THOSE DURN OIL HOLES!

[jwoitasek]

Hey guy's,

I've got a question.

The oiling holes on a lot of the import equipment.
That little ball thingy that your supposed to push down and then get oil to go in the hole next to the ball.
Pump oilers the tip is too big, bottles with the plastic nipple either colapse or the ball prevents the oil from flowing.
Well how do you all do it???
I have not found anything that works good enough without getting more oil outside of it then inside.
I am open to idea's
JRW

[C. Tate]

I always use an old fashioned oil can; you know the kind that you press the bottom. Never thought anything about it being messy I figured what the hell it's good for the skin. Never had anything freeze up yet must be getting oil.

[Jake]

JRW,

I'm with you on this one! Maybe someone ought to fire off a letter to Gits asking them to reveal the secret.

I always thought that a special oil can was used that would seal over the outside and the ball would act like a valve. But where is that oil can? To me, if I can't see oil gushing out all over the place, and I don't mean on top of the little bugger - it ain't oiled.

-Jim

[This message has been edited by Jake (edited 07-12-2002).]

[bdarin]

I have the same thing on my 1950's Atlas lathe, so they're nothing new. When I got the lathe (it was my grand-daddy's), I also swiped his oil can (but not for the lathe....it just worked out that way). It's a pump type oilcan with a little bitty nozzle on the end that pushes against the ball. Still drips some, but oil gets in.

[Peter S]

I found a good answer to these problems years ago....place a rag over the oil hole, then apply your oil can or whatever and pump away. The rag acts as a seal, the oil forces its way thru' the rag OK.
Works on damaged grease nipples too (you know, those ones that get little dings in them) put a rag over the nipple, and fit the grease gun in the normal way.
I swear it works!

[Thrud]

If I ever bother to get a digital camera, I will snap photo of my Austrian oiler (it is like, a tube on a bottle - you insert tube in hole a squeeze).

[motorworks]

Hi
Chain-saw bar grease gun works good/just fill with oil.Get a better quality one.
eddie

[SGW]

I solved the problem in a couple of spots on my mill by prying out those ball thingies and putting in regular oil cups.

That's not practical on the table way oiling points, unfortunately -- too much chance of the oil cups getting whacked in use. A couple of those seem to work pretty well if I just press the tip of the oiler spout against the ball snugly, and pump.

A couple of 'em though, I end up squirting oil all over the place the best I can do. I generally oil the table ways by cranking the table to one end, wiping down the ways with a paper towel, then squirting oil on my fingers and running my fingers over the ways until they're covered with fresh oil. Then repeat with the table cranked the other way. Not the greatest arrangement, but it works pretty well, albeit messy.

[Tel]

The Myford oil gun works well, I've used mine for 20 some years with no problems. Similar to the chainsaw nose greaser (which are now out of favour) only smaller - brass tube with clear plastic pump reseviour


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Tel

[Oso]

For oilers with screw-on tips....or ones you are willing to braze a new tip on.

Turn a new tip to fit in the hole. Cone should seal against edges of all your ball oilers without pressing ball down to a stop.

Crosscut the end of the tip with a thin saw, to let oil bypass the pressed-down ball. Thin means small enough to leave some tip when you crosscut.

I hardened the tip on mine, as it was a screw-on.

Proceed on your way and oil as needed.