I think the ball bearing idea sounds like a great remedy. You could probably find an original replacement crank on eBay if you looked long enough. And these folks would know the resources to contact for an original replacement if you wanted to just buy one.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince C." <[email protected]> > Does that crank go in too far to make it usable or unsightly as-is? If not > why not just leave it as is. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Rubin" <[email protected]> > > 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.
