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lubricant bottle
locoboy - 13/9/10 at 02:09 PM

Guys a while ago our mechanic at work was using a metal lubricant bottle that he filled from a 5L bottle of penetrating fluid and then hooked the airline up to his alluminium bottle and gave it 2 or 3 psi and that was it ready for use and it lasted him a week before it needed another regas!

I cant find a similar thing on the net anywhere and he does not work here anymore for me to ask where he got it from.

Any clues?
Cheers


paulf - 13/9/10 at 03:03 PM

Ive got one of them , they used to be sold as refillable aerosols for paint etc and could be filled with air or co2 from a sparklet type capsule. There are a few similar on the web but they seem to be about £50 so not cheap.
Try a search for rechargeable or refillable aerosol.
Paul


brianthemagical - 13/9/10 at 07:44 PM

I worked for a historic F1 team that had these. I didn't really pay much attention to them as i didn't need them.
From what i can remember they are illegal in the UK due to somewhat resembling a bomb.

I'm not sure how true it is as the person who told me was a bit of a tool.

[Edited on 13/9/10 by brianthemagical]