How do you fix a jammed oiler pump

[LCHIEN]

Bought this from Amazon a couple of years back. Tried to use it on the bandsaw the other day and the pump was jammed,
How do you oil a mechanism that is soaking is oil already anyway?
What doe you guys use for pinpoint oiling?

[woodturner]

I use a plastic syringe, you can get them from the farm supply stores. Easy to control the amount of oil dispensed and get it just where needed.

[Carlos]

What doe you guys use for pinpoint oiling?

Aerosol cans, or oils like 3 in 1 that already come in a pinpoint oiler.

But...why are you oiling your bandsaw? Unless it's a metal cutting bandsaw, I can't think of any place to oil one.

[Jim Frye]

I used to have a metal trigger pump oiler (many, many years ago), but the tigger spring jammed or, broke, and it went into the trash. I also use the spray lubes with the tiny straws. I use a small plastic squeeze bottle with a tiny straw for precision oiling.I buy small bottles of PTFE oil and put it into the squeeze bottle.

[LCHIEN]

Aerosol cans, or oils like 3 in 1 that already come in a pinpoint oiler.

But...why are you oiling your bandsaw? Unless it's a metal cutting bandsaw, I can't think of any place to oil one.

I was oiling the tensioning screw. Is that wrong?

[LCHIEN]

As for the pump, I eventually worked it free, it was frozen. Hard to believe a mechanism submerged in oil can freeze up like that. I mean, what does it need, more lubrication?
But not until after I fixed the other problem by oiling the problem area with another oil can. Then I worked on the stuck oil pump.

[LCHIEN]

this is what I ended up oiling it with:

[Carlos]

I was oiling the tensioning screw. Is that wrong?

Not wrong, but I'd recommend a dry lube such as Dupont non-stick dry film. Sprays on easily and lasts about forever. Doesn't attract wood dust. It's what I use on everything in the shop. I found that oil just tends to get gummed up with dust and need frequent cleaning and re-oiling.