Thanks Ron for the update. Sounds like you managed the removal, and for the reassembly it sounds like a careful cleanup of the mating surfaces, bore and shaft, would be in order. Sometimes things come apart as we hope and others resist. Glad you got it managed. Andrew
On May 31, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> wrote: > Good idea but from what was already exposed, I determined that the surface of > the pulley was ridged. I ended up removing the cork and discovered, as I > suspected, NO SETSCREW or hole for same. The pulley is made from a sandwich > of steel, grooved something and another piece of steel swedged onto to make > the other side of the pulley. I suspect the cork was put on in one piece > before the sandwich was finished and then maybe turned down to > size/roundness. I'll glue on a strip and see what happens. > > It took considerable effort to tap the pulley off the shaft so that the > turntable could be removed. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antique Phonograph List [mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org] > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:58 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison B 80 question > > If not too invasive, prod with a fine needle through the cork, in the same > distance from the pulley edges as the other holes (typically center line). > Depth of needle should tell you if you’re hitting the machined metal surface > or something slightly or more than slightly deeper, like the screw head > you’re hoping to find. > Andrew Baron > Santa Fe, NM > > On May 30, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > wrote: > >> I can't imagine what you're seeing in that hole, but there should be a screw. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antique Phonograph List" >> <phono-l@oldcrank.org> >> To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>; >> <phonol...@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 4:11 PM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Edison B 80 question >> >> >>> Listmates, >>> >>> I now own an Edison B-80 which actually does not run too badly but is quite >>> dirty. I've started to take it apart to clean and re-lube. The turntable >>> appears to lift off with its shaft once the drive pulley is loose. >>> the drive pulley has two set screws which I have easily removed but the >>> pulley does >>> not budge. The cork liner on the pulley has a hole in it, as if there >>> would be a set screw to undo but the only thing I see is transverse >>> grooves which I imagine are there to help grip the cork. >>> >>> Sooo, is there really a third set screw, now obscured because the >>> cork shifted, or is this a vestigial hole, needed if the pulley had been >>> employed >>> on a cylinder machine. I can easily see Edison Co. using what they have >>> on hand rather than making special new pullies. >>> >>> If there is a set screw under the cork, how do I find it. Does it >>> usually line up some how with the two outer set screws or is its position >>> random? >>> I'd rather not have to remove the original cork liner if I don't have to. >>> >>> Ron L >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
