From: none@none.com99   
      
   Okay, I get about the best finish with stainless and alloy steel on the   
   lathe with oil.  The 14x40 (and the turret lathe) has a coolant pump,   
   but a single drop of oil goes much further without soaking me down.   
      
   There are oil drippers available, but they are either pretty crummy like   
   the one I lost a decade or more ago that came with my Harbor Freight   
   drill press, or they are very incomplete for the application.   
      
   I think one of the issues with the cheap ones is they don't have a hole   
   in the bottom (top) to let air in.  It makes it very hard to get a nice   
   controlled drip.   
      
   For lathe work my thought is it needs to be on an articulating arm that   
   can be mounted to the back splash or on a mag base.  It needs to be able   
   to be visually checked for volume.  It needs a valve at both ends.  One   
   to control inflow of air, and one to be able to adjust to as slow as one   
   drip every 3-5 seconds.   
      
   I don't know where I am going with this, but aerosolizing cutting oil is   
   not the answer I want.  I just want a nice slow drip of oil.  I'm   
   actually thinking two valves at the bottom.  A ball valve to turn it on   
   and off, and a needle valve to control flow when its on.  So it can be   
   adjusted and left adjusted.   
      
   Varying head pressure might be an issue.  I guess it would need to be   
   kept pretty full.  Hence its volume needs to be easily checked at a   
   glance.   
      
   I'm about decided I'll have to make one, but I'm open to being surprised   
   with an economical and elegant solution.   
      
      
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