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Nice work on filling the holes Leo. Better than a professional did for me on a Columbia.

Clay

Dave wrote:Hey Leo...
Did you "blue" the screws the old fashioned way by heating them up
and dunking them in engine oil?

or.. is there another way?

Btw..beautiful work on the "former" hole in the case!

I used Gun Blue, it's a really close match to the original color and I'm sure no one could tell the screws where ever messed with. you just have to make sure there is no oil residue or what so ever left on the screws if you want the stuff to do a good job.

and big thanks to all of you for the kind words.

almost done!

I'll take pictures and make a video this weekend.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--TcnWspdc[/youtube]

You did a great job on this Triumph. Congratulations!
Andreas

Very nice work, Leo! That motor looks cleaner than any of mine!

George P.

Congratulations Leo!

I think you may have a career in phonograph restoration if you want one.

Clay

thanks to all of you, I'm quite happy with the way it turned out.

FloridaClay wrote:Congratulations Leo!

I think you may have a career in phonograph restoration if you want one.

Clay

I won't do this for a living as I would never get paid for all the time I spend to get it "right" but I'd like to do restorations for other people just because I like it.

anyone wants his machine restored?

Leo,

Fantastic job on your Triumph restoration!

Actually I found your post while searching for Triumphs with handles... mine, too, once had handles but it looks like they drilled four holes for each on mine (and I think your job filling is OUTSTANDING!)

Do you (or anyone else) have any pictures of what these Triumphs might have looked like with handles? The evidence they left on my machine seems to indicate they were an impressive piece of hardware! I imagine they could have been just about anything someone with a drill could get their hands on, but I was wondering if the marks left might lead someone to a good guess of what they were.

(I'm also intrigued that both cases with former handles were banners. Significant?)

an electric winding up motor??