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Hi Every One! I have been thinking about this for a while, Finally did it. Engineered via SWAG! Will here it is. Video.MOV

A customer brought in a 16” Westy that had stopped working. I opened up the base and saw that the switch was getting power and power was going up the headwire, but that there was no resistance on any of the three motor wires. I opened up the cover plate where the headwire went into the motor and could see that two wires were broken. The connections were wrapped up in a ball of petrified friction tape that prevented me from pulling the slack out to connect a new wire. So, time to pull the stator. Stamped steel Westys are famously difficult to pull the stator, but I made some ring tools a few years ago that make it easy. You rest the motor on the ring and bang it on a concrete floor a dozen or so times. The coil slides out. Then, carefully cut open the connection to the old headwire. and splice on the new headwire. then, use long threaded rod to pull the coil back into the motor housing.

I thought it would be fun to see what everyone is currently working on. Now that winter has set in here in Michigan I've had a little more time to spend in the shop. I'm currently working on my R&M tank. So far I've rewound the stator and speed coil, restored the switch and blasted the cast iron and pressed out the old bearings. Today's task is to finish grinding the iron and start some bodywork. Feel free to add some pics of your current project.

Dental Lathe motor dating roughly 05-12 at 104 VAC. The images here date later believe it or not. 1913+. The motor in these images was introduced in 13. Victor Electric Co. equipment was for the dental profession. Their stuff was dolled. Their 19th into early 20th was better yet.

http://www.hudsonscustommachining.com/pancake.term.insul.jpg

I am not playing mall cop, however, that maybe why you are still listed as guest as you mentioned in earlier post. " must use full first and last name " per forum rules...does not mention " real name". welcome Tim ? And no offense meant to you or any mall cops