I only have small oilers on my Drumond M series and no wicks
I use colloidal graphite mixed with my chosen oil and use a small pipet and an old plastic pills container
The plastic cup of mixed oil has a small round neodymium magnet in it, to collect any metal dust
No problems after 5 years
I find that I do my slideways and leadscrews a lot more than my headstock bearings, so a drip into the headstock oilers when I do my slideways has been the habit
The plastic pipet allows me to put oil accurately pretty much anywhere on the lathe, anytime I want

Edited By Ady1 on 26/06/2015 09:21:36