It's easy enough to shorten it, but the real problem is re-threading it or re-tapping it (depending on whether it is a male or female crank) to match the original thread pattern, which may be an obsolete size. Modern thread patterns are different and it is hard to find old taps and dies.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:59:32 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia cranks. > > No, I want to make the thick part shorter so that the crank does not stick > out of the case as far. The bonus is that by doing so, I would eliminate > the ugly wear damage on the sides of the thick part. The rest of the > plating on this crank looks quite good. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Vinyl Visions > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 2:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia cranks. > > > Ron, are you saying that you need to resize the thick part of the crank to > match the thinner part, to make it work? > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:49:49 -0400 > > Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia cranks. > > > > I have two early Columbia cranks. One is on a later BN (Champion) but it > is > > the wrong one. It has escutcheon wear far out on the thick part of the > > shaft. If I could get the thinner part of the crank out of the thicker > > diameter part, I could cut down the thick part and then put the thin part > > back in (Is this making any sense). So has anyone ever had one of these > two > > diameter cranks come apart or have you taken one apart. Alternatively, > > would anyone be willing to trade two Columbia cranks with longer large > > diameter parts for a very good condition BN crank? > > > > Ron L > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
