Recommendations for Bedplate striping technique

benjaminh · Post by **benjaminh** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:58 pm

What's your preferred method for striping bedplates? Do you paint it on, and if so, how? Or do you use decals? I have a 1905 wood cased Edison Shaving Machine (more about that in a later post), that has needed a complete repaint, so I have the striping to do...

Benjamin

Post by **rgordon939** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:14 pm

Which style of shaver do you have the one with the side drawer or the one with the front door? Here are pictures of both. My side drawer has the electric motor upgrade. All of the cases have the slot in the rear where the belts pass through. Could you post pictures of yours.

Rich Gordon

benjaminh · Post by **benjaminh** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:28 pm

Rich, this is the one that I've been communicating with you about (pulley dimensions, decal pics, and case front sizes)... It's all in pieces right now, so there isn't much in terms of pictures to post, but mine is the bottom one with the hinged front.

benjaminh · Post by **benjaminh** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:32 pm

BTW, do you know what the purpose for the small angle bracket next to the lid lock is for?

stevenhman · Post by **stevenhman** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:38 pm

I've used "CitriStrip" with great success on various paints/finishes. It won't run you out of the room when you use it which is a plus in my book.

TinfoilPhono · Post by **TinfoilPhono** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:08 pm

I think Benjamin is talking about painting stripes, not looking for a way to strip the paint.

stevenhman · Post by **stevenhman** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:24 pm

TinfoilPhono wrote:I think Benjamin is talking about painting stripes, not looking for a way to strip the paint.

Um... good catch, this was all just a test! Yeah, that's it!

phonojim · Post by **phonojim** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:40 pm

See "The Compleat Talking Machine" by Eric Reiss. He devotes several pages to stripping, refinishing and striping. I can't personally say whether your machine would have been hand striped or use decals.

Jim

benjaminh · Post by **benjaminh** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:43 pm

This is an old topic, and I've since purchased the decals from Gregg Cline, which are great. However, I would like to know where you can purchase the "engineers pen" as described in Eric Reiss's book; I haven't been able to find it any where.

Benjamin

Post by **Lucius1958** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:45 pm

phonojim wrote:See "The Compleat Talking Machine" by Eric Reiss. He devotes several pages to stripping, refinishing and striping. I can't personally say whether your machine would have been hand striped or use decals.

Jim

I believe they were still using hand striping in 1905: the decals did not come in until a few years later.

Bill

Recommendations for Bedplate striping technique

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