Stop motion clamp frozen - featherweight in sad condition
I recently purchased a white featherweight. It is in sad condition. I will
eventually have to strip the paint, sand, prime and repaint. I am slowly taking off pieces and cleaning them. I am waiting on Dave McCallum's featherweight book and DVD's before doing too much. My biggest problem at this point is the stop motion clamp/knob. It is frozen. I have sprayed the gap between the clamp and the hand wheel with liquid wrench and PB penetrating catalyst. I stood the machine on the extension plate end and hoped that the lubricant would soak in and loosen the gunk. I also tried turning it with a pipe wrench but I could not get a grip on it with my pipe wrench - maybe my pipe wrench is too big? I would love to get this cleaned up and working but I am not sure if I can restore this machine. Anyone have any suggestions on the stop motion clamp? |
On the tough ones I use curved jaw "vise grips" cushioned with scrap leather or old belt.
Jon |
Triflow and a hot hair dryer might do it. Let the Triflow sit on it for a day or so - then add more Triflow and then apply the hot air.
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Did you get the screw out of it, otherwise it is holding it.
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The screw is out. So far no movement on the stop motion clamp.
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Stop motion wheel unfrozen! YEAH!!! Took a week of standing on end with liquid wrench filling balance wheel. Ordered V-jaw channel lock pliers. When they arrived today, I rocked the stop motion wheel back and forth a little and off it came.
Now the hand/balance wheel won't come off. This time I am trying PB penetrating catalyst and time. |
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