Another Auxillary Oiler Question

[Boon]

Just finishing off the mods to the mill. Soon I need to use the bigger bar and the aux oiler is needed. I have drilled the sprocket nose & now the oiler needs a new position. In the second photo is the groove for the old position.

I have searched the threads but have not been able to find too much on what I am looking a doing plus the photos went missing last hack and site resurrection.

So am hoping to place the new groove just past where the spikes from the sprockets rotate, only thing is those wide logs will render the proposed position inoperable. Putting a bar oiler bolt there will not be of any difference. Letting the oil run on the bar might be the only option, although a great way of oiling from my experience and my milling method I was not happy with the results. The banjo bolt stops working when the sawdust fills the bar groove and it is not possible to tell when blocked. To me now it seems to be damned if I do and damned if I dont. Any suggestions??

 

[BobL]

Drill and tap a hole through the top clamp in the positioned make with the red circle.

Cut a short piece of all-thread rod (or use a bolt) and drill a hol hole through the middle of the long axis of the rod.
Screw that into the threaded hole in the bar clamp and add a lock nut to the rod on the top side of the bar clamp.
Clamp the hose from the aux oil tank to the hole on the top of the rod.
As the rod is threaded you should be able to locate the end a bees **** above the chain and bar interface so that the oil wicks rather than drops out.

 

[Boon]

Thanks Bob, also crossed my mind but...........

What about the oil dripping into the sprocket area and being flung off before making its way down the bar. Will this happen?

Also oil is only hitting one side of the chain with the suggested method, where as grounding a groove in the bar allows oil to get down into the drive links and onto the chain linkages

just weighing up before doing something permanent

 

[BobL]

What about the oil dripping into the sprocket area and being flung off before making its way down the bar. Will this happen?

Also oil is only hitting one side of the chain with the suggested method, where as grounding a groove in the bar allows oil to get down into the drive links and onto the chain linkages
just weighing up before doing something permanent

I switched from bolt though the bar method about 100 logs ago and haven't found it to be a problem - If it did cause preferential bar rail wear it should have shown up by now.

 

[Boon]

ok, logs don't lie

 

[Boon]

Got it done yesterday. Managed to off set it, with turning there is some adjustment. I've left the other oiler there just in-case

 

[BobL]

I notice the outlet os off centre - this is good as you now have some leeway for lateral adjustment by rotating the bolt you can move it across the chain/bar rail line.

 

[Boon]

I notice the outlet os off centre - this is good as you now have some leeway for lateral adjustment by rotating the bolt you can move it across the chain/bar rail line.

thanks, bit dicey with such a thin and long drill bit going through as the last drill, was bit concerned about snapping it and having to start again