[TheForge] Restoring a champion blower

[Woolley]

Hi,
Why Marvel Mystery Oil?  What is in that stuff?

Bill Woolley


gblacksmith wrote:

> Alix:  I don't have a schematic for the gears, but I have a champion 
> 400 on a portable rivet forge.  The gear faces are often bronze and 
> the large gear turns a pair of smaller gears that rotate the fan.  
> There is a separate spindle for each gear.  You can remove rust and 
> repaint with rust oleum on the outside.  Inside the casing, at the 
> bottom, is a sump for lubricant.  I would recommend filling  the sump 
> with Marvel Mystery Oil, if you can get it.  Try an auto parts store.
>
>                                                                             
>    Grant
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alix Peshette" <apeshet at comcast.net>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 2:15 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Restoring a champion blower
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>> Hi,
>> I usually just lurk, but need some advice. I had a wonderful windfall 
>> this
>> weekend through the generosity of Chris.  He had notified the list 
>> about a
>> champion forge blower at an estate sale in Sacramento.  Since I'm in the
>> area, I bought the blower.  It's in pieces, but looks like all the 
>> pieces
>> are there.  It's a Champion #400.  It doesn't have the stand, but 
>> that's ok.
>> Everything else is there in pretty good shape.  It does have some rust.
>>
>> My question is what to put on the outside of the casing to preserve it.
>> Machine oil, paste wax?  Any suggestions would be great.  Also, if 
>> anyone
>> has a schematic of the insides, that would be very helpful.  My 
>> husband is
>> going to put it back together for me, I will be doing the rust 
>> removal part.
>>
>> -Alix
>>
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