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Today I had a doctor appointment which itself is completely insignificant, but that they made me wait for almost an hour during the middle of my workday to see him, is. Fortunately, I had several notepads with me, along with some liquid transfer analog recording devices. Or as I like to call them, pens. Rather than attempt writing a single post, I started making to-do lists for a few projects I have been working on (and/or ideating about working on).


Hamilton Beach:

• Inspect armature wiring attachment points and replace connecting wire with new if possible
• Polish build plate, and remaining upper and lower housing pieces
• Source matching replacement paint sticks for build plate engravings, and either clear lacquer or wax to seal it from the air
• Clean and polish armature and commutator shafts and bushings (finishing what I started).
• Source replacement felt/paper/? bushing material for the upper and lower commutator shafts
• Fabricate new bushing for upper commutator shaft and mill upper housing to fit
• Clean and inspect rocker arm assembly
• Determine new lubricant to use for reassembly (grease, oil, etc)
• Research and source period correct wiring and plug from Sundial Wire
• Clean and polish the bakelite pad attachment 
• Additional before/after pictures for your inquiring minds

Renulife Model R Violet Ray:

• Introductory posting
• Locate missing parts bag (it's somewhere around here, I swear)
• Disassemble output controls (again) and polish with jeweler's rouge and dremel (not just brasso like before)
• Order replacement wiring from Sundial wire
• Source replacement tungsten contacts for the spark-gap interruptor
• Take pictures of its current state as a reference for before/after comparisons
• Source replacement hardware for carrying case, or remove existing for media blasting and re-plating (nickel or chrome)

Master M66 Violet Wand:

• Introductory posting
• Replace capacitor with new ceramic film caps (from stock)
• Adjust the tension in the interruptor for better output control (if possible, so far it has been all or nothing for my efforts)
• Take some pictures, as always.
• Possibly disassemble the lower half and get at the interruptor with the dremel and polishing wheels/compound

Elco No. 7 Violet Ray:

• Introductory posting (despite the likelihood of everyone who's read this to have actually seen it)
• Open it up and take pictures of the restoration
• Find replacement or remove rust from existing chromed electrode clips (ideally blast and re-plate)
• Document the carrying case dimensions and fabricate a new shell out of new lumber
• Source replacement case hardware, or remove existing hardware for media blasting and re-plating (nickel/chrome)

Erostek ET-312B and ET-302R:

• Introductory posting
• A primer on TENS type devices and stimulation
• What separates Erostek (and others) from medical TENS units
• Comparison between violet ray/wand and TENS
• Pictures, as always
• Why I love them (and you will too)
• Accessories/toys/possibilities with electrodes
• Safety (don't be the next joke at the firehouse/hospital/etc)
• Where to get the boxes and accessories from (please, PLEASE, learn from my mistakes)

More happy zappy work tomorrow, if I make it home in time.
If not, you might even get to hear about the awesomeness that was my weekend.