Oil and grease guns and nipples

Jim Lugsden.

In January last I bought a Reilang 200ml Pressure Oiler from Blackgates, which solved all my Myford oiling problems. £26.37 including VAT and postage. I've just looked at their site and I see that the illustration now shows a brass tube and an oiling 'tip' rather than the flexible tube and oil nipple attachment as on mine. I'm sure the nice man at Blackgates will have the same model as mine if you ask him. Unfortunately the invoice doesn't show the model number. The Reilang is a quality product.

Why Myford's can't supply a decent oilgun is beyond me - they've only been making lathes for about 70 years. Perhaps they just need more time.

I write only as a satisfied customer of Blackgates Engineering, etc, etc . . .

Thanks Jim,

I have only ever had a lever-arm grease gun with a fitting for bulb type nipples, that being the only type you find on the cars I have had. So what I need is an 'ordinary' push-type gun for the nipples without the bulb on the end. This type of gun can presumably be used for either oil or grease - or is an oil gun different (to stop the oil running out).

I can't see how this would work with a flexible tube as described by "Gravity Arm", presumably the Myford nipples are the bulb type.

I took a chance and put grease in the two antique AC motors - looks like I guessed right.

Another minor mystery explained. Thanks, Steve