Oil can (again)

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Not oil-cans as such but I have found the pumps from liquid-soap dispensers useful for decanting lubricating-oils, wood-preservatives and the like from full 5l cans.

They are also a source of springs, some in stainless-steel – safety-valve candidates?

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Guy Lautard once wrote about oilcan probs and how he solved them. He bought a new grease gun and modified it. Sorry, but cannot now remember in which of his books that it appeared.

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Andrew,

Being curious/nosey, what's that contraption mounted on a board behind the home made oilcan?

John

[OldironParticipant @oldiron]

Posted by Huub on 19/05/2022 21:54:34:

I have several metal oil cans supplied with the lathe and mill and they all leak. I have a 30 year old simple plastic can that doesn't leak and I use it in any orientation.

This type of oil can I have:oil can

I have one of those also. As soon as I turn it up to oil something oil always runs down the outside of the spout. I have several Wesco cans and none of them leak enough oil to bother about. I have several "railway" type tip up oilcans which are good & non leak but no good for pressured applications.

regards

[AStroudParticipant @astroud]

Hi John

Contraption??!!

Its a half built IC engine, based roughly on one of Brian Rupnow's designs, he gives them all names but I have forgotten which one I used for inspiration but it has an overhead cam.

Having built a Potty mill engine and a Monitor I thought I should make an IC engine but stalled when it came to making the cams. I do not have a dividing head and could not see an easy way. The model got pushed to the back and I made a Corliss instead, in the photo you can see a scrap cylinder, milled the steam chest too deep.

I do plan to finish the IC engine, just waiting for the right inspiration to come along.

Andrew

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