Part 2: A Dremel and a Dream
Okay, this is the part of the restoration that'll be difficult for some of you to watch.
I've decided to try and fabricate a speed control linkage from scratch, and while some may say
'why didn't you just call George V' or 'You should have placed an ad in the Yankee trader section!'
I'll tell you a little secret about myself.
I have about as much patience as this guy...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuoL1gsF-wY[/youtube]
Not only am I impatient, but I also know that I'll be holding on to this machine for a while
and will eventually find the linkage and replace the one I've made. For now, I'd like
to see this machine sing again as soon as possible.
Here's a list of what I used to do this.
1. A Dremel with a good quality cut off wheel and grinding stone.
2. A small arc welder (I guess you could use some heavy duty epoxy but I wouldn't trust it in this area).
3. A drill and a few drill bits (for the spring holder hole and the hole that attaches this piece to the frame.
4. Some sheet metal - 16GA
5. A dream, which convinces you that you somehow have the skill to pull this off.
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Optional items would be.
1. If you're going the welding route.
2.
3. very helpful item was a second Victor M I own with an original linkage that I could use
as a template for the one I made.
After tracing out the various shapes, taking measurements and all that boring stuff, I cut
the pieces out. Then I cleaned and sanded them to define their shape a little better.
I welded the 'U'-shaped part to the longer handle part of the linkage last.
Pics...
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Now,
Unless this is a picture of you...
I'm sure you can tell the difference.
( 
did he just do a Stevie Wonder joke? Tasteless I know, but you were warned)
The idea isn't to fool anyone into thinking this is an original, but to get the machine working
again, so in MY dream I made it the same as an original.
After completion, I attached it to my complete Victor M to see if anything rubbed or if it was a catastrophic
failure. Below is a video of the first try.
The Victor M in the video hasn't had it's motor serviced yet so it sounds a bit like this..
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw72YcUOCR0[/youtube]
Here's the real deal.
(As you can tell from the video, the band-aids did come in handy when trying to reduce the blood loss)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maCl9yt3hFo[/youtube]
In the next part, I'll try to bring this back to life...
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She's a little rusted, seized, and there's a broken screw holding the governor bushing in place...
I probably should have tried to address this first before wasting all that time with the linkage.
Oh well, no room for failure!
Until next time, here's something to keep you entertained.
(10 hours of it)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLmcGkvJ-e0[/youtube]
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