[TheForge] Restoring a champion blower

[apeshet at comcast.net]

Hi Bob,
Yep, a picture would certainly be very appreciated! Glad to hear that these things aren't that hard to reassemble.  My husband is absolutely mesmerized by the internal mechanical workings and eager to assemble this for me.  He did have a question about how the blower fan blade casing went back together.  All we could find in the old box were square nuts.   Are these original?  They will work but they don't seem to fit the aesthetic design of the blower.

-Alix 


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> Alix, 
> 
> >From what I can tell the original finish on my champion 400 was gray paint. 
> For things I don't want to paint, I power brush and coat with used motor 
> oil. Leaves a nice brown finish. 
> 
> I just rebuilt my demo blower (a 400) and they are pretty easy to work on. 
> I could take the cover off and take a picture of how the gears fit together, 
> if that would help. 
> 
> Robert Ehrenberger 
> Shelbyville, Mo. 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alix Peshette" 
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" 
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 2:15 PM 
> Subject: [TheForge] Restoring a champion blower 
> 
> 
> > 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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