Oil Dispensers For Old Lathes Oil Ports

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Gorgoth209

Plastic

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Jul 25, 2017

• Jul 25, 2017

• #1

Looking for some oil dispensers for my F.E. Reed Lathe and there are many options.
What do you guys have installed?
How do you like them?
How difficult where they to install?

Thanks

 

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capocoreyollo

Aluminum

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Jul 22, 2015

• Jul 25, 2017

• #2

I like the press in caps with the spring check ball. Easy to use with an oil can, keeps the chips out, last forever, low profile, and are dirt cheap. Just drill the right hole size and press them in. Reservoirs usually get in the way and flip cups always break/stay open/let some chips in. McMaster Carr should have whatever you need.

McMaster-Carr

 

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Gorgoth209

Plastic

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• Jul 25, 2017

• #3

McMaster-Carr

I see they have multiple options for a basic set up to the one with the needle valve the one you are talking about?

Thank you

 

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jkopel

Stainless

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Apr 3, 2010

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Seattle, Wa USA

• Jul 25, 2017

• #4

Click on the "ball" type in the left column, that is what he is talking about.

 

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capocoreyollo

Aluminum

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Jul 22, 2015

• Jul 25, 2017

• #5

No, im talking about the simple "oil fittings for un-threaded holes". With those you push your oil can nozzle up against it, pushing in the check ball, letting oil into the hole. When you pull your oil can back, the ball moves back up closing the hole. They would be suitable on the carriage and in areas with little room for the "dispensers" from your link. Those "dispensers" might work on your head stock for feeding the spindle bearings if there's room for them.

 

JST

Diamond

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Jun 16, 2001

Location

St Louis

• Jul 25, 2017

• #6

I hate those ball oilers.. They get every kind of dirt on them, and you can't clean them completely where the ball and hole meet. So when you squirt oil in, you probably carry in some swarf and grit.

Flip top oilers are a pain, and stick up, but they DO tend to keep dirt off a lot better. You can get the flip tops that just press in also.

 

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traditional-tools

Diamond

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Aug 10, 2007

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West Coast

• Jul 25, 2017

• #7

Did you get your Reed lathe off the Bay area craigslist ?

I've seen one listed on there for a bit. Those are good lathes, not fast, but good.

 

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Gorgoth209

Plastic

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Jul 25, 2017

• Jul 25, 2017

• #8

No I got mine about a year ago in the Central Valley. Early 1900s.

 

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Gorgoth209

Plastic

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• Jul 25, 2017

• #9

What do you recommend JST?

 

JST

Diamond

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Jun 16, 2001

Location

St Louis

• Jul 26, 2017

• #10

I just use fliptop oilers and put up with the nuisance of lifting the tops.