[TheForge] Re: More air hammer pics up

[Andrew Vida]

Mike Spencer wrote:

> Andy> I was thinking if you would gun drill the crank with a small oil
> Andy> gallery and feed oil through the crank to the bearing, you would
> Andy> have a great oiling system.
> 
> I hope not to take the crank out, at least not until I know it's going
> to work at all.  Together with that big gear, it would be very
> awkward.  The main crank bearings are lubed from oil tanks on either
> side.  But I'm trying to figure out how to fix up an oil pump for the
> conrod bearings.  The conrod is already bored in such a way as to make
> that doable.  Still at the munbling & muttering stage.

	I understand your reluctance.  Then how about a flexible
	hose from a tank to a fitting in the rod?

	How is the big end bearing oiled now?