The circa 1984 Lagun FTV-1 that's on it's way, only has a partial "one shot" oil system. The pump that's in the saddle, oils the table slide, cross slide, and nuts. The vertical knee slides still have Zerk fittings, but they are not grease fittings! The oilers I found online were either cheap looking plastic affairs, or expensive( though likely of good quality). Saw several references on line that suggested modifying a grease gun. So, that was my POTD.
Hit NAPA on the way home, and got one of the compact one hand operation type grease guns. Cut off the plunger, removed the guts, and gave it a toot in the blast cabinet. Cut a slug off the end of a piece of round stock, that would fill in/cover the hole left by the plunger. Welded the slug in place, and figured the heat most likely wrecked the press fit of the end cap, and was probably going to leak anyway. So, went ahead and welded the end cap on the tube as well.
Cleaned it up with another brief sand blast, followed by hot soapy water and rinse. Put some teflon tape on the threads, filled it with Vactra, and screwed on the pump. Turned it upside down, and after a few priming pumps, it worked like a champ! Going to leave it set over night for a leak check, and decide if it's worth cleaning up enough for a coat of paint.
Hit NAPA on the way home, and got one of the compact one hand operation type grease guns. Cut off the plunger, removed the guts, and gave it a toot in the blast cabinet. Cut a slug off the end of a piece of round stock, that would fill in/cover the hole left by the plunger. Welded the slug in place, and figured the heat most likely wrecked the press fit of the end cap, and was probably going to leak anyway. So, went ahead and welded the end cap on the tube as well.
Cleaned it up with another brief sand blast, followed by hot soapy water and rinse. Put some teflon tape on the threads, filled it with Vactra, and screwed on the pump. Turned it upside down, and after a few priming pumps, it worked like a champ! Going to leave it set over night for a leak check, and decide if it's worth cleaning up enough for a coat of paint.
I was going to do something like that but I sold the mill and it's replacement has a one shot system that gets everything.
I watch most of what he puts up.