Getting Myford oiled up

[Alan Johnson 7Participant @alanjohnson7]

MEW No.178, Page 46. An Oiler for the Myford Lathe, by Barry Forrest.

I made one, and it works very well – better than the original oiler, of which I have two.

Made from the scrap box and used an oil can I already had. The conversion of the oil can was non destructive.

[brian jones 11Participant @brianjones11]

Now as you have all been on the edge of your seats on tenterhooks, here is the denouement

As you can see, I placed the obdurate grease nipple in a holder and drilled out a countersink to suit – a new 11/64"

The nipple was reinstalled (2BA) and given a pump and the oil duly emerged from the shaft as expected, only a trivial amount leaked from the gun point

So there is my take on a nasty problem and the grease nipple will no doubt seal on a grease gun

Ive had a few good tips from this board so its good to return – my oil gun tip

[brian jones 11Participant @brianjones11]

thanx for the tip Nigel, have ordered on to replace a naff one which wouldnt pump properly

 

I can now report that all Auntie Myford's nipples have been repurposed even the ones I found hidden on the saddle and we are cooking on gas

 

Nice thing about the Wanner gun is that it will pump into straight holes (with no nipple) as well cos of its conical nose. Cant do that with a real Myford type as suggested above

Edited By brian jones 11 on 11/08/2021 10:27:47

[Sub WooerParticipant @subwooer63862]

Well said William.

Peter, dont you worry bits of fabric over time will accumulate and clog the oillite bushings?

Brian, I use a bit of ABS plastic to cover my ways, and secure it with a single bolt. It keeps all swarf far away from the felt so a simple ways clean off to the left is all thats needed (when working with the slide back enough to expose the ways, which isnt often in my case). I also prototyped up some t slot fillers so cleanup is a breeze.

 

Edited By Sub Wooer on 17/08/2021 22:42:20

[brian jones 11Participant @brianjones11]

Wow i could eat my lunch off that m/c, why am I such a slut?

Those slot fillers are neat, Now Auntie Doreen is up to speed, I could mill out some strips in a heartbeat

Great tip thnx

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