It is currently 29 Mar 2024, 13:08
wallace wrote:Luckily the one I'm doing arrived unscathed and has been languishing in the undergrowth for a couple of years. Sheeted and smeered with waxoyle.
wallace wrote:...I'm not sure on date, at a guess late 20's, Vann will be able to offer some advice.
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wallace wrote:...I'm considering doing this one differantly to my usual shiny ones. I quite like machines in their working clothes so to speak. So I dont think I'm going to paint it. Just rebuild...
AndyT wrote:Well, I'm happy either way. I've always enjoyed your really thorough restoration jobs, with everything back to bare metal then with all the shiny paint taking them back to showroom condition.
But in general, I like tools and machinery to look their age. So I will be interested to see you just take away the years of neglect, so it looks like an old machine that's been really well looked after. At least, if that is what you are going to do.
Dr.Al wrote:346 V is one of the three phase voltages that Hong Kong uses (or used?) as well as 380 V. 380 V is a lot more common (and 415 V even more so), but it's possible that the motor you have was designed for a particular market with a 346 V supply.
MY63 wrote:What a fantastic job, can you give a little more detail on the paint process, I have a sewing machine stand I would like to paint.
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