Powermatic recommends a "light film of oil" on drill press columns. (per my manual. It does not specify which oil. Any suggestions?
How about air tool oil?
My issue with this drill press is that the table is not so easy to move. That's because there is no crank handle to move it, it is held on the column with a tightening screw and needs to be moved by hand when the screw is un-tightened.
So it tended to slide down a lot.
I made a really nice counterweight system last night, with a 4x force multiplier by use of tiny rope pulleys, which makes a counterweight to the table weight. It made it a lot nicer. (I will make pictures tonight). Now I want a almost perfectly smooth motion.
Hence my question about lubrication.
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