Just bought a barely used Craftex (Chinese Import) Mill/Drill. It's originally sold by Busy Bee Tools in Canada and is similar to the Grizzly G3358. Got it for 1300$ Canadian. Would have cost me 1900$ with tax and all new so I figured it was nice deal. It would have cost me more to get the smaller one I was planning on buying before I found this one.
Anyways, after we managed to drag it out of the guy's basement and down into mine I found that much of the oil that was on the machine's column had dried up and had to be removed. I'm now wondering what kind of oil I should use to keep the column and slides.
I noticed from some past posts that some of you guys use Mobil one on lathes. Should I use the same type of oil on the slides and on drive parts? Is grease better or worse? I didn't get a manual so I don't know what the manufacturer recommends (if anything).
Thanks! Jon