Thread: Rega oil cans

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An update. The whizzo Pressol Spezial leaks around the pump mechanism just like the the other Pressols I have. In fact every oil can I have leaks. That includes a couple of Dutton Lainson "Golden Rod" cans and my Rega. But then all my machines leak oil. I use empty sprat tins (from Riga) as coasters in an attempt to contain the oil from the leaking cans.

I haven't tried a Swiss Reilang can. Maybe the crafty Swiss worked out a way of stopping the leak. http://www.reilang.com/

BT

I have a number of Reilang cans - no leaks at all.

My Alemites don't leak and the nozzles fit ball oilers well enough but they can't produce enough pressure to penetrate a tight bearing (like a worn lathe saddle). The plungers have too much clearance.

Originally Posted by Gavin Newman

I have a number of Reilang cans - no leaks at all.

Hey Gavin,

A question. The Reilang pictured when you visit their website, has a vertical nozzle much like that on my Spezial. The Spezial works perfectly when held near vertical but when inclined horizontally, it doesn't pump.

How does the Reilang perform?

Bob.

Hi

I attended a local car swap show today..... and picked up this 1/2 pint Rega for $10

Thanks to nearnexus for putting the info out on these cans .

Hopefully this can will perform better than the asian junk I already have .

Mike

Originally Posted by morrisman

Hi

I attended a local car swap show today..... and picked up this 1/2 pint Rega for $10


Mike

Nice one Mike.

Looks like it has a screw on spout. Don't see many of them. Some also have those flexible spouts. The rigid spouts are cunningly rolled and soldered from flat metal.

They changed the design around slightly over the years.

I've never paid more than $10 for mine - garage sales, flea markets, swap meets are the place to get them - Ebay too dear.

I like everyone else once made the fatal mistake of buying a shiny red lever pump style Chinese oil can in a moment of madness years ago.

It was undoubtably the worst decision in my life. I knew it was going to be a lemon in the first five minutes - soon after the red paint wiped off with the leaking oil.

I hate it.

I sometimes think about laying into it with the 20 lb sledge hammer, but I just know that for the first time ever, than damn can will actually squirt oil out at a decent rate, straight at me. It's that sort of an oil can.

Did I tell you I hate it ?

The only person I would ever lend it to is my Bro Inlaw, only because he trashes or fails to return anything I ever lend him - I'm just waiting for the moment.

Until then if you have a choice between buying a $10 Chinese oil can and flushing you money down the dunny, take for the second option.

Trust me - you will feel better.

Cheers all

Rob

Hi Rob

Yes I understand your frustration with the cheap stuff .

I have the Rega working great now , took a while to clear out some crud inside it . There are two steel balls in the valve , they sit in a plastic cage - one of the balls was rusty and stuck . Took me a while to figure out what was wrong . Also the brass nozzle was partly blocked .

It squirts oil 6 feet across the shed now I think this example is from the 1960's , the plastic lid gives it away .

Mike

Originally Posted by morrisman

Hi Rob


It squirts oil 6 feet across the shed now .

Mike

He He the advert for my latest Rega stated it could squirt oil 30 feet. Sounds a bit much. This must be some sort of defacto oil can effectiveness rating

I haven't tried it out, but these cans do put out a good stream.

One of mine has a worn brass tip and I must investigate replacing it as suggested earlier in the thread.

I think four Rega's is probably enough.

Yes, you could be close about the age. The old brass cap Rega's are from the 1950's. The plastic cap ones are probably 70's era or later.

Cheers

Rob

Rob your picture in the first post shows four cans with roughly horizontal nozzles. So to mate them to a ball oiler on a flat surface, like a lathe saddle, you would need to have the nozzle vertical and the can horizontal. Do they work well in this position?

Originally Posted by Bryan

Rob your picture in the first post shows four cans with roughly horizontal nozzles. So to mate them to a ball oiler on a flat surface, like a lathe saddle, you would need to have the nozzle vertical and the can horizontal. Do they work well in this position?

Hi Bryan,

Yes they work quite OK in that position.

The tips have a kick down in them, so the stem will never be straight down as such.

The pump cylinder/plunger is slanted away from vertical, so when the can is at near horizontal position, the plunger is still picking up oil OK.

As you cant the can downwards the pickup actually gets closer to dead centre bottom.

No problem.

Cheers

Rob

Hi Guys
I have a brass cap Rega that seems to be missing plunger parts, under the plunger is a spring with a perforated cup soldered to the bottom on the spring and that's all, am i missing a ball or balls. The spring is worn from the side of the plunger tube [easy fixed] but the soldered cup looks a bodge what do you guys think.
Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

Hey Gavin,

A question. The Reilang pictured when you visit their website, has a vertical nozzle much like that on my Spezial. The Spezial works perfectly when held near vertical but when inclined horizontally, it doesn't pump.

How does the Reilang perform?

Bob.

I have one that looks like that but it has a spray nozzle on the end (I use it for oiling the ways) so I can't say about pumping under pressure. The other Reilangs that I have pump well, I've bent some of the nozzle tubes to enable me to keep the body of the pump more or less upright. The oil pickup in the reservoir is angled towards the front of the reservoir so they will pick up oil at a reasonable angle. I can take some photos if you think it would assist.

Rgds - Gavin

this a basic drawing of the can i have

Originally Posted by morrisman

this a basic drawing of the can i have

Wow Morrisman I'm impressed.

You have really examined these oilers close up.

Apart from taking out the plunger and washing out brake/hydraulic fluid when they get used for jobs they weren't intended for I had no idea they had a non return flap in them.

Truly amazing.

An old oil can is like a faithful dog, except it doesn't bark a lot.

Cheers all

Rob