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,	09/12/2011 13:01:25
41 forum posts 1 photos	Buy an old "Enots" oil gun. They never leak and mine cost 50p from a stall at a traction engine rally - and it still had oil in it!
William(Bill) Poole	10/12/2011 01:13:17
7 forum posts 5 photos	To Doug Johnston, Hi, Bill here. Iv'e just sent you a reply to your query but I think its failed so here goes. I have a 2 inch filler cap on the bottom of my gun for filling purposes, there is a small vent hole in the upper part of the cylinder for venting the air when operating the gun , if oil is coming out of the vent hole then I would anticipate that the main oil seal has failed,this is easily replaceable. I'm not sure I understand your problem exactly but I hope this is of help to you. Bill.
Douglas Johnston	10/12/2011 09:22:45
814 forum posts 36 photos	Thanks Bill, I've got an old grease gun in the workshop which I will experiment with when the weather gets warmer- it's freezing today Doug..
Redpiperbob	15/12/2011 07:22:40
92 forum posts 41 photos	Hi All Bill was having a problem loading the drawing for the adapter so I said I would load it for him so her it is. And the gun he fitted it to. Bob
Douglas Johnston	15/12/2011 09:15:30
814 forum posts 36 photos	I see what you have done more clearly now. I thought you had used one of the lever type grease guns which have a spring loaded plunger coming out of the end which would have been more difficult to adapt. Doug.
Cross Slide	15/12/2011 13:17:35
13 forum posts	My original myford oil gun leaks as well. But enough of leaks and oil. Why don,t we use this thread to provide RDG with our ideal lathe spec?
KWIL	15/12/2011 13:51:21
3681 forum posts 70 photos	(New) Myford have the drawings and the will to progress, but I cannot see there being a new design of Myford lathe for quite some time. They have to walk before they can run.
Philip Rowe	15/12/2011 16:46:28
248 forum posts 33 photos	Bob, Thanks for sharing the mod info on the oil gun nozzle, can you tell me what the thread is on your gun? I have attempted to measure the thread on mine (as supplied by Myford purchased 1973) and it appears to be close to 3/8" (0.368") and 27 tpi but I cannot find anything that matches that in any of my data tables. Is it a BSP thread or something else? TIA Phil
Redpiperbob	16/12/2011 06:28:05
92 forum posts 41 photos	Hi Phil the thread on my oil gun is 1/8 BSP Bob
Philip Rowe	16/12/2011 16:41:26
248 forum posts 33 photos	Robin/Bob Many thanks for your responses on this, at least I now know what it should be. Will spend some time over the w/e experimenting, I know that I have got a 1/8" BSP die knocking about somewhere, with luck I might even have a tap. Well I live in hope! Phil

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