You're supposed to oil them?
Allen Brenden
Lynnwood, WA USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Murray" <ericm@lne.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Air Tools Lubricating
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 01:13:09PM -0500, Mullen, Tim (IIS) wrote:
> >
> > The only time I've ever used a lubricator was one of those "in-line"
> > ones that you use near the tool. The oil was sucked dry in about 20
> > seconds, and I've never bothered to use one since.
> >
> > I have a filter regulator on my air line, and I don't want any oil in
> > the lines. I occasionally squirt a few drops of the air tool oil into
> > the tool's coupler (if I remember) before I use it.
>
> Same here. Used the HF oiler thing once, what a mess!
> I put a small diameter plastic tube on the top of my
> quart of Sears air tool oil and I put a couple drops
> in each tool when I remember.
>
> OTOH, I'm just a home user, I don't run my tools eight hours a day.
>
> Eric
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