower handle does not, I never know if I rotated the handle correctly and if the gears mesh. The gearbox makes some strange sounds too... how does it work on yours? Is the lower handle also supposed to "klick" into a position when selecting a gear?

[mimeck]

I just found an manual on this forums "downloads" but I have the real book in the other house.

The downloaded manual says that you should use hydraulic oil. It also says that that it only needs an small amount of oil and not very often.
(that was not an good translation)

I oil it 3-4 times/year but I use it only a few times/week.
I don't think you have to let the oil out. It let it self out but it's a very small amount


The gearbox works perfect on my machine. It clicks into gear on both handles.

[mimeck]

I found the book!

They suggest that you oil it once a week. Two presses with the oil can each time.

Use Castrol Hyspin AWS 32 BP Energol HLP 32 Shell Tellus oil 32 or similar. (I use engine oil because I got that in the oilcan)


Om nånn kan översätta bättre så försök gärna:

"Tillför olja genom smörjnipplarna-en gång per vecka.
Ett par tag med smörjsprutan räcker"



SE 1630/AMC has an gearbox that should be controlled once a week.

[Jin]

I oil it 3-4 times/year but I use it only a few times/week.
I don't think you have to let the oil out. It let it self out but it's a very small amount

OK, so there is no "oil bath", then I think I know how it works.

The gearbox works perfect on my machine. It clicks into gear on both handles.

I think I might be missing a spring and a ball on the lower handle:



This is probably the reason why it does not "click".

I finally cleaned and oiled the machine today, later my electrician friend replaced the motor circuit breaker and removed the pedal, we still need to add the emergency stop button:

http://deadlock.dhs.org/jin/SolbergaSE1630/2018-12-03/

Unfortunately I have the feeling that I will need to replace the bearings...

This sounds pretty bad, doesnt it?

http://deadlock.dhs.org/jin/SolbergaSE1 ... CF8170.mp4

[mimeck]

Perhaps it's something wrong with the bearings. I think that the gearbox make some noise but that is normal.

Perhaps your machine sounds different when you have the ball and spring.

[christianmoller]

My Strands sounded like that with a bad bearing.

/Christian

[Jin]

Thanks for checking out the video! So it seems I have a new project on my hands, I will have no choice but to open it up and replace everything that needs replacing... :P

[Jin]

I have one more question, apart from the manual that is available on masknisten.net, are there any additional repair/service manuals for this drill?

The operation manual does not say much about dismantling, there are of course drawings for the spare part list which help, but if there was information what to pay attention to and about the order in which to disassemble everything - that would be helpful.