Yes and it's quite surprising!Bob wrote:So the arbor with the nail in it will not turn at all in the barrel?
Tomorrow, I will try again to remove the cover ,"using whatever force is necessary..." as per Curt suggestion.
Yes and it's quite surprising!Bob wrote:So the arbor with the nail in it will not turn at all in the barrel?
While everybody is encouraging you to get the barrel cover off, YOU are the one who runs the risk of finding a fully wound spring inside. And, YOU are the one who has the barrel in front of you to be able to judge what might be inside, not us.phonodesbois wrote:Yes and it's quite surprising!Bob wrote:So the arbor with the nail in it will not turn at all in the barrel?
Tomorrow, I will try again to remove the cover ,"using whatever force is necessary..." as per Curt suggestion.
It can't be wound up at all when the spring barrel was removed from the motor it would have wound down violently if still woundJerryVan wrote:While everybody is encouraging you to get the barrel cover off, YOU are the one who runs the risk of finding a fully wound spring inside. And, YOU are the one who has the barrel in front of you to be able to judge what might be inside, not us.phonodesbois wrote:Yes and it's quite surprising!Bob wrote:So the arbor with the nail in it will not turn at all in the barrel?
Tomorrow, I will try again to remove the cover ,"using whatever force is necessary..." as per Curt suggestion.
BE CAREFUL. Just in case the spring is fully wound, as you suspect it might be, wear safety goggles and gloves when you open the spring barrel!
If that arbor is frozen it very well could be wound. Be careful. Can you put the barrel in a vice and get the arbor to turn with vice grips.phonodesbois wrote:Yes and it's quite surprising!Bob wrote:So the arbor with the nail in it will not turn at all in the barrel?
Tomorrow, I will try again to remove the cover ,"using whatever force is necessary..." as per Curt suggestion.
soundgen wrote: It can't be wound up at all when the spring barrel was removed from the motor it would have wound down violently if still wound
Yes really surprised I have never seen this type of spring barrel with a wound up seized spring ! HMV portables and table models can have seized wound up springs due to their ghastly grease and I have had several of these and they are dangerous! So applause to Jerry for suggested caution Should always add all advice given without warrant or guarantee , just in case !JerryVan wrote:soundgen wrote: It can't be wound up at all when the spring barrel was removed from the motor it would have wound down violently if still wound
SURPRISE!
Thanks! As it turns out, I'm only correct about 1 time per year. Having been correct this early in the year assures I'll be issuing out a long series of errors...soundgen wrote:Yes really surprised I have never seen this type of spring barrel with a wound up seized spring ! HMV portables and table models can have seized wound up springs due to their ghastly grease and I have had several of these and they are dangerous! So applause to Jerry for suggested caution Should always add all advice given without warrant or guarantee , just in case !JerryVan wrote:soundgen wrote: It can't be wound up at all when the spring barrel was removed from the motor it would have wound down violently if still wound
SURPRISE!