Re: oil-can for toolbox for air-tool oil

On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:20:36 -0500, shiggins <shiggins1@cox.net>
wrote:

On 7/15/2024 12:30 PM, Richard Smith wrote:

Hello all
 
Ideas for smallish oil-can which can be in a toolbox?
- mustn't leak all over
- smallish and light
- can deliver a few drips of oil down air-tool inlet
Thinking of those "popper" oil-cans - small disks.  But how to seal
stem / spout?
 
Ideas?
 
Regards,
Rich Smith

I have an oil can that I use on the lathe and the mill. Made of a tuna
can with the lid soldered back on. It has a hole drilled in the center
big enough to allow a small hobby brush to reach the bottom of the can.
Soldered into the hole is a small piece of copper tube long enough to
penetrate to about half way into the can. The tube protrudes about a
half inch above the surface of the lid. If the can is filled only to
about 3/8 of total depth, it will not leak all over if upended. The
brush would be able to dispense a drop or two into an air tool.
YMMV
>
Steve

I have both "eye drop" bottles and ink bottles from printer cartridege
refill kits (yard sale) with needle tops.