by Richard13 » Wed May 11, 2016 3:54 pm
I just out my Watling back together and done want to take it apart again. Do you have the broken or missing part? These old cast iron and cast brass machines are somewhat forgiving so if you have missing parts they can be brazed together again and if not depending on how much is missing I bet it could be built up with braze and ground down and filed to fit and function. I fix several OOPS delivery breakages for myself and others. Usually it's the front left corner of the cast iron base that breaks off and needs brazed back together. You can paint with cast iron paint and not tell a repair has been made. I'm sure you know someone with an oxy acetelyn set up that might tinker that back to life.
Looking for survivor machines especially vendor fronts or original side vendors with or without
a machine. 1920's-30's goosenecks, round escalators. I enjoy hand painting the castings.