Brass button oilers

Brass button oilers

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4 May 2013 at 10:01 #118391
_Paul_
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Can anyone reccomend a UK supplier of good quality 1/4" (or 6mm) brass button oilers, just had some delivered from a "northern supplier" and not one has a circular hole where the ball sits all have some form of ovality, lip or other deformity rendering them useless.

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Paul
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4 May 2013 at 10:01 #17069
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4 May 2013 at 10:31 #118392
John Stevenson 1
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Paul,

I buy mine from ARC, just got a stack of 8mm ones in on the desk at the moment and they look fine, never had a problem with oilers
4 May 2013 at 11:01 #118395
Andyf
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Paul, you might be able to improve those you have by upending them over something with a hole in it to accommodate the projecting part of the ball, then using a thin drift and hammer to give the ball a light tap or two on the back. That might make the brass lip of the hole conform with the ball.

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4 May 2013 at 11:16 #118397
roy entwistle
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Send them back If the supplier dosen't know they are faulty he won't do anything about them

Roy
4 May 2013 at 12:17 #118401
_Paul_
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Thanks John just ordered some from Arceurotrade.

Andy nice idea but I dont think that will fix these they really are quite bad.

Roy your right I will be sending them back first thing Tuesday after putting a flea in their ear.

Many Thanks gents

Paul
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