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ball oilers

My guess is that 'from Japan' is probably not indicative of Mitutoyo like quality LOL. Lots of us have bought the Ebay/Ali version of those which look identical, similar price. They are just OK IMO. Not quite as good as the ones on my Taiwan machines if that's of any reference. There is a higher quality euro version that Stefan.G shows on his retrofits which have red balls. Not that the color is the the determining factor. I'm not sure if its a form of coating for sealing but the housing & spring assembly is more robust, accurate barrel OD's etc. Better overall quality. I tracked them down to a supplier but they were a bugger to ship, wouldn't reply to my emails. I have means to obtain such things through intermediary channels but just didn't have a burning need. Even saw them on Ebay once so someone else was middle-manning them but they were pricey.
 
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I figured they might not be the best, but fingers are crossed. For 5 bucks with $5 shipping, i figured i'd take a gamble. I've needed them a few times in the past.
 
McMaster Carr has some oil cups I want..... the trick is that I will throw another 500 onto the order to make the shipping stomachable! Just figuring out what lead-screws/bearings I need. I'll probably take the shot on the $5 package to judge quality.
 
I wonder why it says hit and miss in the description?
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The ball oiler on the cross feed on my lathe had the ball disappear. Busy Bee
sent me a replacement. In the meantime I found some flip cap type oilers.
I like the flip cap type better.
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I needed an 8mm for my rotary table. I milled it off when resurfacing the table (12" Yuasa table with 800 drill pecks), but i made one as i needed to use it.
 

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YotaBota said:
I forgot about it as well. LOL
Don't send one, I have a knurled plug filling the hole. With all the rebuilding you do it will find a new home in one of your projects. Thanks for thinking of it.
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I was going to make a loose fitting steel plug that could be pulled with a magnet to oil the table, but then i thought "why be so lazy??" "you have a machine shop!" I argued with myself for a while and the spent an hour building a brass oiler. Cost me an hour of shop time, and a brass compression fitting (2 if you count the one i accidently drilled through(need a tailstock DRO)), and an old bearing, where i harvesteted the 3.8mm ball. You can imagine my surprise finding out the are only worth a few dimes a piece.
 
Darren said:
You can imagine my surprise finding out the are only worth a few dimes a piece.
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Ya the standard sizes are cheap, the one I needed was $25 USD. The knurly knob I used is stainless, I was going to use brass but there is no brass on the machine so I stayed with a silver coloured stuff.
 
Darren said:

Maslin LOT 20 Brass Push Button Oiler Press fit Ball Oiler for Gas Engine Motor Hit&Miss Oil Grease 6x6mm, Pipe Fittings - Amazon Canada

Maslin LOT 20 Brass Push Button Oiler Press fit Ball Oiler for Gas Engine Motor Hit&Miss Oil Grease 6x6mm in Pipe Fittings.
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I needed a ball oiler for my rotary table, spent a bit of time and made my own, then came across this. Twenty for 5.45? we will see when they arrive from Japan
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Similar problem! I need a couple of replacement ball oilers for my rotary table. Originals are pictured below. They are battered and clogged. I don't think anyone even makes this style any more. Most available today seem to be push in not threaded like these. Actually you can't even see the ball on these so I'm wondering if they aren't really grease fittings. Given the small bore passageways they connect to on the RT they must have been used for oiling in any case.

Any thoughts/advice for how to deal with these???


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Canadium said:
Similar problem! I need a couple of replacement ball oilers for my rotary table. Originals are pictured below. They are battered and clogged. I don't think anyone even makes this style any more. Most available today seem to be push in not threaded like these. Actually you can't even see the ball on these so I'm wondering if they aren't really grease fittings. Given the small bore passageways they connect to on the RT they must have been used for oiling in any case.

Any thoughts/advice for how to deal with these???


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Man those look like a grease zerk fitting with the top ground/lopped off.
And I suppose fitting a ball and spring in one of those would likely be possible as well if needed.
 
Canadium said:
Similar problem! I need a couple of replacement ball oilers for my rotary table. Originals are pictured below. They are battered and clogged. I don't think anyone even makes this style any more. Most available today seem to be push in not threaded like these. Actually you can't even see the ball on these so I'm wondering if they aren't really grease fittings. Given the small bore passageways they connect to on the RT they must have been used for oiling in any case.

Any thoughts/advice for how to deal with these???


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I wonder if you could substitute these Gits "S" style valves:
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www.gitsmfg.com

Style S Ball Valve Threaded

Where a low setting, screw type oiler is desired, employ GITS Style S oiler for protection and convenience. The ball valve is held in its closed position by a sturdy, easily compressed music wire spring. These oilers are machined from solid bar stock. Hexagon wrench holds assure easy installation.
www.gitsmfg.com

What size and thread do the old ones have?

Craig
 
trlvn said:
I wonder if you could substitute these Gits "S" style valves:

www.gitsmfg.com

Style S Ball Valve Threaded

Where a low setting, screw type oiler is desired, employ GITS Style S oiler for protection and convenience. The ball valve is held in its closed position by a sturdy, easily compressed music wire spring. These oilers are machined from solid bar stock. Hexagon wrench holds assure easy installation.
www.gitsmfg.com

What size and thread do the old ones have?

Craig
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Going by Gits website dimensions the old ones are;
A= 3/8"
B= 0.2"
C= 1/2"
D= 0.46"
not sure what the thread is exactly.
 
Canadium said:
Going by Gits website dimensions the old ones are;
A= 3/8"
B= 0.2"
C= 1/2"
D= 0.46"
not sure what the thread is exactly.
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Looks like the thread is 1/8-27 NPT. I'm very tempted to just use a couple of cheap grease fittings and modify a grease gun into a high pressure oiler to work with the fittings.
 
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