Gits 523 Oiler

[Desab]

Well i had a look at the spec the far right column are item numbers

 

[Brent H]

@Desab - he needs a 3/8 " one

 

[YotaBota]

Desab - sorry for the confusion, the right hand column is the model number and to the left on that line are the specs for the oiler I'm looking for. As Brent says, it's 3/8" diameter.
I won't be getting one from MCM anytime soon, minimum order is 5 plus shipping. That would about $130 cdn by the time they were in my hands, maybe I'll just stick a cork in it.

 

[Desab]

Ok i have
8 mm x 7.6mm being the dia.
8 mm x10.2
9.15mmx 14.8

Sorry no 3/8

 

[YotaBota]

Thanks for trying.

 

[John Conroy]

Have you tried eBay?
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2-NOS-Gits-...iler-Lathe-Machine-Engine-Motor-/164086252766

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/NOS-Gits-3-...er-Lathe-Machine-Electric-Motor-/383426175337

I have a bunch as well but all metric.

 

[YotaBota]

I won't be getting one from MCM anytime soon

That should have read GITS not MCM.
John - thanks for the links, I did search ebay and those are about the same cost as buying from MCM. I've just been in sticker shock over the cost of these things but I'm getting over it and will get one.

 

[RobinHood]

How about making your own Gits style oiler? The Gits documents show the cross section view.

Or, take the TS spindle out, tap the hole and use either a Delrin or Brass thumb screw with a little O-ring under the shoulder. Unscrew the plug, oil, replace the plug, done.

 

[YotaBota]

I thought about a threaded plug of some sort but I don't want to mod the TS. I could press/locktite a brass plug into the hole and then drill and tap that for a thumb screw.

 

[Brent H]

this would work and look sexy

 

[YotaBota]

This is what I was thinking about only threading the insert, this would be more stock looking.

 

[PeterT]

I made one as a test. Basically started with a capscrew. You can drill out the body & make a seat for the ball easy enough. The trick is getting the right (short) spring (green blob on sketch) & retaining it in the body. On the cheapo thin wall brass body ones I think they squish over the lip internal so it keeps the spring in position? Something like that. And thats also where they can get buggered up a bit when being pressed in. I thought about a threaded body because my casting holes vary, likely due to probably offshore hand drilling. Some of the grease zerks I've seen are nice quality but not always low/zero profile which is what my lathe requires at least in certain spots. A raised one wont allow a part or table to move past it.

 

[Kelly McLaughlin]

You could just make a brass bushing to adapt whatever size you can easily find as long as it's smaller than the 3/8 The oiler doesn't know it started life as metric : )

 

[YotaBota]

Kelly - that's what BrentH is suggesting in post #30 . It would probably the the least expensive solution and not hard to do. In that case I could use the current oiler as the sleeve and drill it out to fit a smaller oiler.

 

[YYCHM]

I could use the current oiler as the sleeve and drill it out to fit a smaller oiler.

"current oiler" ????

 

[YotaBota]

There is one there but the top has popped out. It doesn't have a ball it's more of a dome but the dome is MIA. You can just see the oiler location on top of the tail stock in the picture.

 

[Kelly McLaughlin]

Hi Brent! Sorry I didn't take the time to look at the drawing. Simple is best! At the wildly varying prices of these things find your best deal on a genuine Gits and go for it. after all we're machinists in the making : ) I looked at the off shore ones when I was redoing the Atlas and the quality was suspect, there's some good kit out there but the oilers I saw weren't some of it. in this case boxed in America is the best option : )

 

[YYCHM]

The oilers I got from @John Conroy are decent quality and I'm pretty sure he got them on eBay.ca.

https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/6mm-brass-ball-oilers.1743/#post-17692

LOT 20 Brass Push Button Press Fit Ball Oiler Grease Zerk Nipple Hit Miss Engine | eBay

Craig

 

[Kelly McLaughlin]

Hi Craig! I found a fellow on ebay selling Nos so I bought 10 of everything I needed and put the rest in my inventory for the future : ) they're out there but you have to dig. : )

 

[PeterT]

The Ebay ones looks like the offerings on Ali & other sites. I also bought from that seller but I recall it was a long wait & that was way before pandemic was messing things up. I have a feeling they are generically the same until you get into different lines.

You can see the way they form the tube skirt bottom. Its necked in to retain the spring inside. That's what I was referring to about making your own oiler. Not difficult but a bit fiddly. I also found getting the right spring isn't exactly off the shelf - wide OD, thin wire & short length. Unless you want to wind your own....