Unfortunately tonight I have no real progress to post about on the HB front. I did, however make some serious gains on getting necessary materials together. I have located some sources for fiber and wool felt washers that originally were inside the HB. These were used for vibration reduction, and also to retain oil, acting like a sponge. I spent a while tonight building a spreadsheet of every washer, noting the ID, OD, Quantity, Material type, and where it came from. I went through a handful of miscellaneous parts as well, including motor brushes, springs and a couple of cork pieces that I'm not entirely sure what their purpose is other than possibly to act as cushions for the ball joint/rocker arm or oil cups. I ordered Nikolas #2105 clear lacquer, felt cord (to replace the original that was used as oil wick), black and red fill paint markers to fill in the lettering on the build plates. I'm also going to be getting some black enamel to strip and re-polish the brass build and indicator plates on the Elco. Anyways, more on this later.
Update: Everything from McMaster Carr turned up today, which was great, since I'm practically at a standstill without it. I now just need to get a caliper to measure the motor shaft, opening of the bushing, and housing so I can find a suitable replacement for 831. Additionally, the 2" felt polishing wheels from somewhere on ebay also arrived, which after last night, I have only a single new 1/2" wheel left. Now that I have the clear lacquer, it is time to strip the rest of the paint and old lacquer off both plates, get them polished to about the same level, get them completely clean and degreased, and put a couple coats of clear on them. After a day to let the lacquer cure, then apply the fill paint. Aside from that, I will need to get the clear epoxy from G.J. Nikolas to seal up the aluminum housing parts after final polishing and washing, since the metal will oxidize in open air. The lacquer won't adhere to aluminum from what the guy at Nikolas told me on the phone. Looking for a plating shop that will blast and replate some of these little hardware bits, to really finish off the "better than new" look.
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