paging them what know about compressors

Does anyone know how to lubricate one of these:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58125090@N00/4493222170/ ?

The small bolt at the bottom undoes and is like a brake bleed screw,
with a tapered end. It looks like the right place to add oil, but how
much/what sort etc?

tia

 

The usual method is to drain it with the big bolt then refill to
overflowing through the small one.
You can buy special compressor oil from Machine Mart, I have also
used straight 30 which is available as lawnmower oil from the usual
garden suspects.
Do not use multigrade oils.

 

Oil from Machine Mart, but unless it's not working or it's got no oil ion
it, why bother?

There's no cumbustion going on inside a compressor, so they doon't get
nearly as much contaminants in the oil as a petrol engine does.

Our works compressor has never even been looked at since we installed it 6
years ago and that fucker is on the go from morning 'til night 6 days a
week.

The one I have a home is similarly ignored from a maintenance POV. Sits in a
corner and gets used as and when, but checked for oil? **** no. I've had
that fucker for close on 15 years too and it's never given an ounce of
trouble.

If it ever needs oil, I'll buy a new fucking compressor.

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Beav

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It's working, I just assumed they used a little oil past the ring(s).
I've never checked this one, or can see any way to check it, other than
as CRN says to drain and refill. Or at least I can top it up. At the
moment the big plug is resisting my biggest 1/2" bar.

 

Yep, that'd be normal.

Good idea.

That's because it was owned by some **** who never drained it.

 

Top tip: small plastic cases full of electrical connectors don't
resist having breaker bars dropped on them.

 

Another small tip: Don't accidentally kick small plastic boxes full of
washers across the workshop floor when the lid has foolishly been left
open.

 

Another small tip: Don't accidentally kick small plastic boxes full of
washers across the workshop floor when the lid has foolishly been left
open.
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Similarly, don't allow a 22 month year old access to an unsecured
toolbox, your 13mm spanners will disappear forever, and your 10, 11 and
12mm will only turn up after a prolonged search which reveals they've
been "posted" into your aluminium roof ladder rungs.

Don't even bother looking for your electrical connectors, they'll be
irretrievable even if you do find them.

Pliers will turn up unexpectedly in the most unlikeliest place -
downstairs toilet for example.

 

My kids were taught from an early age that touching my toolboxes would
ensure them a slow and painful death. I had a painted garage floor,
their feet were not allowed to touch the paint unless they were invited
in, and then their hands were to stay by their sides and not touch a
thing.

Once they had learned how to behave in my garage I'd let them get the
occasional tool from my toolbox for me as a treat.

 

You're getting off lightly.

When I was a toddler my dad left me in the car for 5 minutes, and in
that 5 minutes I managed to remove all the wiring from the dashboard
of his Triumph Dolomite Sprint.

It took him weeks to put right.

 

heh, excellent. I'm impressed you found those at all.

When my kids were young the favourite game was posting stuff in the
video recorder.

 

I have a vivid memory of finding a hacksaw blade on the front seat of
the mini van we had when I was (less than) five. I remember, excitedly,
using it to cut into the steering wheel and marvelling at how easily it
marked the surface of the wheel. Fortunately that's where my memory
ends because I doubt the rest of the story would be as pleasant.

 

How much oil would you estimate gets past the rings?

You just can't trust some people.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Similarly, don't allow a 22 month year old access to an unsecured toolbox,
your 13mm spanners will disappear forever, and your 10, 11 and 12mm will
only turn up after a prolonged search which reveals they've been "posted"
into your aluminium roof ladder rungs.[/QUOTE]

A pal of mine had some beetle larvea (he's a bit odd) posted into the slot
for cassettes in his VDR. The hatched inside it which is when he discovered
their wherabouts. His postwoman was his 4 year old daughter.



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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

There's a guy comes round our garage (a friend of my lad's since he was 5
years old) and when this bloke comes round, he stands at the door of the
garage and won't come in any further unless I invite him. This comes from
nothing more sinister than a jokey minute I spent with him when he was an
"impressionable" 6 year old.

He came into our house and as he entered thee lounge, I said "STOP! Now
stand there and don't speak 'til Si comes in".

He's done it ever since


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

shouldn't this post be up ^^ there somewhere in the thread about
rabbits?

 

Not very much, but enough for an oil trap to be a good idea. I believe
the rotary comps use more oil than piston types.

 

I was just curious given that our compressor hasn't been topped up in 6
years and as I said in previous post, it's on the go all day every day (well
6 days a week)


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Similarly, don't allow a 22 month year old access to an unsecured
toolbox, your 13mm spanners will disappear forever, and your 10, 11 and
12mm will only turn up after a prolonged search which reveals they've
been "posted" into your aluminium roof ladder rungs.[/QUOTE]

Heheh, reminds me of a mate of mine's kid. We were stood in his
garage having a chat and his lad was toddling around, must have been 2
or 3 at the time. Nige's tool box was open and his son was merrily
feeding all the screwdrivers into the exhaust of Nige's FZR.

Unfortunately we didn't notice until most of them were gone. Exhaust
off job to retrieve them, although I guess Champ could have done it a
lot quicker.

 

It's what I call respect and manners