<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Dave<div><br></div><div>You can extend any oiler by obtaining some very small brass tubing from the hobby shop. I believe the diameter is 1/16" o.d. which will allow you to insert the "needle" from the oiler inside the tubing and direct the lubricant of choice to the desired destination. I carry a length in my tuning box that is approximately 10" long. Instead of an oiler I place the tube into the bottle of Protek and stick my finger over then end of the tubing. This holds just the right amount of liquid to be applied to a flange. Then I move the tubing to the desired location and remove my finger allowing gravity to flow out the lubricant. This works great on hammer flanges on a vertical or jack flanges as well on both verticals and grands. If I have a whole section to lube I will break out the hypo-oiler and apply in
that fashion. I determined the ideal length for my needs to be able to fit into my tuning box so the 10 inches has no other magical function.</div><div><br></div><div>Norman Cantrell, RPT<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 6/27/12, Dave Bunch <i><davebpiano@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Dave Bunch <davebpiano@gmail.com><br>Subject: [pianotech] Oiler<br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 5:21 PM<br><br><div id="yiv48369519">I have a 1oz plastic squeeze bottle oiler with a 3 1/4 inch needle for applying Protec and shrinking solutions. It is starting to leak around the collar so I have been looking for a new one. All that I find from the suppliers have 1 inch needles, maybe 2 inches. I have even searched online specialty suppliers and can't find anything.<div>
<br></div><div>Why should it be so hard to to find one with a long needle? Actually between 4 and 5 inches would be ideal. If you are making an application to drop action hammer centers for example, what does everyone use if not one of these?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Dave Bunch</div>
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