I try a couple of cheap high pressure oil cans from Banggood 

Awesome Rob! The world needs more videos on oil cans 👍🙂

I got a batch of the yellow ones when I found them on sale for 2 bucks US. They all leak and loose pressure. It was a bust, so now I have 5 or 6 gathering dust. I'm glad yours are working for now. 😀 Thanks for the video!

Thanks, Rob, and good luck with yours! Got myself a pair of cans a year ago of the really cheap variety: 3 USD and with the yellow plastic spout with brass nozzle. No leakage anywhere on the top parts: pump, nozzle or joints/ plugs. My problem is that one of the cans leaks - even ISO 68 way oil creeps thru the bottom flange.

you should make a video showing the different lathe speeds you use when you cut/work with different materials.....

Banggood did me out of $30 after a delivery didn't turn up, buyer beware! Terrible customer service.

I noticed after the review that the silver metal screw on the yellow (more expensive) one was leaking oil. It turned out to be stripped on the thread. The cheap red one was perfect, no issues, so you know which one to get. Also check out this (Polish version ?) made by Yato which looks slightly better: ru-vid.com/show-UCdCYY4hzHKUzhthzwK5FoXAvideos Cheers Rob

I bought a clear plastic one about 2 years ago, I can’t remember how much I paid but it goes for £2.95 now including P&P. I bet I use about 1% of the oil you do as I only use it on my woodwork tools and around the house with light machine oil, but for my use it’s been perfect. Thank you for a very interesting video, I think videos like this are incredibly helpful for the small hobbyist.

If they last for some time it's a good deal, maybe a small O-Ring for the one with the screwing spout, is there is room or the surface allows...

Haven't tried these but might give them a go. Locally, $15 scores you a Kinchrome oiler from Bunnings. Spend 10 minutes soldering on the rigid spout for a good seal and you are in business. Even comes with a spare brass tip! Keeps my old Hercus 260 humming.

Thanks rob, great review as usual. Just bought 2 for the two different grades of oil I use. Cam

You'll need to put in some extra shelving to accommodate all those oil cans.

G'day Rob. They both seem to be a good deal. Thanks for the demo.

That red one of yours seems to work well, especially for the price. Like you show, the quality on a product, one factory to another on an almost identical-looking product, can be rather dramatic. Guess the lower prices on some imported tooling comes as a gamble in whether the tool will cut the mustard or not.

In my experience, cheap oil cans are cheap for a reason. I've currently got two and they have to be the worst things I own. Somehow they leak out the top, you fill them, go to the garage a few days later and all the oil is sitting in the lathes drip tray. Someone could make a killing manufacturing repro Rega oil cans and the likes.

I have 2 of the red ones that i got at a local flea market, both leak under pressure round the piston rod at the back of the trigger and one round the pot as they have no sealing ring. I cured that putting a thin gasket on, it has to be very thin as it only has thread for about 1 full turn, I have not cured the trigger leaks yet but they work reasonably well other than that.

Make it fun for you and everything else will follow. Keep the BangGood reviews honest. Can’t imagine watching lies about that stuff 😀 I think we all know the cost/quality ratio for their products and you should review them accordingly 😀 You wouldn’t believe it I was checking out cameras today thinking I should post a few helpful videos. I have been in IT for 25+ years and was a Fitter and Turner before that. I created a you tube account a couple of years ago to send a video to friends. I wonder what I named it? Postem when you feel like it and we will be here!

i bought one a couple years back, with the clear pot, it was even cheaper, perhaps 3 usd, been fine as a general oil can, not used the high pressure part, as quality older oil cans are pretty hard to find in the UK, this isnt a bad buy

Thanks Robbie. Good review, and I do need to get a can or two. Much appreciated.

Got 3 different rega oil cans i rebuilt one of them, they are awesome

nice oil cans.... nice lathe you have there.

Just watched your video , I liked it but both links to the cans don’t work. Whereabouts in Oz are you?

Bought one in the local £ shop two years ago has worked well scin

Well, I've gone and bought the cheap one. Hope it OK. I'm fed up with oil cans leaking. Even the not so cheap ones.

Why can't they make one with a semi setted O-ring in the end? Those oilers are a bit of a pain.

Bought 2 total trash for me! I want to use one to prime mowers to test if they needed a carby job worked one use the next day trigger wouldn’t return forward, dismantled greased up piston with rubber grease got 3 more pumps and then junk for good

Hi Robbie, so let me make sure I understand what I just watched, a man who has if you will the Rolls Royce of oil cans (quite a few @ that) takes the time for those of us who are are at the "mercy" of border line useless oil can's, flooding the market, takes the time to let us know which VW (volkswagen) of oil cans is the one to buy. Thanks for the heads up, and a honest review. Now if your grown tired of owning all of those "Rolls Royce of oil cans," just drop one in the mail, to me here in the Pacific Northwest, Washington State. {Just kidding.} We here in the states, have an expression: when presented with a low hanging curve ball, (Ref: American Baseball) just hit it out of the park. For those who may not understand the ref to the "low hanging curve ball," a pitcher in (American Baseball) throwing to the batter, a "low hanging curve ball," is the LAST PITCH / lease pitch you want to throw, because even an average batter will hit it out of the park, for a home run. :->)

Sorry for asking a dump question, but what is the purpose/function of the chrome screw on top of the oilers?

Thanks, haven't seen your site for a while but bought 5 of the cheapies, you simply can't get a decent oil can with a RIGID nozzle for those hard to get to places, also I've not had one iota of trouble with Banggood in Brisbane, AUS , AUSPOST on the other hand simply sucks

Good review

Oil cans are low tech but the Chinese cannot make them, they always leak and do not pump. As for price with mass production techniques all they are worth is 5 bucks. In the UK you can buy a can of tomatoes for 50 pence, bigger than than those pots, food grade so the tin can costs about 5 pence. To me 5 dollars is too expensive for something that will leak and fail to pump.

I bought the plastic ones, do you know by chance how to fix the trigger becoming sticky when pressi and failing to retract back at fast speed.

Interestingly, I just bought an oil can for this purpose for a new (2nd hand) lathe at work this week. Russian "Ryazan" lathe. 3 metre bed. She's a solid beast. I bought an el cheapo to try (12 bucks I think) from Blackwoods. It has a conical brass tip to get in the oiling point, and a flexible hose so the can can be kept upright when pumping away on the horizontal points. Seems alright so far.......................

I lashed out on one of these www.jensputzier.com/reilang/reilang-oilers/reilang-r003-252-merkur-precision-oiler-with-double-pump-2.html and it's a joy to use. I oil stuff now just for fun...it even works upside down. The engineering is top notch and I think it'll outlast me. Only quibble was having to replace the neoprene neck washer with a more robust dowty washer (which I found out about from Steve Jordon's channel).

Hi Rob, Good review, Thank you. I've had that style oil can in my shopping cart for ages. I have doubts, whether they are worth the money ? They look like the a copy of the Yato brand that costs £10. Now I've see the plastic pump mechanism vs brass, they don't install much confidence, I'm probably wrong. It would be good to see them with a heavyweight oil in operation , Also do they siphon the oil if knocked over ? I use iso 68 way oil for my machines, very close to gearbox oil, will these work in cooler conditions like 7 degrees centigrade ?? I would be great full on your thoughts on making the spout tips for ball oilers, shape, taper, etc ?? Cheers Adam, Yorkshire, UK

Cheers Rob, might as well buy one, add it to my collection of crap! couldn't be worse! :-)

Hi Rob where can you buy those little brass ball oilers from as one of mine has the ball stuck in are they replaceable or can i make one any help is appreciated

Can never have enough oil cans

Damn you Rob, I hate your stupid Banggood tool reviews, they usually cost me. Cheers Peter. PS for $5 I’ll give it a go, at least I know who to blame if it don’t work:)

The Chinese originally produced these oil cans, the top works were die cast metal. The "second value engineered" products are molded plastic. The plastic is pathetic. Why make a cheap product that worked into a cheap product that does not work just to avoid what had to be a tiny price increase? Makes you wonder!

Is the cap plastic or metal? Would be interesting to disassemble the pump.

i just bought an old lathe which has grease nipples all over it, i've heard that they are meant for oil but i'm not 100% how that works?

Oh yeah im in Brisbane

Cheap plastic junk though, look like easily broken

Lol you and your oil cans Made me smile

Good video. Sadly these oilers are absolute rubbish. I can see it leaking at the pipe connection at 9:53. And it leaked when you turned it upside down at 9:38. The best oil cans are made by Reilang.