I suggest you do not strip the bedplates unless it is necessary as it appears on your F bedplate. The castings are very rough, I stripped one and was amazed at all the surface defects, some were deep. I believe Edison used asphaltum that fills in the defects, I wound up using JB Weld on some of the pot holes.
> To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:17:04 -0400 > Subject: [Phono-L] Abrasive Blast Cabinet > > > Hello everyone, > > My wife just got me an abrasive blast cabinet, which I plan to use on > stripping Edison bedplates for re-painting. Can someone who has used this > method of stripping give me some tips? What sort of abrasive is best to use > on bedplates? On American Restoration they started using walnut shells, or > some such abrasive, but on very thin, fragile metal pieces. I think I can go > a little stronger on bedplates! Glass beads are what are sold with it, I > believe. Any help or advice is appreciated. My first job is on an Edison > Standard F bedplate and carriage. The bedplate has flakes of paint off, and > some rust areas. I was just going to use a great Standard D bedplate I have, > but then saw that the serial number was stamped on the bottom of the F > bedplate and matched the number on the tag. So, I said I can't separate! So, > here goes a complete restoration! > > Mike Sorter > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
