DoAll Bandsaw maintenance
Note: The manual: File:DoAll saw.pdf for model 16-2 (our saw) says to use SAE 10 motor oil on the reeves drive shaft. The manual for the 1612 (a slightly newer model) says SAE 20. DoAll support says use SAE 20 motor oil, which is difficult to find. ISO 68 waylube is equivalent to SAE 20 and available from Zengers in Melrose Park.
The DoAll bandsaw requires
- lubrication of the gearbox,
- monthly
- SAE20
- The drain plug is at the bottom of the gear box.
- Remove pipe cap and fill to the top of the pipe.
- Takes about 1 quart.
- Lubricating the reeves drive shaft
- should be done weekly under production use
- SAE10
- motor bearings should be re-packed
- yearly
- upper wheel slides should be greased
- monthly
- per the manual this just needs a "good quality high pressure grease"
- per the manual "a few drops" of SAE20 oil should be provided monthly to the following:
- tension screw and thrust bearings
- wheel tilt screw and hinge shaft
- speed change screw, nut,swivel, and handwheel shaft
- power feed hinge shaft and screw
- power feed foot pedal hinge point
- motor hinge point
DoAll maintenance log table
| oil gearbox | oil reeves drive | repack motor bearings | grease upper wheel slides | oil all the miscellaneous bits | date completed | person completing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| monthly | monthly | yearly | monthly | monthly | ||
| x | x | aug3 2017 | Tucker/Miriam | |||
| x | x | x | sept7 2017 | Tucker/Miriam | ||
| x | x | x | oct5 2017 | Tucker | ||
| x | x | x | jan 11 2018 | Tucker | ||
| x | x | x | Apr 5 2018 | Tucker/Daniel | ||
| x | x | May1 2018 | Tucker/McTavish | |||