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billd
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Send it this way I have all of the period equipment and test tools including a military spec armature lathe and mica cutter. It will be like brand new.
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MARTINSR
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You have a shop Billd for this stuff? Send me your contact info.
Biran
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1959 Rambler American daily driver. And I mean EVERY SINGLE day.
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MARTINSR
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Thank you Lyle, good stuff. I do have an extra generator out of my parts car (that's long gone but I have a few parts) that looks to be pretty damn solid at the brush area with a "rebuilt" sticker on the outside. At the very least I could stick it in there, I just haven't because the light hasn't been on the last few days and it looks like it's working perfectly fine. Brian
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1959 Rambler American daily driver. And I mean EVERY SINGLE day.
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billd
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Here's an old photo of my armature lathe - with a mica cutter with changeable blades, etc and a starter armature I refurbished.
email me at bill dot yawnie at gmail dot com (also have armature growler, valve grinder, seat tools, boring bar, various hones, rod hone and other "stuff")
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Lyle
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Nice stuff! Sent it to Bill, Brian. Wish I had a tooling collection like that, and the room.
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billd
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Thanks, Lyle. I got lucky on the growler - it was the same company that made the Snap-On growlers back in the day......... still i the box with instructions, never used.
The smaller stuff - the Kent-Moore tools, came from the shop I used to work at in the 70s. The boss remembered me saying "when you decide to retire, I'd love to have some of your tools". I had almost forgotten about it but my former boss had remembered me after all those decades and contacted my dad who called me and said "Andy wants to know if you were still interested in his tools". The bigger stuff came from a friend's shop - he has had severe heart issues and gave up heavy work years ago and I bought his engine tools and equipment - the boring bar, lathe/mill, rod hone, head equipment, CC'ing supplies, valve grinder (which is like new as he took great care of it) and other stuff.
I learned in the late days of our cars - the late 60s/early 70s, and feel more comfortable with the old-school stuff. He wants me to buy his magneto and ignition business as he's told now to stay away from magnetic fields and things that can zap - and his magnetos can indeed ZAP people. But the time and money - and to take over a nationally respected business like his.......... not sure I want to. (Moose Magneto) |
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tomj
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nice tools! i'm envious!
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1960 Rambler Super two-door wagon, OHV auto
1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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vinny
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Back in the late 60's I got a re-built generator for my 58 Ford, from Sears as I remember it. It only lasted about 6 months. Upon pulling it apart I found that the shaft at the commutator end had been cut down to probably less than 3/16" and it had chewed its way into the bushing they had made for it. The outside of that armature looked like it had been beat with a hammer, previous to its time with me. The re-build shop must have been desperate for cores back then, or maybe use something until you get the last mile out of it mentality.
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farna
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Where in Idaho? I was stationed at Mtn Home AFB. We have a forum member in the Nampa area (just north of Boise), but I can't remember who just now. Mtn Home was pretty small when I was there, they have a super Wal-Mart now! I haven't been back since I left in 1987, but have talked to several people who were stationed there before I retired in 2007. Decent place now!!
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Frank Swygert
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MARTINSR
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Right where you are talking! My son lives there and it is so nice, I can get use to that real quick. Brian
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1959 Rambler American daily driver. And I mean EVERY SINGLE day.
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