Old american pump oil can

[GraemeVW]

At an aitojumble i saw a red pump oil can and I can't remember the make.
I didn't buy it as I thought they were a little expensive at the time.

I think it was maybe made by MAC, but Google throws nothing up.
Maybe around 6 to 8" high, had a dumpy base.
Sort of like this artists rendition

Anyone know who made it?

 

[James1979]

Sounds like an eagle.

I only am aware of them cos Abom is always banging on about them. Or was before I unsubscribed

 

[GraemeVW]

Sounds like an eagle.

I only am aware of them cos Abom is always banging on about them. Or was before I unsubscribed

Searching eagle cans threw this image up.
This was it, but it was red.

I don't know who the actual manufacturer was, but I guess it was a red, Mac branded one I saw.

 

[James1979]

Not sure how much of that kind of stuff Mac rebrand?

Even less sure if they somehow own Eagle? It’s not outside the realms of possibility

 

[pawsnizzy]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goldenrod-624-Spray-Oiler-Straight/dp/B001HW6QTE/ref=sr_1_45?crid=31MNUTI49792H&keywords=goldenrod+oil+can&qid=1686500843&sprefix=goldenrod+oil+can%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-45

 

[MattF]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goldenrod-624-Spray-Oiler-Straight/dp/B001HW6QTE/ref=sr_1_45?crid=31MNUTI49792H&keywords=goldenrod+oil+can&qid=1686500843&sprefix=goldenrod+oil+can%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-45

You git. Now you've got me contemplating the Castrol oil can & pouring jugs, from the suggestions list.

 

[GraemeVW]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goldenrod-624-Spray-Oiler-Straight/dp/B001HW6QTE/ref=sr_1_45?crid=31MNUTI49792H&keywords=goldenrod+oil+can&qid=1686500843&sprefix=goldenrod+oil+can%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-45

I hadn't found the red one, but out if stock anyway.

 

[Brad93]

The uk equivalent would be these

 

[GraemeVW]

The uk equivalent would be these

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I'll have a look at them.

I picked up a wesco last weekend, and some Italian one, hoping one will work for the ball boilers on the lathe.

Not sire what to do with the oil points that look like grease nipples.
I picked up a couple if small tecalemit brass grease guns, see if I can modify one. Seems tricky to get anything for that type.

 

[Brad93]

I'll have a look at them.

I picked up a wesco last weekend, and some Italian one, hoping one will work for the ball boilers on the lathe.

Not sire what to do with the oil points that look like grease nipples.
I picked up a couple if small tecalemit brass grease guns, see if I can modify one. Seems tricky to get anything for that type.

No you need an oil gun for the lathe. Not an oil can. Oil gun is high pressure, like a grease gun.

Don't buy the nyford one they've gone right downhill according to owners.

 

[GraemeVW]

No you need an oil gun for the lathe. Not an oil can. Oil gun is high pressure, like a grease gun.

Don't buy the nyford one they've gone right downhill according to owners.

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The myford one is the only one I could find, that's why I'm going to have a probably futile attempt at converting a grease gun.

I thought a can was ok for the little flush ball oilers though, push the ball in with the tip of the can.
Does that not work?

I though I only needed high pressure for the zerk fitting type ones.

 

[pressbrake1]

I’ve got a German made version of the yank job
Gets on my nerves tbh , keeps falling over

 

[Brad93]

Unless you have a lot of wear in your ways you need the pressure to push oil down the oil grooves to the very end and then you want to see oil running out of the sides of the cross slide really.

 

[GraemeVW]

Unless you have a lot of wear in your ways you need the pressure to push oil down the oil grooves to the very end and then you want to see oil running out of the sides of the cross slide really.

Its in bits, so couldn't remember how things were. If its like that then yeah, a normal can isn't going to do much.

I can't believe there isn't much out there for this. Not even old ones.

Every machine must have had one so why aren't there easily available, decent high pressure oil guns around?

What did people use?

They mist exist, I'm just not finding them.

 

[Brad93]

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[GraemeVW]

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Fantastic! Thank you