More Air Tool Oil ??'s.........

[Crow Horse]

I didn't want to hijack the recent air tool oil thread, so here's my questions. For those who have used a synthetic air tool oil, have they experienced increased "performance"? Also, I've read about an air tool cleaner, but haven't come across anything as of yet. Any experiences with it?

I work in a metal fabrication shop and use a DA sander (National Detroit DAQ) for most of the day pretty hard. It's my personal tool so I don't mind spending a couple of extra bucks for improved performance/protection. I'm religious about oiling daily and sometimes twice daily depending on how hard I'm running it.....

 

[trboxman]

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=63248

Blaster Air Tool Conditioner is what I use as a cleaner. I'd bet you could get away with just using PB Blaster instead.

 

[rlitman]

Ooh, daily is good for some tools (like an impact gun or nailer). Not so for a sander which gets too much continuous operation to be oiled just once a day.
My Dynabrade came with instructions for a specific rate of oil to be applied. It adds up to around one drop of oil EVERY MINUTE of operation.

What I do with my sanders (and a few other air tools that see continuous type service), is install a short swivel whip hose (about 3' long), and an inline oiler at the end of the hose (that way, I don't have the added weight of the oiler in the palm of my hand). I don't want oil in my hoses (except that I don't care about the whip permanently attached to the sander), and anyway, I've heard that compressor end filter/oilers don't work so well, because the oil just ends up coating the inside of your hoses.

It's about $15 per tool of some good insurance for an expensive sander.

Oiled correctly, my Dynabrade Supreme sander is supposed to get around 1000 hours of operation before requiring a tune up.