Recommend oil can for oiler ports (on lathe)

[marcusjParticipant @marcusj]

[marcusjParticipant @marcusj]

Any recommendations on where to source an oiler can that effectively feeds those little oiler ports with the spring-loaded ball bearing cover?  For example those seen here on a Warco 250 (from cign.org site)?

 

 

[John HardingParticipant @johnharding75458]

 

Regret photo won’t on my line.   For a Harrison lathe I was advised to use a simple grease gun.  One where the business end telescopes into the body.

 

Following the topic of lubrication for lathe and milling machine gear boxes,  are there any suppliers  of the correct grades of oil and grease available in 1litre and 4 or 5 litre containers?

 

John H

 

[Clive FosterParticipant @clivefoster55965]

A usually adequate answer to feeding the spring loaded ball oilers is to use a normal pump action oil can with a piece of clean cloth over the oiler to make a seal between the oil can nozzle and the ball surround. Best to have a can with a flexible spout so you can hold the can part more or less level in one hand whilst using the other to get the nozzle square on the oiler.  May take a little experimentation to find the right piece of cloth, lint free of course.  I think I settled on a double thickness of old bed sheet.

 

Not a fan of ball oilers .  I find them difficult to clean as well as being a pain to fill so tend to replace with something else wherever possible.  Whenever I’ve gone under a ball oiler as part of a strip’n clean operation there has been significant amounts of debris beneath.

 

John H asks about oils for lathes and mills.  I use Castrol Hyspin AWS 32 and Magna BD 68 mail ordered in 5 litre bottle from RS Components pretty much indiscriminately.  The Hyspin will serve for the light oil requirements of most machines and the Magna is fine for bed slide-way and heavy oil requirements.  Magna makes a great oil can oil for round the house jobs too.  In home shop use clean and plentiful oil is far more important than exact makers specification.  Frankly the detail properties of oils to the same name or nominal specifications have changed greatly in the years since most of our machines were made.  Usually to our benefit.

 

Clive 

[Michael WildeParticipant @michaelwilde12011]

Hi, I also use magna BD68 on my machine slides. Is hyspin 32 ok to use on my ML7 spindle bearings or am I better off sticking with nutto oil?

Also, I’ve just bought my 1st myford, what kind of rate should the oilers on my ML7 be dropping oil to the bearings? Obviously speed dependant?

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

I found that those pump oilcans usually painted red, leaked and made ahell of a mess, wasting expensive oils. Bought an expensive “Reilang” oilcan – no waste at all!

Can anyone recommend an improvement upon those awful little spring loaded ball oilers, please? 

[John HardingParticipant @johnharding75458]

Many thanks to Messrs Foster and Wilde for their advice.

John H

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

I used to set my Myford oilers so that as soon as I switched the motor on the vibration made the oilers drip. Motor off, oil stopped flowing.

Better too much oil than not enough.

 

regards David

 

[John CParticipant @johnc47954]

Hi ,

I changed all the oil points on my Myford to 2 BA threaded grease nipples (available from Myfords or www lathespares (dot) co.uk) and use Hyspin 32 or BD Magna as directed by the Myford lubrication chart through a standard grease gun used upside down. This is guaranteed to force the oil where it needs to go – you can see it at the edges of the bearings. I found that some of the non-pressure oil nipples did not allow any oil through.   Although Nutto 32 is specified, the Hyspin is listed as an equivalent grade. I agree with the above posters – the exact spec is not so important as regular oiling.

John 

[Michael WildeParticipant @michaelwilde12011]

Nice one! Turns out the Myford uses the same oils as the Matauura cnc milling machines at work! I’ll look into the grease nipples and gun also I think. Thanks for the advice!

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