If you can't find an original, the crank with the long drop could be modified
bya good machinist. A section could be removed to make it correct and then
bewelded back and ground to match the taper. But that is a lot of work and
effort if you could find the right crank. It took me fifteen years to find a
good horn elbow for a Victor Rigid Arm machine, since repros were not made and
originals are extremely rare... that's the "fun" of this hobby.
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:12:54 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia cranks.
>
> The other one does not fit because its drop is too long and it sticks out
> too far. One's hand hits the table top if you try to crank with it so the
> machine would have to be lifted up quite a bit or the crank would have to be
> suspended over the edge of the table. The "wrong one" has an acceptable
> length drop but just sticks out to far and of course has the nasty
> escutcheon wear grooves and discoloration from its first life.
>
> Ron L
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Vinyl Visions
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 2:49 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia cranks.
>
>
> "I have two early Columbia cranks. One is on a later BN (Champion) but it is
> the wrong one."
> If you have two cranks and one is the wrong one, what is the other one? Are
> they both BN cranks?
> If the problem that you are having only stems from the diameter of thecrank
> - which will not fit through the escutcheon - then you can re-sizethe crank
> by putting it in a drill press and using a file to get it to thesize you
> need. It takes a little while, but is simpler than taking it to amachine
> shop. I don't know if this helps, but I have done this before.
> > 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
> >
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