Drip Oilers

[EdK]

(06-15-2014, 03:57 PM)kenne Wrote: ... . I have the local franchise on smarta$$ . no problem , next year we may get hats and a secret handshake .....

Steve,

It sounds like you may have some serious competition as the forum smart a$$.

Ed

[Highpower]

Ed, it's better than being a dumb a$$ I suppose.

The oiler looks great. But with my ham hands they would probably be knuckle busters like the original bolt heads that stuck out from the crank handles on my mini-lathe. Some would probably say that's just my punishment for buying one in the first place.

[PixMan]

Nice job on installing the oilers, though I really don't understand why it's there on a shaft and handle which should be pinned together and not working against each other.

Where does the oil go and how does it get there?

[EdK]

(06-16-2014, 08:15 AM)Highpower Wrote: Ed, it's better than being a dumb a$$ I suppose.

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That is true Willie.

Ed

[kenne]

   

(06-16-2014, 09:26 AM)PixMan Wrote: Nice job on installing the oilers, though I really don't understand why it's there on a shaft and handle which should be pinned together and not working against each other.

Where does the oil go and how does it get there?

On this old Cincinnati lathe , there is a groove in the shaft apparently to oil the shaft bushings inside the apron, there are several strange things like this I have found over the years . You could add a few drops of oil daily and never know the difference , but the oil cap was missing and I liked this idea for the other oilers and used it here also . Other than that it didn't need it .