Leather belting & oilers

Kim Siddorn 20 years ago

I picked up a long single length of wide leather machine belting yesterday. It appears to be new but old stock & rather dry, so will need dressing. Aside from that, it appears to be in excellent condition.

I also came by a couple of curious glass oilers, too. In perfect condition, they have wooden plugs that obviously fit into a holder & running through the plugs are rods that must bear on an eccentric & thus encourage oil to flow from the bottle. I'd initially thought to hang on to them, but have now decided to find them a better home.

Before I put them up on eBay, anyone here interested? Reply off list, please.

Regards,

J. Kim Siddorn,

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Kim Siddorn 20 years ago

I've now got around to taking a picture of these curious oilers & have placed it in

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I've also unrolled the leather belting & it is somewhat over 20 metres in one length.. It is .085 mm wide, so that is approximately 65 feet long by

3.5 inches wide. Obviously, unless it is a strip torn off a Blue Whale, there must be joins somewhere, but I couldn't see them. It is very dry, but a close inspection in bright sunlight leads me to the conclusion that it is new old stock, is indeed leather. Whilst in good order, it certainly needs dressing & attention before use.

Regards,

J. Kim Siddorn,

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Nick H 20 years ago

"Kim Siddorn" wrote (snip):-

Sure I've seen similar on lineshaft bearings in a preserved mill somewhwere.

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Andy Dingley 20 years ago

Is the "rod" actually a wire intended to have a worsted wick twisted around it as a capillary oiler ?

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Kim Siddorn 20 years ago

Dusty Erikson phoned me this evening from Arizona & bagged the oilers. He was quite keen ;o))

Regards,

J. Kim Siddorn,

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Roland Craven 20 years ago

No wick. Its a "needle" oiler used by the million for 19C machinery and a few engines. Bottle is inverted over bearing.... hth Roland

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