Lubricating oil for pneumatic tools

Neglecting this simple step may void the product warranty, so doing this easy homework up front pays off. When lubrication is required, the desired effect is to provide just enough airborne oil to create a thin film of lubricant between the mating surfaces of moving parts to extend the life of the pneumatic component. Careful attention must be given to specifying, installing, and correctly adjusting lubrication equipment and using the correct lubricant to accomplish this task successfully.

We must also be aware that some applications have environmental extremes that require special attention to component lubrication.

In high heat environments, machinery is subjected to being washed down for cleaning, or where chemical contamination may occur, the lubricant may be compromised or rinsed away and need to be replaced on a regular basis to extend the life of a pneumatic component, primarily linear actuators.

In these situations, the life of the pneumatic component may be extended for a period of time by providing airborne lubrication, and there is a reasonable argument for supplying it. Minimum Temperature. SSU Viscosity Grade. Specifications Met. NSF Registered. FDA Compliant. Maximum Vacuum Temperature.

For Removing. View catalog pages 5. Send Cancel. How can we improve? About Oil. About Lubricants. Air Tool Oil. Food Industry Air Tool Oil. Air Compressor Oil. Food Industry Air Compressor Oil. Refrigerant Compressor Oil. Food Industry Oil. Vacuum Pump Oil. Food Industry Vacuum Pump Oil. Air Tool Lubricant Kit. Air Tool Cleaners. Light, flammable oils can "Diesel" when the air that carries them is suddenly compressed. I think I'll stick to air tool oil. Marvel also makes an air tool oil.

I usually use Dextron myself. Air tool oil we use at work says it's a straight mineral oil, breathing fumes won't hurt you but it might relieve constipation. I heard the story that way back when during WW1 the airplanes were 2 strokers, and they used caster oil for lube. Lack of constipation was a problem for those around the smoke of these planes, or so I've heard.

Marvel Mystery oil is still commonly used around small recip aircraft engines. I always put a qt. Great airplane, and as my surprised mechanic noted one day when he decided to take it out by himself after an annual, "That thing runs like an electric motor! The GO horizontally opposed 6cyl cid motor, with gear drive reducing to the prop motor to rpm prop was aerodynamically efficient with the oversized 84" fan turning so slowly, and the motor seemed to rev into a "sweet spot" somewhere just past rpm.

But it resulted in high cyclinder head temperatures Especially over water! Not sure how much the MM helped, but maybe it would have been even worse without Darn, you mean you actually have to oil those things?

Just kidding. One time I had a die-grinder that stopped and I had to oil it. Other than that I've never oiled any of the others that I use. I think the Energizer Bunny must have pissed in them. After 25 years I have no complaints with it. Sorry, Jim. I've used air tools around red hot work at times all my life and never had a "poot" from the exhaust stream as a result of a nearby ignition source.

I can't buy flammibility of an air tools's exhaust no matter how carelessly it was over-oiled because I've done it to purge a water slug. While the oily exhaust smoked furiously when it hit a red hot forging cooling on the floor for example there was no flame and certainly no ball of fire traveling up the remote exhaust to grenade the air tool in the user's hand. There's a little matter of flammiblility limits.

If you are using the airtools in a shop where cars are being refinished, you have to be careful to chose a lubricant that does not contain silicone. Silicone contamination in an autobody shop is serious business. I heard a story once of a disgruntled employee adding a pint of ArmourAll to the air compressor crankcase. It took them weeks before they were able to paint a car again. Everything in the shop was covered in a fine mist of silicone.

ArmourAll huh? That sounds like an old trick for the punch bowl at a party. Pour a couple of bottles of Magnesium Citrate in it and then disable the toilets.