10-31-2013, 11:08 PM
I was asked to start a build thread on the drip oilers that I need for my shaper,
I borrowed one from a friend so this is more of a backwards engineering project then anything else. I'm not trying to reproduce ones like the borrowed one I just need a couple that will drip oil to lube the ram on the shaper when its running.
first up is a photo of the one that I borrowed that I have partially disassembled, thing looks like it was buried in the ground, its pretty dirty. you can also see one of the metering tubes that I have made
![[Image: lunkenhimer-oiler.jpg]](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd484/Superdave257/lunkenhimer-oiler.jpg)
second photo if of the metering tube and the part that the sight glass fits into the turned end will be threaded 1/4" NTP.
![[Image: my-oiler.jpg]](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd484/Superdave257/my-oiler.jpg)
This photo shows some bronze rods that I casted as I don't have any brass round stock, in the photo you see the valve rod from the borrowed oiler this is probably the most complicated part in the whole oiler. threaded up some 5/32 drill rod to make the needles out of.
![[Image: casted-some-brass-round-sto.jpg]](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd484/Superdave257/casted-some-brass-round-sto.jpg)
I borrowed one from a friend so this is more of a backwards engineering project then anything else. I'm not trying to reproduce ones like the borrowed one I just need a couple that will drip oil to lube the ram on the shaper when its running.
first up is a photo of the one that I borrowed that I have partially disassembled, thing looks like it was buried in the ground, its pretty dirty. you can also see one of the metering tubes that I have made
![[Image: lunkenhimer-oiler.jpg]](http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/Superdave257/media/lunkenhimer-oiler.jpg.html)
second photo if of the metering tube and the part that the sight glass fits into the turned end will be threaded 1/4" NTP.
![[Image: my-oiler.jpg]](http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/Superdave257/media/my-oiler.jpg.html)
This photo shows some bronze rods that I casted as I don't have any brass round stock, in the photo you see the valve rod from the borrowed oiler this is probably the most complicated part in the whole oiler. threaded up some 5/32 drill rod to make the needles out of.
![[Image: casted-some-brass-round-sto.jpg]](http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/Superdave257/media/casted-some-brass-round-sto.jpg.html)
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