Hamilton Beach Progress Part 2

The following night after the previous installment, I managed to find myself with some time and serious motivation to see what these parts will look like after some polishing...the very next day. The half-finished parts were practically mocking me to finish them. So, I did.


Starting off with the speed control contacts:

Next up, the motor brush tubes:

The commutator shafts were a little scratched, but the top end was definitely scarred by a very ill fitting bushing. This will ultimately be replaced with something that is snug and free-spinning, but the first step is to just get the gouges cleaned up a bit. While I was at it, I fixed the fan blades to be more similarly pitched and level, and the top brass bushing surface needs to be polished with the jeweler's rouge.

I took more pictures of the inside of the top housing, and did more cleanup inside, and polishing outside. I have not yet removed the swirl marks from the housing, but tried using some brasso to smooth them out. Not exactly stellar yet, but I will figure something out.

That's all for tonight, but more soon.