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Well after accessing the situation, it all of a sudden came to me. I had a old end to a ball inflator that broke off (this why you never throw anything away!) All it has is a little knub on the end, just perfect enough to fit in the spout of the oiler. Dialed down the pressure and kept increasing it little by little until it popped out. Actually got it up to 75 psi. That's as far as I dared go.

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Not too bad. Looks 100 percent better. I know to some the condition isn't the best, but for those that may not know it, this is probably one of the rarest handy oilers going. I have been searching for one for years. If you do find them people usually want a small fortune for them. Thus, heating it, cutting it, or freezing it just weren't options with this.

My grandfather worked for this company when these were made!!


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Awesome!


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Looks much better!! I will have to remember that little trick!

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I would have bet it was not going to look that good. nice job

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I have try that with compressed air and never had any luck.
Seems like I would turn down the pressure on the air pressure and and put the rubber tip of the air blower and give it a little bit of pressure and the seams of the can would blow out. Maybe the needle is the trick.

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That's slick, I would have bet that 75 psi would have popped the seam, must have made stuff better back then

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Great little trick there. Dented small oiler tins will get a closer look from me in the future, thanks to you sharing you technique.


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I held it in my hand so that it was wrapped around it pretty good. At 70-75 psi I could feel it starting to bulge more than normal. The dent was out at that point anyway. That busted off ball inflator needle fit in there perfect. A full needle would not fit. It was just a little knub, but just enough to fit in.

These cans date from the 30's.


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Thanks for posting results on this project,
I am going to re-evaluate before proceeding on mine..


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Great job! A few to many psi and you could turn it in to a quart! LOL


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