{"id":6355,"date":"2023-11-19T22:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2023-11-19T22:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:56:03","slug":"homemade-needlepoint-oiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6355","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Needlepoint Oiler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Like many modellers, for years I have had one of those cheapo plastic Needlepoint oilers that are available via Amazon, eBay etc. While working on the Princess I noticed that mine appeared to be leaking. I decided to see if I could make a new reservoir and reuse the nozzle end. Using a set of metric thread pitch gauges I was struggling to determine whether the pitch was 6mm x 0.9 or 1.0mm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I drilled and tapped a piece of nickel rod M6 x 1.0 and tested the nozzle. It didn&#8217;t fit. I attempted to rethread it M6 x 1.0 but it then sat at a jaunty angle in the end of the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before going any further, I counter bored the unthreaded end to 8mm and reamed it. I made a press fit plug from more nickel bar, pressed it in and soldered it for good measure. Then decided to make a new nozzle using only the O ring and the needle from original.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1-1024x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1-1024x357.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1-300x105.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1-768x268.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1-500x174.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Homemade Precision Oiler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-2-869x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-2-869x1024.jpg 869w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-2-255x300.jpg 255w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-2-768x905.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-2.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Homemade Precision Oiler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-3-1-893x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6359\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-3-1-893x1024.jpg 893w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-3-1-262x300.jpg 262w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-3-1-768x881.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-Precision-Oiler-3-1.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Homemade Precision Oiler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am really pleased with how it turned out for about an hour&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like many modellers, for years I have had one of those cheapo plastic Needlepoint oilers that are available via Amazon, eBay etc. While working on the Princess I noticed that mine appeared to be leaking. 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