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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