RESTORATION: reviving a "skeleton" of a skeleton Edison Home

[MicaMonster]

One inherent problem with the weighted halfnut system is that if there is as much as 1/10,000 of an ounce of resistance put on the halfnut......it skips.

Looking at the picture concerning this problem, I see that your feed screw is dirty. Did you test the weighted half nut after the feed screw was cleaned and lubricated? I have the same setup and have no problems with skipping.

Steve

Steve,

I oiled the feedscrew, then went over it with a broken wooden toothpick several times. It is clean as a whistle now, but the half nut still skips here and there. I think I need a halfnut that has less wear. Time to hit the parts bin!

[MicaMonster]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC_GPor5Kog[/youtube]

[alang]

Looks great, plays well. A job well done.

Andreas

[Andersun]

That came out real nice! Congrats!

[Lucius1958]

Wonderful! And that home recording is charming, too!

Bill

[gemering]

The Wizard of Lake Placid has done it again!
Great job my friend.
See ya at Wayne
Gene

[Lenoirstreetguy]

Wyatt...What is the home recording? Where did you find it?

Jim

[OrthoSean]

That sounds like Wyatt Edison himself on that recording!

Sean

[phonogfp]

That's definitely Wyatt Edison on the cylinder!

George P.

[edisonphonoworks]

Sounds very good, how about the automatic reproducer?