desbromilow
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- Joined
- Feb 25, 2007
- Location
- Australia
G'Day,
Just rescued a Buffalo Forge 611 post drill and will commence restoration over Christmas. It was found laying in a "native garden" in SW Western Australia.
Dimensions sought:
1) - the easy one - the type of pipe used for the shaft supporting the table - spec and length (if it had a standard length) - it seems to be a "too loose" fit on 1" water pipe, so I'm thinking it's got to be something else.
2) - the more demanding one - the ratchet pawl has been broken at some stage in its life, and the bob-weight has been replaced with some artful wire and a hex nut. Has anyone got the dimensions of the pawl? or prepared to measure theirs? - of interest would be the diameter of the ball, the length and thickness of the connecting shaft to the ball, the offset distance from the connecting shaft to the surface of the pawl where it sits on it's shaft, and the distance from the centre of the ball to the centre of the pivot shaft.
The entire unit is covered in rust, and I have yet to see any original paint on it. What was the original colour paint for the unit? Was the raised lettering painted in a contrasting colour? if so, what?
Was any parts of the unit NOT painted? (I suspect the handle bar, gear teeth, and pipe shaft)
The intent is to do a full restoration of it, then mount it on a post attached to a nib wall in the shed. It will be used on and off, particularly for larger diameter drills.
many many thanks in advance,
Des
Just rescued a Buffalo Forge 611 post drill and will commence restoration over Christmas. It was found laying in a "native garden" in SW Western Australia.
Dimensions sought:
1) - the easy one - the type of pipe used for the shaft supporting the table - spec and length (if it had a standard length) - it seems to be a "too loose" fit on 1" water pipe, so I'm thinking it's got to be something else.
2) - the more demanding one - the ratchet pawl has been broken at some stage in its life, and the bob-weight has been replaced with some artful wire and a hex nut. Has anyone got the dimensions of the pawl? or prepared to measure theirs? - of interest would be the diameter of the ball, the length and thickness of the connecting shaft to the ball, the offset distance from the connecting shaft to the surface of the pawl where it sits on it's shaft, and the distance from the centre of the ball to the centre of the pivot shaft.
The entire unit is covered in rust, and I have yet to see any original paint on it. What was the original colour paint for the unit? Was the raised lettering painted in a contrasting colour? if so, what?
Was any parts of the unit NOT painted? (I suspect the handle bar, gear teeth, and pipe shaft)
The intent is to do a full restoration of it, then mount it on a post attached to a nib wall in the shed. It will be used on and off, particularly for larger diameter drills.
many many thanks in advance,
Des