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Thread: Disston Bandsaw Blade Sharpener
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18th March 2020, 09:25 AM #16
Re flat leather belting, on the Metalwork forum one of the members was giving away and posting a stash of belting his work was throwing out.
He sent me up some stuff for my lineshaft.
Oxx and Bert from memory but just have a browse.
I have recently bought connectors here in Oz online from a mob down the ‘Gong.
I have a few presses for attaching these and a loan might be possible if you need one as I get up to Brissy a few times a year.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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18th March 2020, 02:08 PM #17
Hmm. I'd not considered using that style of switch to swap phases (I guess that's what comes of not being a sparkie ). I'd have thought there would have to be a fixed contact for the third phase - but then this was 70 - 90 years ago.
Originally Posted by NCArcher
Originally Posted by Vann
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This one also has inbuilt fuses - otherwise it's probably got interchangeable parts with yours.
When I got it, it had some asbestos. Note that fluffy stuff in the fuse holder. Yours won't have that, but under the ceramic female contacts there'll be some asbestos sheet.
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When dealing with asbestos, water is your friend - dust is your enemy. Be very careful.
I sat with a vacuum cleaner nozzle in the enclosure as I took it apart, to catch any fibres I disturbed. Then, after ziplock bagging the asbestos, used soap and running water to clean out the enclosure (and wash my hands - which apparently works for covid19 as well ).
You can paint (soak) the asbestos with PVC glue to contain the fibres - but better still, I was able to pick up some offcuts of thermal paper (don't know what it's called). I doubt it's better than asbestos - but it's got to be a damn site safer (and more PC).
Here you can see the de-rusted and repainted enclosure, partially reassembled.
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All the nuts and bolts are derusted or replaced, and coated in petroleum jelly (vasoline). The contacts were cleaned with a fibreglass pen (cost about $10).
If I remember correctly, the bolts are BSW thread, so you can usually buy replacements in brass, from Bunnings/Mitre10 (at exorbitant cost). If you want some thermal paper I have some more offcuts...
Cheers, Vann.Gatherer of rustyplanestools...
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18th March 2020, 02:18 PM #18
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22nd March 2020, 09:16 AM #19SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Vann, I'll let you know about the thermal paper, I haven't had time to scratch myself let alone pull these apart to clean them up.
clear_out, what does the press look like? From what I could tell you can just use a hammer for the alligator connectors?
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17th December 2020, 03:11 PM #20SENIOR MEMBER
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If anyone has a Disston tooth setter please send mea message. I believe there are manual ones like the videos below & a motorised version. For reference see: