Apron gearbox oil leak repair

Hello everyone,

Exactly 4 years ago I bought this Chinese bench lathe which is 500mm from center to center and it can turn parts up to 250mm in diameter.
From the first months of its use I noticed an oil leak from the apron’s hand crank and concentration of the oil at the bottom of the casting; a relatively easy repair that took me so long to address it...
Besides repairing the leak, I added a sight glass to monitor the oil level in the apron and did a general facelift to the lathe. I hope you enjoy the video.

Cheers
Dimitris

P.S. I hope that this post is on the right subforum?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlnbZwd9Z84

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Thanks Dimitris Polychronis! We've added your Lathe Gearbox Leak Repair to our Lathes category,
as well as to your builder page: Dimitris Polychronis's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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