Drip oiler

[Doc]

I decided to work on getting some drip oilers made up. I need 2 so I'm going to make up 4, 2 extra I'm sure I'll find a place for them eventually 


I cut 1" od glass tube .800 lengths
 then turned up the tops and bottoms.
 

[b.lindsey]

That'a a good sized oiler  Doc. What are you fitting the 2 on? 

Bill

[Doc]

The 2 that will be used will go on my Odds And Ends hit miss to get rid of the oil cup and the same on my Six Cycle hit miss. Never did like the oil cup and I made one of these for my Atkinson and am very happy with the way it looks and preforms. I had been wanting to do this for awhile so I finally said do it now.
 I just wish I would have gotten a thinner walled glass tube the stuff I have is a bugger to cut and flame polish.

[Doc]

Didn't get a lot of time in the shop today had about an hour so I started the spindles.

[zeeprogrammer]

Scale! Scale! Something for scale! 

They looked real tiny at first and then I read the 1st post...1" diameter.
Still, I can't visualize that in my mind.

I like those kind of oilers. They really add a nice touch.

[Doc]

  Oops  I usually try and put something in the pic to shoe size. I designed these around a 1 inch od glass tube. There isn't much to them and are fairly easy to make the hardest part I find in making them is cutting the glass tube and getting them flame polished. I maybe wasting my time flame polishing them as they are not subjected to wide temp ranges. In my boilers I like to keep the edges of glass flame polished to make them less likely to break in use.
 I'll try and do a better job with the scale reference 
In case you are interested in them I attached the drawing.

[zeeprogrammer]

There isn't much to them and are fairly easy to make

Well perhaps. But not for me yet and not for any newbie. From our point of view there's a lot to making an oiler.

We forget what we didn't know. 

[Doc]

Carl I meant nothing by saying fairly easy    I just meant there are not to many parts to make one.
Sorry I some times don't come across the way I should and may I say I am amazed at the talent on the board!
With that said I didn't do much again only thing I made was the knurled nuts. My shop helper showed up 

[b.lindsey]

I was wondering where the "Noid" had been hiding

Bill

[zeeprogrammer]

Carl I meant nothing by saying fairly easy

Wasn't you. It was me. What I said didn't come out right. Allow me to 

What Bill said...I was wondering about the 'Noid' too. Good to see him.

[Doc]

Well I got out in the shop for about another hour this evening. Between so much going on and feeling like a cold coming on just don't feel up to much. Did get the adjustment screw turned up next will be the adjustment rod.
 

[zeeprogrammer]

Between so much going on and feeling like a cold coming on just don't feel up to much.

Doc. Right? Doc. You go by 'Doc'. Don't be telling me about a cold. 
Hope you get over it soon. Or rather...that it doesn't grow.

I have to say...that last pic with Noid holding the oiler. That was great. What an expression. Really put a smile on my face. 

[Don1966]

Doc that is some nice lubicators and thanks for the drawing.

Don

[Doc]

Thanks Don,

Well went out and started on the flow control rods and points.
Turned up points and soldered to 1/8 rods then it happened turned my back for a second and the dammed Noid dropped one of the oilers on the floor and cracked the glass. Oh ok I may have laid it on the surface plate and it rolled off when I wasn't lookin. ( I still think the Noid pushed it off the table )



Just goes to show you if you aren't feeling up to par stay out of the shop.

[b.lindsey]

Sorry about the mishap Doc. That little Noid look a might guilty to me

Bill