Robert Shimko
Plastic
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- Jan 22, 2020
I have been putting oil in the top (spring cap) oilers and also have been keeping the Gits type reservoirs below filled up.
If I open the top oiler and the bottom Gits type, and add oil to the top, oil will fill up and drip out of the bottom Gits style. That oil is somewhat dirty looking. I have been oiling before every use.
The Gits oilers vary in the amount of oil that they contain, but there is always oil in them.
![headstock oilers.jpg headstock oilers.jpg](https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/data/attachments/234/234275-ce8fe7dfe193861d04bb59a47ddc0e65.jpg)
I just want to make sure that I am oiling correctly. I have watched countless YouTube videos and have lots of the original 9" Workshop brochures and information, but none show this type of oiler.
I fugured that (within reason) that more oil is better than not enough, especially with these bronze bearings.
If anyone has experience with these types of oilers and could give me a few pointers, I would appreciate it.
Thanks
If I open the top oiler and the bottom Gits type, and add oil to the top, oil will fill up and drip out of the bottom Gits style. That oil is somewhat dirty looking. I have been oiling before every use.
The Gits oilers vary in the amount of oil that they contain, but there is always oil in them.
![headstock oilers.jpg headstock oilers.jpg](https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/data/attachments/234/234275-ce8fe7dfe193861d04bb59a47ddc0e65.jpg)
I just want to make sure that I am oiling correctly. I have watched countless YouTube videos and have lots of the original 9" Workshop brochures and information, but none show this type of oiler.
I fugured that (within reason) that more oil is better than not enough, especially with these bronze bearings.
If anyone has experience with these types of oilers and could give me a few pointers, I would appreciate it.
Thanks