Thanks to all who answered my question. All I have at present are nail and staple guns, no rotary tools yet. Also the fittings are snap on rather than screw on.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Oil in air tools. > Hi Dale > > The method I use is with a clean Phillips screw driver lower it into a > bottle of proper compressor oil and with the fitting pointing upwards > quickly bring the screw driver out of the oil bottle and over the air > fitting intake of your air tool. > What drops off is more than enough. > I liked Larry's suggestion that a rag is rapped around the exhaust ports > and > the tools is run to exhaust any surplus build up. > It all depends on your running time as to how much and how often you oil > your equipment. > I have two air compressors here now and find them extremely handy . > One in my workshop and one under the house in the garages. > Happy Air Tooling. > > Regards > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:00 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Oil in air tools. > > >> Hi Max, >> >> As far as I can tell, oiling air tools is something of a mystical and >> imprecise science. Because air is flowing while in use it is drying and >> blowing oil through. Things like nailers and staplers which fire at >> intervals and only briefly don't usually need much oil and in fact you >> don't want too much as it will begin appearing on your work. Wrenches and >> in particular, impact wrenches want more because of the more steady >> stream >> of often fairly high volume air and because of the spinning thumping >> thingy which hammers several times per second. And yes, the official term >> for that is a thingy regardless what the manufacturer calls it I'll never >> remember. >> >> If you are likely to use your hoses for air spraying, cleaning and such >> or >> for painting do not put an inline oiler up stream of the hose or, be sure >> to remove it and change hoses before using the air gun or paint sprayer. >> >> If you shoot a couple of dozen nails in a session don't bother. If you >> shoot half a day then oil either just before your last few shots to coat >> the innards before storage or maybe trip the safety and see if you can >> get >> you a squirrel or two before you pack the nailer away. >> >> Getting a drop or two is pretty tricky when you can't see. I have been >> thinking of an inline oiler, they aren't all that expensive but I don't >> use my compressor all that often so haven't got around to it yet. >> >> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype DaleLeavens >> Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Max Robinson >> To: Blind Handyman >> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:53 PM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Oil in air tools. >> >> >> The oil change thread made me think of this. The air tools I just got >> came >> with a little bottle of some kind of oil. The instructions say to put >> three >> drops in the air inlet connector before use. What they don't say is how >> often after the first use to put in the oil. Does anyone know? Any >> guesses? >> >> Regards. >> >> Max. 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