DIY Oiler

[P THOMAS]

I make custom oilers out of large brass tube.
You need some brass tube some 1/8th tube and some flat brass strip.
Use a good solder gun or pencil iron about 140 w
First cut your tube to the size needed and solder to one end plate.

Drill a hole for the fill tube and drain tubes and solder them in, solder on the other end plate. cut off the corners of the end plates.

Drill a 1/16 hole on top for a vent.

Grind or sand disk the rough edges on the tank.
Use a small wire brush to shine up the tank


Use a silicone hose connected to a fitting for the drive shaft tube, Zipp sell these fittings. drill a 1/16 hole thru the tube and clamp the fitting to the shaft tube.
Here my install on my twin, you can add the mounting tab where needed, install tank a bit higher than the shaft tube. I use castor oil

 

[douglong]

Understand

 

[Mike Hughes]

Doug,
This is not a for sale add. He is showing people how easy it is to do it themselves and giving them ideas on how. Hence the DIY...do it yourself. Need more people that make things for this sport to survive.
Mike

 

[douglong]

I make custom oilers out of large brass tube.
You need some brass tube some 1/8th tube and some flat brass strip.
Use a good solder gun or pencil iron about 140 w
View attachment 325063First cut your tube to the size needed and solder to one end plate. View attachment 325064

Drill a hole for the fill tube and drain tubes and solder them in, solder on the other end plate. cut off the corners of the end plates.View attachment 325065

Drill a 1/16 hole on top for a vent. View attachment 325066View attachment 325067

Grind or sand disk the rough edges on the tank.View attachment 325068
Use a small wire brush to shine up the tankView attachment 325069


Use a silicone hose connected to a fitting for the drive shaft tube, Zipp sell these fittings. drill a 1/16 hole thru the tube and clamp the fitting to the shaft tube.View attachment 325070
Here my install on my twin, you can add the mounting tab where needed, install tank a bit higher than the shaft tube. I use castor oilView attachment 325071

What size of brass tube is needed for the tank, looks like 3/4

 

[Tom Foley]

Made something similar for my twin Roadrunner.

 

[Mike Hughes]

You could probably use copper tubing as well. It would be a little heavier, but every home depot carries it in small 2' lengths.
Here is a link to some .030 walled brass tube.
https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/brass-round-tube?q=rice-asc:Material:Brass:Shape:Tube-Round:Wall:0.03%22:OuterDiameter:1%22

 

[P THOMAS]

What size of brass tube is needed for the tank, looks like 3/4

That would work find brass strip that wide too. this is k s metal parts found in hobby shop or hardware stores.

 

[Grimracer]

https://www.mcmaster.com/5274T61/

or at this money..

 

[Grimracer]

Drill a hole in the side so your tubing is a snug fit
Drill a SMALL hole in the top..
NOTE.. the size of the hole in the top will determine flow rate.

Make a simple strap to hold it..

10 Min and you have an oiler!

Grim

 

[Ronnie Lerew]

I’ve seen aluminum pill containers used. Just tap a hole in the bottom and install water fitting a vent hole in the top, use a syringe to fill with oil and wire clamp to mount.
Ron

 

[Rich Jones]

I make custom oilers out of large brass tube.
You need some brass tube some 1/8th tube and some flat brass strip.
Use a good solder gun or pencil iron about 140 w
View attachment 325063First cut your tube to the size needed and solder to one end plate. View attachment 325064

Drill a hole for the fill tube and drain tubes and solder them in, solder on the other end plate. cut off the corners of the end plates.View attachment 325065

Drill a 1/16 hole on top for a vent. View attachment 325066View attachment 325067

Grind or sand disk the rough edges on the tank.View attachment 325068
Use a small wire brush to shine up the tankView attachment 325069


Use a silicone hose connected to a fitting for the drive shaft tube, Zipp sell these fittings. drill a 1/16 hole thru the tube and clamp the fitting to the shaft tube.View attachment 325070
Here my install on my twin, you can add the mounting tab where needed, install tank a bit higher than the shaft tube. I use castor oilView attachment 325071

This is good stuff, thank you Phil!

 

[Rich Jones]

Doug,
This is not a for sale add. He is showing people how easy it is to do it themselves and giving them ideas on how. Hence the DIY...do it yourself. Need more people that make things for this sport to survive.
Mike

100% agree Mike. Sharing ideas, especially with younger folks (the future of our hobby), is part of our path forward!

 

[ACTION JACKSON]

You can also go to Walmart in the pharmaceutical area and pick up a pill bottle. That holds pills. perfect for an oiler.

 

[Julio Almazan]

Hi.

I’ve seen aluminum pill containers used. Just tap a hole in the bottom and install water fitting a vent hole in the top, use a syringe to fill with oil and wire clamp to mount.
Ron

 

[Daniel's Racing]

If you have any capacity to the tank your going to want shut off valves