Automatic "Roller Oiler" For Sliding Doors

Automatic "Roller Oiler" For Sliding Doors BUILDINGS New Techniques 30-3-32 If you've ever had trouble opening or closing a big shed door because the rollers wouldn't budge, you'll be interested in this automatic "door oiler" invented by Ken Ryan of Oxford, N.Y. "It lets me add a shot of oil to the track rollers from ground level any time I want, which keeps them rolling freely," says Ryan. "I came up with the idea because I had trouble moving a heavy 12 by 18-ft. door on my barn." The system consists of a small air tank that's about half full of oil, with a hose leading from it up to the door rollers. Air pressure pushes up the hose and onto the rollers. He drilled and tapped 1/8-in. dia. holes into the track in two places. Threaded barbed pipe inserts were then screwed into place and fitted with plastic hose. A "T" splits the hose so that a single line can be run down to the air compressor. The bottom end of the hose hangs at waist level, where it's fitted with an air line quick disconnect coupler. "One shot of oil will last for about six months before I have to add oil again," notes Ryan. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenneth E. Ryan, 221 Ryan Road, Oxford, N.Y. 13830 (ph 607 843-6929; CanalHardware@ Frontiernet.net).

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