[GreenKeys] Oiler

[Richard Knoppow]

    Not too long ago I found oilers like that on Amazon. I think 
I just searched for oilers. Small plastic bottles with a metal 
tube in the top. Very handy.
    I think you can still get eye droppers at the drugstore but 
probably a Google search would find them.
    I also find a small artist's brush handy for applying small 
amounts of oil or contact cleaner. The good ones do not shed.

On 6/8/2021 5:55 PM, John, W9DDD wrote:
> I missed the little oiler I had. When I broke it out of its 
> hiding place, it cracked right away. It was a plastic tube 
> about 1/2" by maybe 3" long with a nice metal nozzle at the 
> end.  A gentle squeeze in the middle got you a drop of oil 
> right where you needed it.  Sorry I didn't google search for a 
> replacement before trashing it.  Now I don't recall who made it.
>
> Anyhow I have since found a use for all those eye drop bottles 
> left over after cataract surgery.  Darn if you can't wiggle the 
> nozzle out of the bottle and fill it with oil suitable for 
> Teletype machines.  I don't know how well the plastic will hold 
> up, it looks like they same stuff they use to package motor 
> oil. No worried if they deteriorate over time, I'll have a 
> lifetime supply since I also use drops for Glaucoma.
>
>

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Richard Knoppow
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