A device for lubricating contra-sliding parts of a tool device having a drive for effecting the sliding operation, wherein the device has a lubricant dispensing device for the moving parts, which lubricant dispensing device can be actuated by means of the same drive. A method for lubricating contra-sliding parts of a tool device having a drive for effecting the sliding operation, wherein a lubricating pulse is triggered by the following method steps: measuring of the path covered in the operating phase of the sliding parts, recording of the individual path lengths by means of a counter, comparison of the total actual path length with a total path length after which a lubricating pulse is intended to be triggered, and triggering of a lubricating pulse by the same drive for the sliding parts after the cumulative total path length has been reached.