I have been asked off the list about how I repaired the fiber gear on an Opera by a few members of this group. I am responding to the requests through Phono-L for everyone to enjoy.
When I got my Opera, the fiber gear was badly worn. What I did was take the governor off and used some J-B weld. I applied enough of the J-B Weld on the damaged part of the gear. In my case, about half way around. After it set for a day I then was able to use a file to shape the gear. With the governor off I would slowly crank the motor up and file the sides, taper, and crown of the gear to match the good side. When the body of the gear was ground good enough I then used a Dremel tool and grinding bit to cut in new teeth. I had enough of the damaged teeth to help guide the grinding out of the new teeth. It was a pretty simple repair and you don't have to pull the gear off to repair it. This was about 9 years ago and the Opera still purrs like a kitten. I do have some pictures of the repair if anyone wants to see it. I didn't color the J-B Weld so the repair is noticeable. Just email me off list at [email protected] and I will send the pictures. Ken Brekke From kbab Sun Feb 22 21:48:16 2004 From: kbab (Ken Brekke) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Generosity stories Message-ID: <001301c3f9bf$e520aee0$dbd4b...@oemcomputer> I enjoy the storied shared on this forum. As to stories of the generosity of other collectors, I too have an older phonograph collector that has mentored and blessed me with some things. One item I still am stunned about is an outside horn Vita-Phone that was given to me by him. I always admired it in his collection and one day while talking shop he said he wanted me to have it. He said he didn't want to say why but it was important to him that I have it in my collection. He also had the manuals for it. One in English and another in Spanish along with paperwork on the company. I knew he has had offers of alot of money for it but never wanted to sell it. To this day it is one of my most treasured in the collection. I also have given a couple of machines, repairs, advise, and many parts to other collector friends to keep the hobby fun and affordable. The saying "What goes around, comes around" also works for the good. Ken Brekke From billmorr Sun Feb 22 21:51:23 2004 From: billmorr (Bill Morris) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Opera gear repair Message-ID: <[email protected]> Hi, Ken, I'd like those pics. I have an Opera with noisy governor gear. Regards, Bill Morris -----Original Message----- From: Ken Brekke [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 9:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Phono-L] Opera gear repair I have been asked off the list about how I repaired the fiber gear on an Opera by a few members of this group. I am responding to the requests through Phono-L for everyone to enjoy. When I got my Opera, the fiber gear was badly worn. What I did was take the governor off and used some J-B weld. I applied enough of the J-B Weld on the damaged part of the gear. In my case, about half way around. After it set for a day I then was able to use a file to shape the gear. With the governor off I would slowly crank the motor up and file the sides, taper, and crown of the gear to match the good side. When the body of the gear was ground good enough I then used a Dremel tool and grinding bit to cut in new teeth. I had enough of the damaged teeth to help guide the grinding out of the new teeth. It was a pretty simple repair and you don't have to pull the gear off to repair it. This was about 9 years ago and the Opera still purrs like a kitten. I do have some pictures of the repair if anyone wants to see it. I didn't color the J-B Weld so the repair is noticeable. Just email me off list at [email protected] and I will send the pictures. Ken Brekke _______________________________________________ Phono-l mailing list [email protected] http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com
