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Post by gibsonj on May 12, 2009 15:51:48 GMT -5
Hey Gramophoneshane
You wouldn't by chance have a close-up of what the glass drawer pull knobs on the A-200 should look like, would you? The one I'm restoring has definitely had the knobs replaced at some point. I can't locate an original A-200 to compare.
Thanks.
John
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Post by gibsonj on May 12, 2009 13:55:48 GMT -5
This is excellent information. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!
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Post by gibsonj on May 12, 2009 8:43:56 GMT -5
Hey folks,
Frow's DD book describes the bedplate for the early A-200 as having "decorated corners". Would anyone know what this means or looks like?
Thanks much.
John
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Post by gibsonj on May 7, 2009 8:40:59 GMT -5
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Post by gibsonj on Apr 17, 2009 11:03:42 GMT -5
Thanks. That's helpful. I'll be on the lookout for a dolphin key and give it a try.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Apr 16, 2009 11:14:14 GMT -5
Hi folks,
Would anyone know what type of cabinet key is associated with the early A-200 "Queen Anne"? I've tried a Brunswick style key, but the barrell is slightly bigger than the key slot hole.
Thanks for any advice and experience.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Apr 3, 2009 9:17:16 GMT -5
Dave
Makes perfect sense that Edison would have used similar material as governor pads for the oiler wicks. Thanks for the idea.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Apr 2, 2009 9:15:47 GMT -5
Hello all,
I've read in various places that Edison's DDs originally had wicks in the oiler tubes to control oil flow to lubrication points. These are long gone in the DD that I'm currently working on.
Does anyone know a source for replacements, or a reasonable substitute?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 27, 2009 13:25:12 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
Well, just a little patience to allow the Deep Creep to do its work, and a little harder rap with the brass drift and hammer did the trick. Thanks for all the great advice and encouragement.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 20, 2009 9:58:07 GMT -5
Thanks, guys. I think as Bill said earlier, patience and perserverance is likely the key. Sometimes, I definitely don't have the patience part. I'll keep at it and let you know. I just wasn't sure how much of a blow the spindle could take without causing some other problem. I'll continue using my brass punch between the spindle and the hammer, but just get a little more deliberate about it.
Thanks for all the advice.
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 19, 2009 10:54:19 GMT -5
John, Is the turn table that you are trying to remove from the A-200 (as I believed) or from one of the earlier machines that George mentioned? Bill Bill, Yes, the machine I'm working on is the A-200. I tilted the bedplate enough that I could pear underneath the turntable with a flashlight. Looks like there is a roll pin throught the spindle shaft that a slot in the underside of the turntable casting engages to keep the turntable from free-wheeling. Other than that, I'm assuming that there's nothing else holding the turntable in place, other than "rust weld". I was thinking that I might have a long shaft screwdriver that might slide under the turntable to provide a little leverage to encourage it. Just don't want to scar up the bedplate. John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 17, 2009 12:06:50 GMT -5
Hi folks, Does anyone have any good sources for Edison cabinet parts? For example, Frow tells me that my A-200 Queen Anne originally had a glass drawer pull. But, I haven't been able to locate a picture with sufficient detail to identify what the original glass drawer pull looked like. There are certainly reproduction sources for cabinet hardware out there, like this one: houseofantiquehardware.com/s.nl/sc.11/category.-111/.fBut, it would be nice to locate some information on what the original cabinet makers used, so you could match reproductions as closely as possible. While I'm thinking of it, here's an interesting link for identifying cabinet keys: www.oldcrank.com/articles/keys/keys.htmlIt would be nice to find a link like this for cabinet hardware. Thanks for any insights! John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 17, 2009 8:47:51 GMT -5
John, One word of caution: A/B/C-60 machines and A/B-80 machines have turntables that are fixed to the spindle. No amount of heat or tapping will remove it from these models. George P. George, That's very interesting. As I recall, on these models, the turntables were belt-driven. Are the turntables pressed onto the spindle, or welded (did they even know how to weld back then?), or maybe a set screw? Hard to believe there wasn't some way to remove/replace. Thanks. John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 13, 2009 15:19:27 GMT -5
Hey folks,
Any suggestions for freeing up a stuck turntable? Unless someone can correct me, I'm reasonably sure that DD turntables were designed to just lift off the spindle. But, the one I'm working on is really stubborn. I've tried the usual flooding it with penetrating oil, and even tried bumping the spindle lightly with a brass punch and hammer while letting a friend pull up on the turntable. I see no indications that it's budging at all.
Not wanting to cause damage due to my ignorance, I wanted to ask the experts.
Thanks for any suggestions!
John
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Post by gibsonj on Mar 13, 2009 15:14:42 GMT -5
I am not sure which machine that is, but have you googled the manual for your type machine? I did that and found both the disc and amberola type motor and adjustment literature that I could print out. Larry, Yes--did that with no results. Thanks for the suggestion, though. John
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