Myford gravity cutting fluid delivery?

I stumbled onto this picture of an S7 fitted with what appears to be a gravity-feed cutting fluid delivery system? That looks like a drip-oiler cup fixed to a partly-hollow post mounted on the cross-slide?

Just wondering if any of you have experimented with similar? And might share pictures?

Cheers, Colin

Interesting idea, looks like it would soon run out.

Not a new idea but a good drip oiler.

 

See Emmas' igram picture here ..

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Colin

Int 'tholden days it was common to have a shelf behind and above the lathe. Put a gallon (4.5 litre) can with a flexible tube and nozzle on the end from can to lathe. Simple tap on nozzle (eg motorbike fuel tap) and let it drip away.

A bucket under the swarf tray outlet collected the run-off coolant which was returned to the can.

I'll try and find a picture.

I've had a 1 gal plastic tank on a shelf above my lathe for years & the usual pipe down to the tool with a valve, it provides all the coolant you need, I collect the coolant in the tray outlet & filter it then back in the "header tank",I wouldn't bother with all the fancy (& sometimes expensive) ideas for a pumped system,I don't bother with the myford, just use a brush & oilcan but only on the student, which does 90% of my turning.

Haha, you beat me to it Robbo whilst I was typing!! a man after my own heart!!

From Tubal Cain's "Simple Workshop Devices":

Cheers,

Rod

And indeed, I spent 80p at Ikea yesterday acquiring a handy plastic bottle that has a trigger spray pump with adjustable nozzle....

I use one of these small pumps in a builders bucket positioned under the lathe, powered by an old router plug in 12v adaptor.

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with a length hose to one of these, and a return hose to the bucket from the swarf tray.

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works really well and is capable of supplying more than enough coolant.

I drop the pump into a fine mesh sleeve to protect it from metal particles, and dangle a magnet into the bucket now and then to collect any settled swarf.

Has been working fine for the last year or so, - now I've said that it will probably pack up.

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