General Tools589 Precision Oiler

I bought to oil my Juki industrial sewing machine. This works like a dream, precision oiling at its best!

I was looking for a pin oiler like the one my dad used in the Navy 70 years ago....it still works great. It was made in Cleveland, Ohio by the Dill Mfg. Company and was called the Press-To Oiler. Not being able to find one, I found this pin oiler at Amazon. It's not quite the same, but works so well that I bought two more. The operating mechanism is a push-button on top which operates the valve in the oiling tube. It can deliver a drop (or part of a drop) of oil precisely where you need it. The valve, unlike so many others, seals very well. In fact one of my oliers is filled with Kano Kroil, one of the best penetrating oils available, and it doesn't dribble like so many other oilers I have owned. A nice, well made oiler that works great.

Makes oiling my sewing machine less messy and more precise.

I ordered this from California Tools and I got a defaced, non brand package, by the UPC code it looks like I got a Neiko one.I ordered one for me and works very well, I can pin point oil what needs and leaving everything else clean. I'm using it with Hopes #9 oil with very good oil placement control (for me). Instead of placing the tip of the applicator and then pressing the plunger, I form an oil drop in the tip of the needle and then apply the drop where I need it; I found this easier to do. This way I can see how much oil I'm applying and thanks to the long and thin needle I can see where I'm putting it (due to my eyesight, I use a magnifier lens). I keep the oiler horizontal inside a tool box wrapped in a paper napkin and no leaks.-1 Star because my original intention was to order three more as gifts after I tried the first one, but due to the packaging (that looks as it was a used second hand, that it wasn't), I will not.

This pen was a great purchase. It makes oiling my Juki TL 2010-Q much easier.

I thought this would be a convenient and compact way of lubricating my pistols. It is very convenient but it will leak when inverted(Hoppe gun oil). I usually have to tilt it up to prevent leakage. Nice concept, poor execution.

Precision,quality.

Very versatile and useful. For those special places that need to be oiled

Solid metal, well balanced and handles well. Needle was larger then I was looking for. Have not tried it with lighter oils but woks well with heavier oils.

No leaks, and well built. Working out perfectly for what I am using it for.

Well made, doesn’t leak, works as advertised. I wouldn’t pay any more for it.

This is handy for putting a drop of oil just where you need it. And so far it doesn't leak.

This is okay, maybe for other applications this would work great but for my uses (firearm cleaning in tight areas like trigger assembly) I prefer a needle bottle. Quality appears to be very good and it does work.