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Thread: Tecalemit oil gun
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19th November 2014, 08:30 AM #1
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Tecalemit oil gun
Hi all,
this may not be of interest to anyone but being on holidays and at home, I seem to have too much time on my hands.
I managed to be able to buy these two oil guns from a secondhand shop close to our new (to us) place. It seems these were supplied with the MG toolkit as standard equipment.
remember, this was back in the day when we were pretty handy with mechanical stuff and you would do most of your own car maintenance.
They pretty much just needed a cleanup which meant disassembly and checking to see if any new components needed to be made.
Both of these oilers are in excellent condition and were bought for the nozzles that were fitted.
The nozzles (I think) suit the Zerk style nipples and the standard nipples.
I need one for work as the Jones and Shipman surface grinder is missing the one that comes with it.
I, so far, have no leaks but I did notice that after giving it a test pump, I stood it upright on the bench and it started to erupt out of the nozzle like a volcano spewing oil and air out of the stem.
Phil
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19th November 2014, 08:41 AM #2
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Hi Phil. I dont remember you being that good looking!
Whats a zerk fitting? Are they the ones that look like a grease nipple and end up being filled with grease?
Nice find.
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19th November 2014, 11:05 AM #3
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Oil Gun
Phil
I just & checked my gun its a "Mato" & probably a copy of the originals you have.
My immediate thought is a leaky valve at the business end, however I am sure BT Bob may have an answer as he is very much into oil cans & lubricators.
By the way you reminded me to lube my Churchill Surface Grinder, thanks.
I probably also have too much time on my hands.
Your mention of the MG Toolkit reminded me of the beaut day I had in Dec last year hiring an MGB for the day.
Been wanting one ever since!
regards
Bruce
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19th November 2014, 11:49 AM #4
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G'day Phil,
Is it possible that this type of oiler needs to have the air bled after filling?
I'm thinking that any air in the system can be compressed during use and will take the chance to escape, bringing some oil along for the ride, when possible.
If you fill the oiler, replace the end cap then stand it upright like in your last photo and remove the nozzle then slowly push the tube into the oiler until all the air is expelled then replace the nozzle that should remove most of the air and might reduce the problem.
Cheers,
Greg.
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19th November 2014, 03:22 PM #5
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Transvest...what!! I scrub up alright in a nice top dontchya think
Originally Posted by simonl
The Zerk type... Yep, it is pretty much the normal nipple that gets filled with whatever gun is handy at the time.
Hi Bruce, Originally Posted by Abratool
I knew there was a reason to post this thread
You should have grabbed the Tecalemit from the toolkit while you had the chance
Hi Greg, Originally Posted by kwijibo99
I think you might be on the money. After I pumped all the air out (and made quite the mess) it didn't do a repeat performance, all is well.
Phil
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20th November 2014, 07:30 AM #6
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I do like this sort of stuff, even after her indoors asked "How can a grown man be interested in an oil can ? "
I take these are the pom pom oil guns the Brits refer to?
There must be a lot of these around my local area residing in machine sheds of every second cane farmer.
The trouble with that sort of stuff, around here, remains in the family whether in use or not.
Is there an advantage of using them over the pressure pump oil cans. Can they be rigged to serve a spring loaded ball oiler for instance?
Grahame
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20th November 2014, 08:07 AM #7
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Hi Grahame, Originally Posted by Grahame Collins
I don't know why but I find oil cans fascinating as well. Perhaps it's the challenge of stopping them from leaking
I think you may be right in saying these are the pom pom type and pretty handy as the nozzle is removable and so a myriad of different types of nozzles can be made.
I made a nozzle for the Reilang oil can I have for the round nose type nipples on the Dormac mill.
I tried this one on the ball type oilers on the lathe and while it got some oil in the past the ball it also got a lot of oil all over the outside of the cast iron.
I will be making a nozzle with a recess in the front to take a small 'O' ring so as to create a seal around the ball oiler and hopefully it will at least minimise the amount of oil lost.
We have a lot of Junk/secondhand shops around here that have these type of oilers but they are normally set up for grease. The ones I bought had been used on oil although they are for both grease and oil.
The trouble is finding them with an oil nozzle already on them, pretty scarce as best as I can tell.
Phil
