And Steve does an excellent job on Triumph springs. He has done several sets for me.....and I can vouch for his work! Thanks again Steve, Eric
Steven Medved wrote: >Phil, > >The cover was why I used the rag, I could stuff it in and when the spring >caught I could pull it out. Triumph springs are much easier to do as you >can assemble them and put tension on them and then install them back in the >motor. I enjoy working with springs, the mess I do not enjoy. > >Steve > > > > > >>Steve: >> >>I thought about something like that, but the barrel on my Standard D has a >>round metal plate that covers the spring on the open end. I thought about >>leaving the cover off, but I didn't like the idea of omitting original >>parts. I am beginning to think that the little hole in the back of the >>barrel was there to enable one to use a tool to push the spring coils in >>as >>I did to get the spring to hook. I often wondered what that was for. >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-l mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.oldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com > > > From drgregc Sun Jul 25 21:22:27 2004 From: drgregc (Greg) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:48 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Mahogany Refinish - Done! Message-ID: <019201c472b7$63701d10$2f01a...@moonbasealpha> As suggested by Carsten, I used Formby's Conditioning Furniture Refinisher, "Easily dissolves old varnish, lacquer and shellac without stripping - Contains ketones, methanol and toluene." Although I've used it before on oak with good success, I have been afraid to use it on dark mahogany. I used it on the top of the sheet music cabinet. It worked a miracle removing years of staining and damage. It removed the lacquer and about 1/3 of the stain, leaving a clean even surface. I took Gregg Cline's advice and located the Mohawk line of professional stain and pigment products. Great suggestion! Found them in a little shop in Adamstown, PA, that specializes in antique restoration. To those of you out there still using Minwax products - don't! They have both stain (lets the grain through) and pigment (more opaque) products both wipe-on and spray in a wide range of colors and tints. Since I was covering only a small area, I bought the "Ultra Classic Toner" in Dark Red Mahogany (M100-0227). This combines a beautiful Victor/Columbia//Sonora dark red mahogany color with a lacquer finish in one product. It was very easy to use. I sprayed 4-5 light coats directly on to the area I planed and sanded until it matched the rest of the cabinet top. I then sprayed 2-3 light coats over the entire top until it matched the rest of the cabinet. It covered without a problem & the grain shows through. With each coat, I could see a slight darkening until I had the perfect match. Thanks for everybody's help on the lists. Greg Caringi
