Monthly Archives: June 2010

Finished painting. The frame was painted gloss black and then the nose was re-polished to remove the passivation discoloration (left by the phosphoric acid wash). A lacquer clear coat was added to (hopefully) keep the nose from rusting. If you … Continue reading →

I spent waaaay too much time cleaning up the crank, fortunately, I found a rat tail needle file shaped something like a Sheppard’s crook in my pile-O-files that allowed me to work the edge (by the tape) and other non-flat … Continue reading →

Others have pointed out that the loose fit of handle ferrule can cause the handle to split (see two posts ago) so I wanted to fix that. Here is the explode-O-gram of the parts in question (plus my fix, the … Continue reading →

No. Not even. But the more I looked at it, the more it bugged me. And, unfortunately, I could do something about it. So I did.The bores were drilled quite a bit off center, not that you would ever notice … Continue reading →

This is what a Millers Falls #2 egg beater drill looks like when reduced to its component parts. Or almost, as the chuck is still rusted shut. Just recently, I’ve started to uhhh, “accumulate” egg beaters after buying one to … Continue reading →