A friend of mine has a 36 inch band saw built around the turn of the last century that uses babbitt bearings. For those not familiar with babbitt bearings they are made by melting and pouring a soft metal around a shaft and must be lubed at all times. The babbitts on the band saw are not in the best of shape and the small oil cups quickly drain their oil through the bearing and onto the floor. They do however hold the wheel true, with no play and it turns freely.
We would like to try lubing the bearings with an NLGI 00 grease, with good AW properties and synthetic is preferred. Plenty of greases are available Lubriplate SFL, Amsiol Semi-Fluid 00 Synthetic EP Grease (GSF), Castrol SHL, etc. the problem is I con only find them in large quantities. Is there an NLGI 00 grease that can be purchased in small quantities like a pound or two?
We would like to try lubing the bearings with an NLGI 00 grease, with good AW properties and synthetic is preferred. Plenty of greases are available Lubriplate SFL, Amsiol Semi-Fluid 00 Synthetic EP Grease (GSF), Castrol SHL, etc. the problem is I con only find them in large quantities. Is there an NLGI 00 grease that can be purchased in small quantities like a pound or two?