Sorry Neil, but my design is too big, I use the flip top caps from tooth paste tubes on my lathe, the holes for filling the oil sumps on my lathe are 10 mm diameter, and had little rubber plugs, with oil written on top.

Ian S C

Neil,
My Super7 has some nice spring lid oilers on the countershaft. Might be a bit expensive though.
John

Nice link but Metric

I have one to make a new lid for. The lid has curved down edges of course but instead of a bent hinge bit it is rivetted to a block about <1/8 cube. The spring bears against the side of the square to give a nice indexing feel. The rivet which is a square cut down part of the block hammered over and filed flush was its undoing as forcing back levers it off probably far too easily. I will also solder the replacement.

I suppose this small one could machine the lid plus block from solid.

Neil – you might find what you're after at this **LINK** – don't be too surprised at the words that come up in the URL!!

Keith

Try this Neil

Turn a basic cup shape 9mm OD, use a 1/4" ball nose cutter to form the recess but make it off centre, mill away some of the top to leave the centre of a hinge nuckle on the thickest edge.

Take a bit of brass the thickness of what you machined of the top (2.4mm in this case) drill right through 0.8mm for the hinge pin, notch to fit the cup, then shape the top as desired

Make a pin 0.8mm dia squash one end slightly then push it into place so that when the squashed end enters last it will hold tight in one of the outer nuckles

Thats your homework for tonight, will expect it ready to be marked in the morning

Edited By JasonB on 18/12/2014 16:07:47

You can always poke a bit of natural wool into the hole if the oil is draining too fast. I drew it with a 1/16" hole but 1.2mm or even 1.0mm would do

I was going to suggest just a little cap to slide either over or in the top, but your pivoted cover looks quite neat.

Ian S C