Bruno,
One word: Kroil. Forget WD-40. You need a rust solvent and Kroil is the
best around. I could never have complete my post drill restoration
without it.
John
John M. Johnston
"There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness." Dave Barry
In a message dated 5/30/2012 9:39:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
gounthar@g... writes:
You'd better not be in a hurry when being me, because I'm slow as can
be...
>>> your drill looks wonderful. Who is the manufacturer?
Anyway, I still haven't found the manufacturer of my drill, still
missing its handle: http://cdn.hubic.me/PZLjyc31Nt8R/perceuse_1.jpg .
I put it back on its three feets down in the basement, put lots of
WD-40 and managed to crank it. It now turns, but doesn't go up and
down (except for changing gears).
As I tried to loosen up the automatic height mechanism, I ... broke it
(damn cast iron). It began to move just a little bit, so I put some
more power into loosening it up, and bam, it broke.
I still have to loosen up a few other parts to get the remains of the
mechanism. This will involve boring damaged screws, maybe using a
torch, and so on.
I do hope I won't make any other damage. This old lady has to live again...
The previous "owner" told me the height mechanism was working, it just
needed a little lubricant. Well, a lever of the mechanism was broken,
it should have lit a red alert in my head. All is my fault. I just
hope it will work again one day (350lbs of unused cast iron in the
basement is a no-no for you know who...).
Next episode in a few ... months?
Kind regards,
--
Bruno Verachten
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