Not bragging but I have four of those oilers. I really enjoyed taking them apart and replacing gaskets as needed. I know it was unnecessary, but I buffed every one of them, polished with Brasso and labeled each for it's intended purpose. I enjoyed this great video, and as usual, look forward to the next video. Thanks for making my day, I am 81 years old and you always make my day with your humor and expertise . Ken, the old guy from Marina California.
Finally caught one on Ebay that no one was bidding on but me, it was affordable. Mine says Patent Pending on the bottom. I have a few Dutton-Lainson Co. Golden Rod oil cans because they are made in the USA! Your videos are never too long, and the are always edutaining!!
@@oscar.gonzalez when a popular UA-camr mentions some item and other people get interested into that item, the demand makes the price raise and those tools get harder and harder to find ultimately....
Picked up an Eagle Number 58 pump oiler today at... you guessed it, an antique store. $25. Seen heavy use, no paint left on it. Cleaned it up, filled it (careful not to overfill it as per Lyle) and it shoots oil across the room. Looks great on my lathe.
When I moved to Indiana 8 years ago, acquired a Bridgeport, a Rockford Engine lathe circa 1947, I saw your video mentioning The Eagle 66 oil can. I immediately began to haunt the local junk shops, antique stores and began to acquire Brass Eagle 66 oil cans. I now have 9 of them not counting a complete 66 that has a ruined bottom can, but perfect remaining parts. I love them all. Two of them are dedicated to tapping fluid, two to way oil, and one to synthetic oil. I made thin leather gaskets for the pump assembly, the spout and for the lids that have lost their gaskets. My wife has her items to look for and we both like to spend an afternoon searching antique/junk stores, surprisingly she has spotted Eagle 66s for me before I saw them. Thanks for giving me my obsession.
Thanks Pete! The drawing research and your verbal explanation just got my #66 working. Had it for years and just recently tore it apart. Check balls were oriented wrong, and the top spring was in the wrong location...back to work!
I admire your passion for things related to machines, and week by week you make my passion grow with your marvelous videos. This explanation about oilers are amazing... thank you for that.
Another great video! Thank for taking the time to make these. Samuel Paull was one of three brothers that started the Eagle manufacturing company around the turn of the last century.
Great video. My FIL just gave me one of his the other day. I’ve been ogling them elsewhere for a while and who knew he had two😊. Since I’m the only son in law I’ll probably get the other when he takes his dirt nap. Hope it’s a long time away for you both. You’re the metal shop teacher I never had 😊. Thanks so much for your efforts.
I purchase one over a year ago that didn't work. I took it apart and knew it either had missing parts or was assembled incorrectly. This video showed me exactly what I needed to see.
Love the viedo Mr Pete. I have searched high and low for a Eagle, but I haven't looked at the antique stores didn't think about that.I guess I'll be making some more trips in my search Thank you for everything you do and being a great teacher.
I grew up in Wellsburg, WV, where Eagle manufacturing is still located, although I think they were recently bought out. I have some of these oilers in different models that I inherited from my grandfather who was a machinist. Thank you for the videos and information.
not2fast4u2c I’m an old geezer who lives about 90 miles west of Hastings, NE. My early years were on a farm where I often heard my dad brag about how good goldenrod fence stretchers were. In his opinion they were the only choice. I still have his stretcher from the 40’s or 50’s. Until your post I never had ant idea they were made in NE. Vise Grip was originally made in Dewitt, NE. Thanks for your post! Blessings. Bud G
I have purchased a couple "golden rod" made in USA cans from Tractor Supply and McMaster, they are good quality. One tip, to get increased pressure re-seat the ball check valve at the bottom of the oil pick-up. Disassemble the pump, and use a brass rod and a light tap with a hammer to seat the ball into the zinc casting. This will give the pump enough increased pressure to fill the most stubborn ball oilers. This is only necessary if there is a lot of back pressure on the machine oiler you are trying to fill (my clausing 5900 lathe oilers).
You don't see any O-rings because they had just been invented in the US, 1937. There was an earlier European patent but they wouldn't start to become widespread until the US gov't yoinked the patent for WW2. When I learned that some years ago, that as a species we had made it that far technologically without o-rings, it took my breath away. Unbelievable. First time here, someone shared your video on hacker news. I'm loving this Mr. Pete! Thank you for sharing this with everyone!
Thank you for the education on those oil cans. Until your video I'd honestly never seen an Eagle 66 oil can like those. I've seen and have several different oil cans as well, but never have seen or had the Eagle 66, now you got me looking for one.
I bought on of these on Flea Bay a couple yrs ago, it won't work but thanks for the video, I will take it apart and see what's going on inside there now that I understand how they work. Great job explaining it. I really enjoyed watching your interview on the live feed at the Bash. Great Stuff.
woow really good video, today I aquried on Eagle 66 in the fleet matket here in mexico, as soon I got home,I start to disaassembly to clean and restore, but the littlee springs are damage, someboby knows when I can buy it? Thanks for your time and your expertise, regards from Mexico
I never had an appreciation for the Eagle 66. They were at virtually every work station in our shop, and I gave them little regard. CNC machines have little need for hand oilers. Adam Booth has raised my attention and you have as well. Now that I am messing around with vintage machinery in my home shop, I am gaining an appreciation for hand oilers. Auto lube systems and sealed bearings must have ruined me. I struggle to even remember to oil or grease anything.
Goldenrod oil cans are still made in the US and are readily available. As far as the Wizard of Oz goes, those sound effects get recorded once and recycled ad inifinitum. There was a nice video on the Technology Connections channel that discussed the standard ringing phone. You can hear the audio artifacts from a vinyl record in the ring, even in very recent movies that have an actual Western Electric model 500 phone in the video. It was less trouble to dub in a 2nd/3rd/nth generation copy, re-recorded from an phonograph, than to simply ring the phone on the set. I suspect you have more than five years left in you.
Reminds me too, with movies with car chases on dirt/gravel roads where they have tire squealing sound effects, that's always made me laugh when they do that when the cars aren't on a paved road LOL.
If you look at the patent drawing a time 11:22 I believe that the drawing shows the tube extending into the bottom of the can is threaded and therefore is screwed into the pump mechanism.
As always, a great video. It was a pleasure and honor to meet and chat with you yesterday at the Bar-Z Bash. As you said to me when I was leaving," I'll see you next year", yes I will see you next year.
"these will be available in about 5 years when I embark on my dirt nap!" HAhahahaha! A little gallows humor is ever appreciated Mr Pete! I had a good shop teacher, kids don't know what they're missing these days.
Like looking at old friends as I grew up across the street from Eagle manufacturing and as kids back in the 50's we would use those oilers as squirt guns, they worked great for that!
The check valve arrangement on the oiler is the same type of system as you'll find on a vehicle's mechanical fuel pump used to supply fuel to the carbeuretor. Fuel pumps for fuel injection are now electric and commonly located in the fuel tank. Today's fuel injection systems require higher pressures than the older mechanical pumps could easily produce. Interesting & informative video. Thanks!
Mr. Pete. I myself am an oil can enthusiast myself. I have maybe 60 different types but Sir I must say I have never heard of the 66. I will be looking for one now. I also have several way oilers that have a valve stem on it so you can pressurize it with an air compressor. I am guessing it may be an antique because even the spray nozzle is made of brass not plastic like a regular spray bottle that you would use to spray such as windshield washer fluid when hand washing a window. I have the ones that you flip upside down just like the one you asked about the tin man. I did subscribe as a retired shop teacher I would bet you have forgotten more than I will ever know. Absolutely loved this video especially when you use drawings. I spent my career as a Quality Engineer/ Manager/Engineer for process and production. Keep up the great work and do not plan that dirt nap any time soon. I need more of your knowledge along with the rest of the world. They could use a hell of your common sense since it is not common any more. Brett Heller Coldwater, MI USMC 1984-1992 0311/1371.
Thank you. Recently bought an old Craftsman metal lathe off Craigslist and will need several new oil cans. Lucked into a good one being auctioned on eBay for too little money. Hot dog!
I have the identical early can and I'm sure the bottom tube is actually a threaded screw in component.I have lost a spring and thanks to this video, I can now fix it. Thanks .
Thank you Lyle. I now understand how these oil cans function. Adam B has definitely affected the market price of these cans. I still do not own one due to their meteoric price rise. LOL...... enjoyed meeting you at the Summer Bash.
I have one of these in pristine condition that belonged to my father-in-law that I use quite a lot in my small engine repairs and other tinkering too. As I watched further in the video, I realized I also have an Eagle with the lever type pump too, also in very good condition.
I have the #66 oilers, also I have the long spout railroad type oil can which I use to fill the apron of my LeBlond lathe and the table oil pockets of my Kearney and Trecker milling machines....One can never have too many oil cans ....Mike in Louisiana
I have owned a few of these for nearly 45 years. They are great oilers for all the reasons that you mentioned. I wonder if you know how the atmospheric air pressure that is required to push the oil into the partial vacuum created in the pump gets into the brass tank. It seems sealed well enough that the oiler would stop charging itself after a certain number of pumps. That's what happens in a power hydraulic system if the filter mesh in the fill cap gets plugged up and the pump cavitates. Another interesting fact that you may be unaware of is the fact that, in his book titled, "Steal This Book", Abby Hoffman, the Yippy party leader and revolutionary of the 1960s explained how to convert this very oiler into a pocket flame thrower. Don't know if it worked or not, but he sure put it in his book. Love your videos.
Very nice. These are my favourite type for most things. I have never been a fan of the Plews type. There were several other varieties of 66, including one with an adjustable stop for the plunger for when small, precise quantities are needed. On the 66's that I have, the knurled portion around the pump stem is for adjusting a packing.
Thank you Mr Pete. I just scored my first Eagle 66 at a junk store. It has a crimped on bottom. About the wizard of Oz... Probably the same reason Hollywood thinks you use a welding helmet with a cutting torch or weld with a cutting torch. I've seen it both ways. Thanks again.
Ok don't scare us now Mr. Pete! Haha 5 years seems like a short time based on your vids. I hope you have much longer than that left! Good video, thanks!
I love these oilers too, about 15 years ago Eagle brought them back for a short time and I bought two. When I see them at the flea market, I can usually get them for a couple of bucks, much less than people want on eBay. To tell you the truth, I have some German made ( very expensive) oilers that have cast aluminum bodies that are much, much better than any other oiler, even the Eagle 66,
I have a EAGLE which I saw in front of three 66 EAGLES you were showing how it works can you tell about how old my can is , the spout extends out over the handle is directly under the spout much like a modern day spray bottle.
I saw a used add for a grease gun, a couple of oil cans were included with it. I bought the grease gun, didn`t need it. One of the oil cans was an Eagle 66 :) Quite happy about that one.
Thanks Mr Pete, cracking video as always. The Eagle 66 has achieved nearly cult status all over the world amongst sad people like me who collect oil cans. I live in the UK and am very lucky to own one and my friend Rob (UA-cam Channel xynudu) who lives in Australia also owns one. Absolutely brilliant can apart from it's tendency to tip over. I machined a heavy brass base for mine which has a steel disc soldered into the recess, then i put rare earth magnets in the can, works really well to keep it upright. These do come up on ebay from time to time but are now very expensive! Cheers, Alan.
I think the bracket at the top (#18) was designed as a brace to support the pump when in use. The corrugations probably negated the need for the added support. The drawings don't all indicate the corrugations.
Outstanding! The wide bottom on the oilers just ensures that nearly every drop leaks out when it gets unknowingly tipped over and left. Happened to me today 😥😥🤣
Very interesting and appreciate your time in explaining these fine oilers. My Eagle 66 has a rigid spout (like yours) though the tip is angled down so you don't need to tilt the can. I have never seen this type of spout before, have you?
Me too! Three cups of coffee and three Sudafed! That's what it takes anymore... Plus... a bowl or two of high-test (nicotine) pipe tobacco... Agree with below: we all hope for much more than 5 years...
Thanks for the education. I've asked before, but I'll say it again. Can you do a video on the types of oils you use ? Thanks. At 12:20 the feed tube looks threaded in, not pressed.
While I would LOVE to own one of your #66 Squirt oilers - I hope it is MUCH longer than 5 years before you embark on you "dirt nap"!!! There is SO much more for you to teach us!
Hey Mr. Pete, just wanted to let you know that the oiler with the little Tab (Part # 18) do exist. I managed to find an early example similar to yours except mine has that little tab mentioned in the patent.
16:27 I'm trying to recall did it actually pump some sort of fluid. But i'm assuming the sound guy needed to sell it that it was oil and at the time thats what people expected oil cans to sound like per all the cartoons. :)
I'm surprised - You didn't lube that thing before reassembly! For shame! 😃 Keep them coming; after two years I still haven't come close to working off the "backlog" on your channel!
Did I here you say that you quit going to auctions :) Love your channel Mr Pete and it was nice seeing you ( from my iphone screen) having a good time at the Bash. looking forward to seeing your next tool scores.Gary
according to my inflation calculator 2.03$ comes out to 19.40$ in todays dollars. back then a penny got you a lot farther than it does now. love my eagle 66 oiler i cut out a tractor tube in the circumference of the lid so when you knock it over oil doesnt leak out. makes a great makeshift gasket
I have one of those eagle bottom thumpers. It was in the utility trailer when it was given to me. Only just recently wiped the grunge from it to find out the brand. I use a "new" Goldenrod for bearing lube on the lathe & shaper, it was made in Hastings, NE. I have to be careful with that one if it is cold in the shop, the pump handle can easily be deformed. Drilling/cutting oil is a pump oiler of unknown origin ... purchased when I needed a way to apply the prescribed mix of 10 weight and kerosene to a rigid cylinder hone. That one has been the most neglected/abused, lost & found (usually full of water) more times than I could count, yet if you clean it out and put fresh oil in it, it pumps like the day it was new. I think they all have a tiny little hole in the bottom, because they always need to be re-filled sooner than expected, and always under the most inconvenient circumstances.
When I was in high school in my 12th grade shop class my teacher was retiring and he gave me an eagle number 66 to remember him by and I still got it today it's on my shelf in my workshop
so the patent drawing looks like the bottom ball is held in by threads not press fit, which would make it serviceable. See diagram. I don't have one, but I covet one because they are so neat looking. And yes there are plans out there for making your own. I've seen them in AL, but I don't think AL and some chlorinated cutting oils would go together, only for lubricating.
Inherited several oil cans like the ones you shone. They all leaked a little bit of oil so I trashed them. Now only have a few bottles of 3 in 1 oil containers. They were great while threading pipe.
As usual, you did a great job explaining these oilers.
Hoping for far more than 5 years.
Thanks for the knowledge you so eagerly share.
Don't worry, he's been saying 5 years for the past 10 years.
Not bragging but I have four of those oilers. I really enjoyed taking them apart and replacing gaskets as needed. I know it was unnecessary, but I buffed every one of them, polished with Brasso and labeled each for it's intended purpose. I enjoyed this great video, and as usual, look forward to the next video. Thanks for making my day, I am 81 years old and you always make my day with your humor and expertise . Ken, the old guy from Marina California.
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Finally caught one on Ebay that no one was bidding on but me, it was affordable. Mine says Patent Pending on the bottom. I have a few Dutton-Lainson Co. Golden Rod oil cans because they are made in the USA! Your videos are never too long, and the are always edutaining!!
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ScoutCrafter sent me here. I shall have to thank him next time I am commenting there. Loved this presentation! Thank you!
“I quit going to auctions. “ riiiiiiiiiiiight. 🤣
Adam has drove up the market for shapers and eagle oilers!!
And all the other tools needed in a machine shop...
Just curious but what did this Adam do?
@@oscar.gonzalez when a popular UA-camr mentions some item and other people get interested into that item, the demand makes the price raise and those tools get harder and harder to find ultimately....
@@pierresgarage2687 ah. Now I understand. Thank you!
Picked up an Eagle Number 58 pump oiler today at... you guessed it, an antique store. $25. Seen heavy use, no paint left on it. Cleaned it up, filled it (careful not to overfill it as per Lyle) and it shoots oil across the room. Looks great on my lathe.
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Thank you so much for the tutorial on the Eagle No. 66. They're still around because I just found one at the Flea Market yesterday.
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You beat Adam to it.
When I moved to Indiana 8 years ago, acquired a Bridgeport, a Rockford Engine lathe circa 1947, I saw your video mentioning The Eagle 66 oil can. I immediately began to haunt the local junk shops, antique stores and began to acquire Brass Eagle 66 oil cans. I now have 9 of them not counting a complete 66 that has a ruined bottom can, but perfect remaining parts. I love them all. Two of them are dedicated to tapping fluid, two to way oil, and one to synthetic oil. I made thin leather gaskets for the pump assembly, the spout and for the lids that have lost their gaskets. My wife has her items to look for and we both like to spend an afternoon searching antique/junk stores, surprisingly she has spotted Eagle 66s for me before I saw them. Thanks for giving me my obsession.
Thank you. It’s good to know that I’m not crazy then, LOL. Or maybe were both crazy
Thanks Pete! The drawing research and your verbal explanation just got my #66 working. Had it for years and just recently tore it apart. Check balls were oriented wrong, and the top spring was in the wrong location...back to work!
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I admire your passion for things related to machines, and week by week you make my passion grow with your marvelous videos. This explanation about oilers are amazing... thank you for that.
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Another great video! Thank for taking the time to make these. Samuel Paull was one of three brothers that started the Eagle manufacturing company around the turn of the last century.
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Great job explaining how these oil cans work. I have several at work that I frequently use.
Mr. Pete, this is the video I have been waiting for you to create! Thanks so much!
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Great video. My FIL just gave me one of his the other day. I’ve been ogling them elsewhere for a while and who knew he had two😊. Since I’m the only son in law I’ll probably get the other when he takes his dirt nap. Hope it’s a long time away for you both. You’re the metal shop teacher I never had 😊. Thanks so much for your efforts.
I purchase one over a year ago that didn't work. I took it apart and knew it either had missing parts or was assembled incorrectly. This video showed me exactly what I needed to see.
Love the viedo Mr Pete. I have searched high and low for a Eagle, but I haven't looked at the antique stores didn't think about that.I guess I'll be making some more trips in my search
Thank you for everything you do and being a great teacher.
There are about 3 or 4 on ebay at the moment but they are not cheap.
I'll check them out
I will happily wait 50 more years for the cans if you keep making videos and teaching us Mr. Pete.
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A well oiled video by a well oiled professor!
I grew up in Wellsburg, WV, where Eagle manufacturing is still located, although I think they were recently bought out. I have some of these oilers in different models that I inherited from my grandfather who was a machinist. Thank you for the videos and information.
I love the design of those. Seeing the internals is really neat. 😀
Dutton - Lainson Co. out in Hastings NE..makes a the Golden Rod oil cans made from metal and made in the U.S.A.
not2fast4u2c I’m an old geezer who lives about 90 miles west of Hastings, NE. My early years were on a farm where I often heard my dad brag about how good goldenrod fence stretchers were. In his opinion they were the only choice. I still have his stretcher from the 40’s or 50’s. Until your post I never had ant idea they were made in NE. Vise Grip was originally made in Dewitt, NE. Thanks for your post! Blessings. Bud G
@@budgillett9627I have several original vise grips and try to take care of them
I would love to hear a 10yr old ask that same question now days. It would absolutely amaze me to no end!
Good morning Mr Pete, thanks for the video. A very simple yet functional design. Now on to view and read the patent.
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LOL, "all out war". Yup, as a kid I would see how far I could hit something with my Dads oiler. Got pretty good too.
Thank you Mr Pete for the new garage sale quarry!
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Very informative, I love your humor. I now want one of those cans, thanks for making the video.
We used to see Pleus, and Eagle at the auto part stores. That was a fascinating, thanks.
Tractor Supply has the Eagle type pump oil can made by Goldenrod about $15
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I have purchased a couple "golden rod" made in USA cans from Tractor Supply and McMaster, they are good quality. One tip, to get increased pressure re-seat the ball check valve at the bottom of the oil pick-up. Disassemble the pump, and use a brass rod and a light tap with a hammer to seat the ball into the zinc casting. This will give the pump enough increased pressure to fill the most stubborn ball oilers. This is only necessary if there is a lot of back pressure on the machine oiler you are trying to fill (my clausing 5900 lathe oilers).
You don't see any O-rings because they had just been invented in the US, 1937. There was an earlier European patent but they wouldn't start to become widespread until the US gov't yoinked the patent for WW2.
When I learned that some years ago, that as a species we had made it that far technologically without o-rings, it took my breath away. Unbelievable.
First time here, someone shared your video on hacker news. I'm loving this Mr. Pete! Thank you for sharing this with everyone!
I am glad you discovered day. I had no idea that orings Weren’t invented until 1937. It seems like such an obvious product
Classic design...clean, simple and does the job.
Thank you for the education on those oil cans. Until your video I'd honestly never seen an Eagle 66 oil can like those. I've seen and have several different oil cans as well, but never have seen or had the Eagle 66, now you got me looking for one.
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Scoutcrafter sent me: great video which full of useful information .All the best.
Love the Plews oilers. Had one and didn’t know it was from Minnesota, my home state. When I found out where they were made I grew more fond of them.
I bought on of these on Flea Bay a couple yrs ago, it won't work but thanks for the video, I will take it apart and see what's going on inside there now that I understand how they work. Great job explaining it. I really enjoyed watching your interview on the live feed at the Bash. Great Stuff.
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I have several (my fathers) thanks to you , now I know they are the early ones with all the
ribs. I glued large washers, more stable, more weight.
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I always enjoy your videos Mr. Pete!
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woow really good video, today I aquried on Eagle 66 in the fleet matket here in mexico, as soon I got home,I start to disaassembly to clean and restore, but the littlee springs are damage, someboby knows when I can buy it?
Thanks for your time and your expertise, regards from Mexico
Good video. Great seeing you at the bash
It was wonderful seeing you both. Thank you for the steak dinner, and a good time
Very interesting I have a few # 58 cans but still on the lol for a #66
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I never had an appreciation for the Eagle 66. They were at virtually every work station in our shop, and I gave them little regard. CNC machines have little need for hand oilers. Adam Booth has raised my attention and you have as well. Now that I am messing around with vintage machinery in my home shop, I am gaining an appreciation for hand oilers. Auto lube systems and sealed bearings must have ruined me. I struggle to even remember to oil or grease anything.
Now you can enjoy them
probably the best video intro yet.
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Goldenrod oil cans are still made in the US and are readily available.
As far as the Wizard of Oz goes, those sound effects get recorded once and recycled ad inifinitum. There was a nice video on the Technology Connections channel that discussed the standard ringing phone. You can hear the audio artifacts from a vinyl record in the ring, even in very recent movies that have an actual Western Electric model 500 phone in the video. It was less trouble to dub in a 2nd/3rd/nth generation copy, re-recorded from an phonograph, than to simply ring the phone on the set.
I suspect you have more than five years left in you.
Reminds me too, with movies with car chases on dirt/gravel roads where they have tire squealing sound effects, that's always made me laugh when they do that when the cars aren't on a paved road LOL.
If you look at the patent drawing a time 11:22 I believe that the drawing shows the tube extending into the bottom of the can is threaded and therefore is screwed into the pump mechanism.
I don’t even watch all the way through before hitting thumbs up! Always edutaintional, Lyle.
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As always, a great video. It was a pleasure and honor to meet and chat with you yesterday at the Bar-Z Bash. As you said to me when I was leaving," I'll see you next year", yes I will see you next year.
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"these will be available in about 5 years when I embark on my dirt nap!" HAhahahaha! A little gallows humor is ever appreciated Mr Pete! I had a good shop teacher, kids don't know what they're missing these days.
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Like looking at old friends as I grew up across the street from Eagle manufacturing and as kids back in the 50's we would use those oilers as squirt guns, they worked great for that!
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The check valve arrangement on the oiler is the same type of system as you'll find on a vehicle's mechanical fuel pump used to supply fuel to the carbeuretor. Fuel pumps for fuel injection are now electric and commonly located in the fuel tank. Today's fuel injection systems require higher pressures than the older mechanical pumps could easily produce. Interesting & informative video. Thanks!
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14:21 "of course I've quit going to auctions..." Never say never.
Mr. Pete. I myself am an oil can enthusiast myself. I have maybe 60 different types but Sir I must say I have never heard of the 66. I will be looking for one now. I also have several way oilers that have a valve stem on it so you can pressurize it with an air compressor. I am guessing it may be an antique because even the spray nozzle is made of brass not plastic like a regular spray bottle that you would use to spray such as windshield washer fluid when hand washing a window. I have the ones that you flip upside down just like the one you asked about the tin man. I did subscribe as a retired shop teacher I would bet you have forgotten more than I will ever know. Absolutely loved this video especially when you use drawings. I spent my career as a Quality Engineer/ Manager/Engineer for process and production. Keep up the great work and do not plan that dirt nap any time soon. I need more of your knowledge along with the rest of the world. They could use a hell of your common sense since it is not common any more.
Brett Heller
Coldwater, MI
USMC 1984-1992 0311/1371.
Thank you very much for watching sounds like you have an awesome collection of Oilers
Good info from our "Mr Pete". As always. Thanks dear brother.
Thank you. Recently bought an old Craftsman metal lathe off Craigslist and will need several new oil cans. Lucked into a good one being auctioned on eBay for too little money. Hot dog!
I have the identical early can and I'm sure the bottom tube is actually a threaded screw in component.I have lost a spring and thanks to this video, I can now fix it. Thanks .
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Thank you Lyle. I now understand how these oil cans function. Adam B has definitely affected the market price of these cans. I still do not own one due to their meteoric price rise. LOL...... enjoyed meeting you at the Summer Bash.
Leather or cork gaskets would be long gone by now. Thanks for the video.
I have one of these in pristine condition that belonged to my father-in-law that I use quite a lot in my small engine repairs and other tinkering too. As I watched further in the video, I realized I also have an Eagle with the lever type pump too, also in very good condition.
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I have the #66 oilers, also I have the long spout railroad type oil can which I use to fill the apron of my LeBlond lathe and the table oil pockets of my Kearney and Trecker milling machines....One can never have too many oil cans ....Mike in Louisiana
Those oilers are very cool. I bought a few to have in my collection because of Adam. Great job!
I have owned a few of these for nearly 45 years. They are great oilers for all the reasons that you mentioned. I wonder if you know how the atmospheric air pressure that is required to push the oil into the partial vacuum created in the pump gets into the brass tank. It seems sealed well enough that the oiler would stop charging itself after a certain number of pumps. That's what happens in a power hydraulic system if the filter mesh in the fill cap gets plugged up and the pump cavitates.
Another interesting fact that you may be unaware of is the fact that, in his book titled, "Steal This Book", Abby Hoffman, the Yippy party leader and revolutionary of the 1960s explained how to convert this very oiler into a pocket flame thrower. Don't know if it worked or not, but he sure put it in his book. Love your videos.
I never thought about the airlock? I would like to read that part of the book about the flamethrower
Very nice. These are my favourite type for most things. I have never been a fan of the Plews type. There were several other varieties of 66, including one with an adjustable stop for the plunger for when small, precise quantities are needed. On the 66's that I have, the knurled portion around the pump stem is for adjusting a packing.
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Hey another great one, however, tube #15 is threaded, as shown even. perhaps a change to accomadate the spring and check ball later?
Thank you Mr Pete. I just scored my first Eagle 66 at a junk store. It has a crimped on bottom. About the wizard of Oz... Probably the same reason Hollywood thinks you use a welding helmet with a cutting torch or weld with a cutting torch. I've seen it both ways. Thanks again.
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"Dirt Nap"! I love it! Hope to see you when you wake up friend.
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@@mrpete222 haha....loved it too! That one caught me off guard!
Ok don't scare us now Mr. Pete! Haha
5 years seems like a short time based on your vids. I hope you have much longer than that left!
Good video, thanks!
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Excellent breakdown of the parts I didn’t see the ball that showed in the patent
I love these oilers too, about 15 years ago Eagle brought them back for a short time and I bought two. When I see them at the flea market, I can usually get them for a couple of bucks, much less than people want on eBay. To tell you the truth, I have some German made ( very expensive) oilers that have cast aluminum bodies that are much, much better than any other oiler, even the Eagle 66,
I never did see one of those in German ones
I'm thinking the brass is soft enough to be the gasket.
LOL Embark on your dirt nap. I love it.
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I have a EAGLE which I saw in front of three 66 EAGLES you were showing how it works can you tell about how old my can is , the spout extends out over the handle is directly under the spout much like a modern day spray bottle.
I saw a used add for a grease gun, a couple of oil cans were included with it. I bought the grease gun, didn`t need it. One of the oil cans was an Eagle 66 :) Quite happy about that one.
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Thanks Mr Pete, cracking video as always. The Eagle 66 has achieved nearly cult status all over the world amongst sad people like me who collect oil cans. I live in the UK and am very lucky to own one and my friend Rob (UA-cam Channel xynudu) who lives in Australia also owns one. Absolutely brilliant can apart from it's tendency to tip over. I machined a heavy brass base for mine which has a steel disc soldered into the recess, then i put rare earth magnets in the can, works really well to keep it upright. These do come up on ebay from time to time but are now very expensive!
Cheers, Alan.
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I'll have to keep an eye out for a 66 in my travels. I think I see them occasionally. I have a couple of the lever action oilers now.
I cleaned mine and filled it with about an inch of lead, trimmed the tube and it no longer tips over, or vibrates around!
Good info and explanations Mr. Pete. Thanks for sharing! And you're not getting out that easy, remember Kirk Douglas will be 103 in December.
Wow, I always liked him. Especially in ace in the hole
I've been looking around for these at antique stores around here but no luck... Thanks for the video Mr Pete
There are about 3 or 4 on ebay at the moment but they are not cheap.
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I think the bracket at the top (#18) was designed as a brace to support the pump when in use. The corrugations probably negated the need for the added support. The drawings don't all indicate the corrugations.
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Outstanding! The wide bottom on the oilers just ensures that nearly every drop leaks out when it gets unknowingly tipped over and left. Happened to me today 😥😥🤣
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Thanks Lyle . Love the 66 oiler.
lol I am sitting next to you
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Very interesting and appreciate your time in explaining these fine oilers. My Eagle 66 has a rigid spout (like yours) though the tip is angled down so you don't need to tilt the can. I have never seen this type of spout before, have you?
Have not. But I have seen them with a flexible spout.
As a pressman we needed to get oil in tricky places. The spout? was 12 inches long. Made a good back scratcher.
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Me too! Three cups of coffee and three Sudafed! That's what it takes anymore... Plus... a bowl or two of high-test (nicotine) pipe tobacco...
Agree with below: we all hope for much more than 5 years...
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Thanks for the education.
I've asked before, but I'll say it again. Can you do a video on the types of oils you use ? Thanks.
At 12:20 the feed tube looks threaded in, not pressed.
In a older tips video he went through all the oils he uses and why. I think it might be a two part series. One on oiling a lathe and one on the mill.
Entertaining and informative as always, Lyle. Don't go rushing into that dirt nap anytime soon, OK?
While I would LOVE to own one of your #66 Squirt oilers - I hope it is MUCH longer than 5 years before you embark on you "dirt nap"!!! There is SO much more for you to teach us!
So much to do, and so little time
Hey Mr. Pete, just wanted to let you know that the oiler with the little Tab (Part # 18) do exist. I managed to find an early example similar to yours except mine has that little tab mentioned in the patent.
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I have the pre patent version with ribs almost all the way down with the assembly screw as in the patent drawing
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Interesting, I liked to comparison of the original drawing to the patent. A lot goes into something that seems so simplistic.
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16:27 I'm trying to recall did it actually pump some sort of fluid. But i'm assuming the sound guy needed to sell it that it was oil and at the time thats what people expected oil cans to sound like per all the cartoons. :)
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Great review of the oilers. An important feature in schools would be range, 20 ft is nice.
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Great video, as always.
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I'm surprised - You didn't lube that thing before reassembly! For shame! 😃
Keep them coming; after two years I still haven't come close to working off the "backlog" on your channel!
Don't you hate a dry oil pump? ;)
Did I here you say that you quit going to auctions :) Love your channel Mr Pete and it was nice seeing you ( from my iphone screen) having a good time at the Bash. looking forward to seeing your next tool scores.Gary
according to my inflation calculator 2.03$ comes out to 19.40$ in todays dollars. back then a penny got you a lot farther than it does now. love my eagle 66 oiler i cut out a tractor tube in the circumference of the lid so when you knock it over oil doesnt leak out. makes a great makeshift gasket
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love the Rega oil cans
I have one of those eagle bottom thumpers. It was in the utility trailer when it was given to me. Only just recently wiped the grunge from it to find out the brand. I use a "new" Goldenrod for bearing lube on the lathe & shaper, it was made in Hastings, NE. I have to be careful with that one if it is cold in the shop, the pump handle can easily be deformed. Drilling/cutting oil is a pump oiler of unknown origin ... purchased when I needed a way to apply the prescribed mix of 10 weight and kerosene to a rigid cylinder hone. That one has been the most neglected/abused, lost & found (usually full of water) more times than I could count, yet if you clean it out and put fresh oil in it, it pumps like the day it was new.
I think they all have a tiny little hole in the bottom, because they always need to be re-filled sooner than expected, and always under the most inconvenient circumstances.
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You got me to buy one. I bought another on ebay and had it sent to a friend. He likes it, but said they shipped in full of oil and it got all over.
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Interesting. Have seen these before, but didn’t pay attention. Now I’m on the hunt starting today.
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When I was in high school in my 12th grade shop class my teacher was retiring and he gave me an eagle number 66 to remember him by and I still got it today it's on my shelf in my workshop
Very awesome that you have a remembrance of your teacher
Nice video Mr. Pete.
so the patent drawing looks like the bottom ball is held in by threads not press fit, which would make it serviceable. See diagram.
I don't have one, but I covet one because they are so neat looking. And yes there are plans out there for making your own.
I've seen them in AL, but I don't think AL and some chlorinated cutting oils would go together, only for lubricating.
Not everything ends up being manufactured like it shows in patent drawings.
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Inherited several oil cans like the ones you shone. They all leaked a little bit of oil so I trashed them. Now only have a few bottles of 3 in 1 oil containers. They were great while threading pipe.
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