Brass gears meshed with steel gears should never be greased or heavily lubricated. They are self lubricating. Any extra lube will hold dirt which will imbed into the brass which will result in excessive wear on the harder (steel) gear. If you van see of feel the lubricant then there is way too much. Rich On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:46:15 -0500, Ron L wrote: >How are the rubber mounts between bedplate and motor, and between upper >works and bedplate? Are the gears lightly greased or just oiled? Have the >conical bearings on the mandrel shaft ever been disturbed, especially turned >and/or moved in or out?