brian robertson Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I found interesting old piece, was told it was an oiler for a steam hammer, made in Detroit. It was a 3/8 oil line, a brass buttom for priming and an articulating arm that pumps the oil. All in working order. Any ideas on it's value? I'll see if I can get one of the kids to post a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 cant wait to see a picture :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have a Manzel 4 port on mine, paid a couple hundred for it on ebay, but it is one one the coolest mechanical apparatus I own. I'll try and get a pic for you Woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Larson Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Danger, I hope to see some video material from your super shop. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 http://picture.vzw.c...o7k558kgzdY00KUHere's the only pic I could get to post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 http://picture.vzw.com/pri/gallery/message/view.do?tab=gallery&folderId=429580140&messageType=saved&msgNo=2&slide=1 Holy cow, I managed another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Alright you hammer drivers, what can you tell me about this thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 A single port mechanical pump oiler, they were on all kinds of equipment not just hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 More common to see them on old tractors. Some of them the shaft had a pulley to a belt and would spin and some had a lever that worked a ratchet inside to spin the shaft. It will put out drops of oil - that should be adjustable. It looks like the plunger in the front is to feed some oil before starting the equipment. Also looks like it may have run on the lever set up due to no pulley. Mine are set to put out one drop every 10 seconds or so so not much comes out if you try to test it. smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 A retire GM machinist stopped by and said these oilers were common on line shaft driven machines and the hammers/presses in the forge plant in Flint. He said some of the larger pieces would have more than one. When he was an apprentice his job was refilling these at the start of the shift. If a piece of equipment that went down and had an oiler that was empty, there would be a serious butt whoopin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 I know this isn't "Antiques Roadshow" but can can somebody put a fair market value on it? It's fully functional and still 1/3 full of clean oil no water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 $50-$200 Search manzel oiler on ebay for some ideas-look at completed listings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Price really depends on application and who needs it...I had a 5 port mechanical oiler that was specific to a type of Fairbanks Oil Field Engine that I sold for $400. Then I had a dual port mechanical oiler that was used on a number of different manufacturers' machines, and it was only worth $75 as it was more common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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