Question/Opinion Best inexpensive high presure oil can.

There the ones pushanlube , work the one kd4dj shows is about the best . The chainsaw bar lube pump works ok they run $9.00 with shipping there all metal and have a small tip and it pumps with the ball of your hand. I have several with different oils and grease. I work on repairing small engines , there easy for me been doing them all my life over fifty years. But I use them on my machines too. Ck this one too, 3 ounce mini grease gun 331006325043 on eBay type the number in search $8.88 free ship , the other lube models there also.
 
Thanks everyone, I have ordered one of the grease/oil ones and will see how it works. Again thanks.
 
I'm a big Reilang fan - designed for pumping oil, no leaks. Works on both button and nipple oil fittings (change the end fitting - both are provided with the tool). I found the Goldenrod (or similar) did not generate enough pressure.

The Reilang seems expensive. I bet I spent considerably more (and lots of time mucking around) on oilers that didn't do the job. The objective is to get the correct lubricant into the location that it needs to be. Any tool that cannot achieve that objective is very expensive (waste of money or time, and shortens the life of the machine because the oil isn't getting where it is supposed to).

No question in my opinion - the Reilang pump oiler is one of the cheapest options! I have no affiliation with this brand, just a satisfied customer.

This topic has come up several time before. Search this site for Reilang and you will find further discussion.
 
I cut a 12" long piece of clear tubing and slide one end over the nozzle of my pump oilers. The tubing is sized so that it will seal on the outside of the oiler with a ID that just a little larger than the oiler ball. The loose end is mashed around the oiler, with one hand pushing hard enough to form a seal. The oil is then pumped in with the other hand and flows in very easy with GoldenRod or Plews pump oilers. The pump oiler will generate more than enough pressure to push the oiler ball away. You can control, watch the oil flowing and flush till clean new oil is visible.

Due to having several machines with different size oilers I have set up oilers with different sizes of tubing. I also have set one up to oil GITS flip lid oilers. Being able to use both hands makes oiling faster and more controlled, do not really spill a lot. When done the pump oiler are put on a shelf with clips to hold the hose ends higher than the pump oiler to keep from leaking from the tubing.

As I was taught to never use air pressure to clean a machine a vacuum is used to clean each port with an appropriate sized nozzle.
 
I've got a couple of these and they're good, but I still think there's gotta be something better for ball oilers. I'm gonna try one of those high pressure jobs. Right now I use a scribe to push down on the ball and then shoot the oil in. It works but messy.

I pushed a small chunk of vacuum hose on the end of the nozzle it is very tight on the nozzle. That allows me to develop more pressure on the ball. Usually there is no loss of oil and all of the injected oil goes in. It may not work for some ball oilers that have a strong spring behind them though.

Roy
 
My mill has nipples "like grease zerts " for oil , I modified this grease gun by removing the spring loaded plunger rod from the small end , brazed the hole shut , filled with way oil .
Have to hold it upside down to use it but it works good , doesn't leek , pumps oil lots of pressure.
Guess I could put some hose on the end , or make somthing to seal around a ball oiler for it.
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As the new to me Sheldon lathe only has ball oilers making a new tip is on the list.
 
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