Well, the cleaning and paint are done, and the unit is reassembled. I know that
there are things missing, but I am not sure what (aside from mandrels, which I
can make)

I went with JD green. I have a can on the shelf. It looks more like a forest
green in the photos. Pink polyiso for a backdrop shifted the color. the sunken
marks are black-- they look better in person. I have no appropriate paint for
the raised lettering right now except red, but will likely go with yellow,
continuing the JD theme.


Reassembled:

https://postimg.cc/yk9dJKqL
https://postimg.cc/LYw9XCxd

Makers marks:

https://postimg.cc/6T8TXRMJ
https://postimg.cc/MXgHKTLc

Working end:

https://postimg.cc/bG6NXNbw
https://postimg.cc/GBz9cj0r


Yes, the stop ring is not centered. I think there may originally have been a
bracket that lowered and offset it, but, then again, the only photos I can find
on line show the same uncenteredness. I really should finish removing the chrome
from the center, and maybe rechrome it, but for the moment, it will stay as-is.
I want to try it out.


I would like to find pictures showing details like the original angle stops and
the wire stop, but I have found nothing. Oh well. This is pretty much the last
generation of true production hand tool. These were meant to turn out 5000 to
10000 parts a day. Literally, "a boy can form from six to ten thousand eyes per
day" was in the ad.




*** This message was sent from a convenience email service, and the reply
address(es) may not match the originating address