OK, Pictures;
I wiped the side off, but the label was GONE, leaving only a trace of color on the side;
Anyone seen an oval label with black red and gold??
I think its a varient of the one Marbees posted.
The Tub;
The Basket;
The basket holds 24 frames. Not sure I like how the little nubs are spaced.. they did it that way so they wouldnt have to use as many. I'll probably move them to more securely hold the tops of the frames.
The lower bearing;
It looked pretty rough to me, until I realized someone had slid a metal sleeve over the bearing housing, and hten slid a miller lite can into the sleeve to try to keep more of the honey out of the open bearing. I'll be rebuilding that with a new sealed bearing so I wont have to worry about it.
The Motor and mounts;
The L Bolt that secures the top bar to the tank also holds this bracket in place. While it appeared to work, the bracket has a crack in it nearly 3/4 of the way through so this will need strengthened.
A close up of the brackets;
Another pic of the basket with frames in it, and a pic of the bottom of the basket;
There is a lever on the drive mechanism that engages and disengages the clutch system. Under the drive system is another lever that has a band style brake to slow and stop the basket. Overall, I actually LIKE the entire set up, with a couple of exceptions..
The brake band.. where do the particles from the lining go when you using the brake?
The Clutch system. Where do the particles of leather or banding material go as the clutch is engaged?
The brake works AS IS, but I need to check the banding to make sure it isnt asbestos. There is no material left on the drive clutch, I can only assume it was leather at one point in time. I have considered using a serpentine belt cut to length and bonding it to the hub. the rubber would be outstanding for a contact material, and easily replaced, but as stated, I am a little worried about the debris from it.
The Knob to the back of the drive assembly raise sand lowers the contact wheel to change the speed of the basket, and it works fine...
I think it will be a little too easy to resurrect this thing, but my concerns are with the particles from the brake and clutch. WOndering if I shouldn't make a new drive shaft on my lathe and fix gears to it, and use a rheostat on the motor...
Thoughts?
