RARE 1940s L&R Watch Cleaning Machine Restoration
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- čas přidán 2. 11. 2023
- Something a little different this week on Americana! A piece of history brought back from the dead. A hefty job, Lars has his work cut out for him on this tricky old L and R watch cleaning machine. bought online as "runs good and strong" and guess what? It doesnt work. To the shop! or, kitchen table i guess...
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Nice! So fortunate you got the inner shaft bearing out so smoothly. Mine was totally pressed in. Ive got the same machine, I was debating into purchasing a newer L&R but on a Facebook watch group this guy figured out how to make the motor ascillate. So i will be doing it on my machine and will post a video of the upgrade.
Interesting! Thanks for the info
Thanks for the video! Started restoring mine yesterday. It did work as I received it 2 days ago, so that's reasuring. I was in fact taking the motor out of it's case this morning, planning to change all those old electric wires. I wasn't sure how to remove the arm from the motor.. glad that you showed it to me. Thanks!
Good luck with it, its actually pretty simple. I was relieved to find.
dang wish you filmed the wireing on the motor. im at that step now.
Not fun! Lol i used some medical forceps to grab the smaller wires and pull them out enough to solder them. This machine is now for sale if youre interested i recently picked up a slightly newer master.
beautiful restoration! How did you polish and clean the center support? thank you!
Sandpaper increasing to 3000g started at 400 i think. Then your typical solid metal polish with a die grinder and i think a wool wheel on it
how much are you asking for the machine
It is sold already sorry