Hello all.  Got my latest acquisition.  Its a Kity 1637 or 637 (not sure if it has a 1 or not).  Its a 10" Jointer/Planer.  I always clean up my newly aquired tools and tune them if needed.  I'm use to dealing with cast iron but this one is cast aluminum. 
For cast iron clean up i use T9 rust remover for cleanup and follow up with T9 lubrication spray. 
What's a good solution to clean and lubricate cast aluminum as it doesn't rust so T9 is not needed and I'm not sure if its safe to use or not.

Also I noticed that the planer table is lifted on 4 threaded rods driven by what looks to be bicycle chain.  Whats a good way to lubricate and grease those?  They are inside the planing side exposed to wood chips. 

I have this grease https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WK8VV8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and thinking of putting it on the threaded rods for the planer table as well as jointer table threaded rods.  Is that ok to use?

Whats a good grease to use chain?

Not much info on these Kity models so if anyone has experience with these please share your thoughts?

Thank you

 

white lithium grease, I checked they make a hex mandrel for the scotch brite roloc disc for cleaning alu.If you dont have a die grinder,nice machine. you need both the backing pad and the disc.

Thank you. I believe i do have white lithuim grease. So that goes on the threaded rods and chain?

I do have a die grinder (M12 right angle)  do you have a link to what I need to get?

If you are using Boeshield T-9 (Boeshield)it is a good solution for protecting aluminum. Produced by the Boeing company, it is designed to work with aluminum. It is also very effective for preventing rust on bicycle chains. 

Good Luck!

I wouldn't use grease on the chain, it's likely too thick. There are a zillian specialty chain lubes for bicycles and motorcycles, I would think one of the "dry" wax-type lubes would work well, and resist getting gunked up with sawdust. Your local bike shop should have lots of choices.
If you don't want to use a specialty lube, Tri-flow works well, and stays fairly clean. Wipe the chain down after applying the lube, whatever is on the outer plates isn't contributing to lubricating the moving parts and will just collect dust. I like the liquid, drip bottle version of Tri-Flow, but it also comes in an aerosol can.

Thank you.  I'll check it out.  There is a bike shop near by

Plus one on no wet lube. Here are a couple of dry lubricant sprays that I use.

Both go one as a black film ( so you can see where it is) dries as a film adhered to the metal.

Both are very slippery but need to be reapplied from time to time. Won’t get gummed up with sawdust though

Ron

Thank you all.  So if i understand correctly, grease goes on sprockets, gears and dry lube goes on the chain?

Thank you all.  So if i understand correctly, grease goes on sprockets, gears and dry lube goes on the chain?

For motorcycles, bicycles and industrial machines oiling a chain makes a lot of sense, also because of the torque/power loads and the chain speeds that are used oil is actually mandatory.

In your case the chain & sprockets simply lift the planer table so there are no large torque loads and the chain speed is tortoise like in reality. I'd just stick with the dry treatment and see how that works for you. If you do want to go the grease route I'd still try the dry method first because once you go the grease route and if you don't like it, the cleanup is going to be killer as the chain will probably need to be removed for proper cleaning.

Got the back cover off. Looks to be in good shape

So looks like the planer table only has threaded rods inside, chain that drives the table up and down is below the sheet metal so not exposed
I’ll do dry ptfe spray on the rods


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Well that's a good photo...it certainly helps to make things a lot more clear. There appears to be a small amount of grease on the chain as evidenced by the black marks on the sprocket teeth. I'd feel the sprocket teeth with my fingers to verify that condition. If so, then you could apply an additional small amount of grease to the chain or just remove the chain, clean it and the sprockets and start over. There's really no wrong way or right way to proceed after seeing the photo. Photos are the key...

I also noticed you have the original owners manual, what does it suggest you use for a lubrication regimen and what type of lubricant ?

Checked the manual.  Nothing in there about lubrication regimen that i could find.  In case anyone is interested here is a pdf version I just created
Kity 637 Manual