Oil for VN42

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Just called Jim at ITW Amp and he told me I could use air gun oil to lubricate my VN42. Does he mean pneumatic lubricant oil? Or is he talking about actual air gun (like pellet gun) oil. Also I am assuming that when he said to squirt it into the outlets of the water trap he is talking about the where the main line comes in, the thing with the grey cylinder on the bottom. I have considerably more responsibilities at the new shop I work at and one of them happens to be maintaining all the equipment. Thanks.
 
the red pneumatic oil.......

Note - you need a water separator/filter and an oiler - they are separate items that hand from your air lines ( possibly where the regulator is)

The oiler goes after the water filter and regulator......
 
Ant pneumatic tool oil will work. Jerome is correct that is needs to be added on the machine side of the water trap.
 
Wow that was a really quick response, thanks. I had another question though, we have one set of water/oil filters on the line running to the Wizard. So you're saying that I need to filtering the line that runs to all our blowers/staple guns and the underpinner? Or should I simply put the underpinner on the same filtered line with the Wizard and not worry about filtering the blowers/staple guns?
 
You can use one pilter on the line if you don't have a terribly long distance to the equipment. Best case would be to put it near the CMC. I don't have a moisture trap on my VN42 at all.

Now you can just unplug the nipple on the v-nailer right inside the base and drop the oil into that nipple and plug back in. I always join a few frames immediately after adding oil to be sure it is distributed right away through the machine.
 
Compressed air will condense moisture in just a few feet of hoses or pipes, and the longer the line, the more particulate debris is produced. Water and debris are very harmful contaminants for pneumatic cylinders of all types, as they cause deterioration of the rubber-like air seals and the polished steel surfaces they contact.

So, it is best to locate the air filter/lubricator as close to each machine as possible. These are inexpensive devices that will save much more than their cost. My underpinner and CMC both have air filter/lubricators attached to them directly.

I'm not so much concerned about the pneumatic pin drivers and fitting tools, so I just squirt a drop of lubricant into their air intakes every month or so.

NOTE: If you use compressed air nozzles to blow dust and such off of artwork, photos, and other items being framed, make sure there is no lubricant in that part of your air supply. The air nozzle needs no internal lubrication, but the oil could harm customers' property.
 
Thanks for the responses guys, don't really know much about maintaining pneumatic equipment, trying to learn though.
 
Sorry for all the questions, but could any of you recommend a brand or model of filter/regulator/lubricator, preferably an all-in-one unit? The ones that came with the compressor or Norgren, but the stickers are all gone so I have no idea on model numbers. One of the regulators is broken and only one line has filters, so figure I might as well just buy two all in ones and be done with it.
 
The brand doesn't matter, so long as you buy a good quality device. They're pretty simple, really.

Check with your equipment suppliers to see if they offer devices adapted to their machines. For example, my underpinner came with pre-drilled & tapped holes for the air filter/lubricator they offer as an option for about $125. If you can fit one that easily, installation is a ten minute job.

WW Grainger is a national distributor of general industrial supplies, and they probably have several models that you could buy.
 
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