Hamilton Beach 100, getting quicker at this...

The second foray into the HB world, but the first that I actually own, is going along well. I should mention that the motor was seized up when it arrived, and was listed as such on the ebay auction. It was the right model, for the right price... $15. At some point I will put together a post about the different models and what actually was different about them. Fortunately, it probably was run without being oiled and friction locked the commutator shaft in place on the top end. Regardless, the bushings are snug, which I am very glad to not have to worry about. In the previous post about it, are pictures of the before. Now were here in the "after". Mind you, it's only the beginning, but I am pretty pleased how little time invested has resulted in quite a bit more progress.

The first step was to start breaking it down into major components.

Once the remaining parts had been removed from the lower end, it was time for a much needed bath for the housing. Dawn and an old toothbrush, followed up by Brasso and said toothbrush did a great job of cleaning and degreasing.

Following that, the polishing wheel came out with the dremel, and while it's not where I want it to be yet, it is much closer than I thought at first. The balance are just some comparison shots taken for evaluation.

Hopefully next post will have a mostly, if not complete lower housing. Right now it is clean and empty, polish to happen soon.

Hamilton Beach 831, the answer to the polishing question.

One of the more challenging aspects of polishing the housing of the HB's has been balancing the amount of material being removed (oxidation, primarily) and bringing out the shine of the aluminum. The stamped markings on the housing are not very deep. Most are for lubrication points, but a few are production or inspectors marks. Regardless of their purpose, preserving them as much as possible is a good thing. Most of the time I used a dremel with a felt wheel and jeweler's rouge to remove surface oxidation, and a 220 grit abrasive wheel to slightly more aggressively deal with surface pitting and heavy oxidation. The abrasive was very, very sparingly used.

I did make one breakthrough...to get the swirl marks off from the felt wheel, use Mother's Aluminum and Mag Wheel polish. It was the fix I was needing. So pleased in fact, that I did a partial mock-up of the housing, commutator and handle with 831. I set the build plate on top of the housing in its approximate location, but not screwed down. See for yourself....

Here's a few of the before/after prior to what's above to approximate how it will look when finished.

It finally has the glow I was looking for. Just need to resolve this issue with the bushing and it will be ready to reassemble!

Hamilton Beach Updates....Another joins the fray

I know, it's been a while. A veritable eternity in the blogosphere since my last update. Much has been going on. To start with, going forward there will be some differentiation among the Hamilton Beach posts. Yes, I bought one of my own, after becoming rather enamored with the Devil's.

Hence, the Devil's, will be referred to as 831, and my own will be referred to as 100.  They are the last 3 digits of the serial numbers, if you're curious. The Devil's is a much, much earlier production version of the Model A vibrator. My own, is considerably later, and there are some differences that clearly were implemented to reduce production costs. The changes aren't immediately obvious, probably only if being compared side by side. More on that in a bit.




A major advantage to this go around, is that I held back the urge to just dive headlong into working on it, and took a ton of "before" pictures. So, without further ado, welcome the new arrival, who could quite possibly have been driving your great grandparents to orgasm. This is just a gallery of everything, because if you've read previous posts, you already get the idea. The only part missing that I was really disappointed about was the attachment(s). Enjoy!