Does that crank go in too far to make it usable or unsightly as-is? If not why not just leave it as is.
I had a table top VV-X that had the same problem. When I screwed the crank on it simply moved the crank in 1/4", not enough to even make a difference in the appearance. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Rubin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:24 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Victrola XII > O.K., I've checked around on this one and now I need some advice. I have > a > Victrola XII which I've been restoring for some time now, and it's coming > along well. The motor is in fine shape, with one exception: The winding > shaft. At some point its its history, the tip broke off. I'm not sure > just > how much, but some of it's gone. The good news is that there's still > enough > threading on it to make it usable; the bad news is that the tip, which > extends beyond the threaded part (I don't know exactly how much beyond -- > anyone out there know?) is supposed to stop the winding key from screwing > on > too far. So, I have a few options: 1. I could get a winding shaft off > another XII motor. This is my first choice, and if someone has a parts > XII > motor, I'd really like to hear from you. 2. I could try to modify a > winding shaft from another motor, though I'm not sure if any others are > even > suitable to that purpose. 3. I could have someone make a me a new one, > using my old one and the specs as a guide; again, if anyone out there > knows > the exact specs, I'd really like to hear from you. 4. I could leave the > shaft alone and insert something into the winding key -- a ball bearing, > for > instance -- to keep it from screwing on too far. > > So, as I said, if someone has a shaft or knows where I can get one, please > let me know. Likewise, if you have the exact specs for the shaft, again, > I'd appreciate hearing from you. But I guess I'd also like to hear which > course you all think I should pursue if option #1 doesn't work out. Is it > better to modify another one, to try and make a new one, or to slightly > (and > invisibly) modify the crank? Thanks in advance for your opinions. > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
