Don Malling wrote:
> I'm new to air tools, and have bought some cheap ones at HF to get
> started. They say to oil them daily, but it's not so clear as to where
> to put the oil in them, what kind of oil to use, or how much. Do I just
> put the oil in the air input hole? Doesn't sound right.
I have always put 4-5 drops of oil down the air input hole before using an
air tool. I am partial to Marvel Mystery Oil, which in my book is great
stuff.
A word of caution when oiling your reciprocating sander or orbital sander,
make sure you run the tool through a few cycles before you actually go
sanding anything. I once forgot to do this before sanding down an MGB
bonnet, and the tool whizzed small drops of oil all over the primer. Just a
pain to clean up and it gunks up the sand paper.
Kai
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