Shane,

 

Between work and life I haven't been following this as closely as I should. What did you finally decide on the third color? I was thinking a dark blue or even a deep green would be a nice accent. The teal was garish. 

 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

 

Will

 

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Will,

You're right, it is garish (I had to look that one up but it fits it perfectly). I darkened the teal and mixed a few other colors with it to green it up some. I am pretty happy with the colors now. I get 4 days off this week so I hope to spend some of that time working on the machine. I will try and post pics Sunday.
 

Shane

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Shane,

 

Believe it or not, some of the color choices they used back then we now consider garish.

 

I saw an 1860's 4-4-0 locomotive that had been restored, and you would have thought that it had been done up for a circus.

 

The plaque describing the restoration stated that they matched colors they found when tearing the locomotive down for the restoration. This was at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborne Michigan.

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Looking good Shane!

That's going to be a beautiful looking machine, I can't wait to see the finished product.

Have you had to replace any parts?

 

Mike

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Here's a couple of update pics. I decided to go with the bluish green color but I darkened it up some and made it a little greener, although in the pics it still looks a lot brighter and more blue than it really is. In fact, looking at the pics I still don't really like the color but standing in front of it looking at it I think it looks great.

 

Here's a before pic to remind you what I started with.

 

 

And what it's looking like now. Told you it was going to be a colorful machine.

 

 

You can see I also decided to paint the rope detail gold instead of the blue color

 

Another before shot.

 

And after.

 

 

Still got a lot to do but I'm happy with the progress so far.

 

Shane

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Shane,

 

I've only got one word to say...WOW !!!

 

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Beautiful Shane, great work sir.

Thank you so much for posting your progress here on The Patriot Woodworker. What a joy to see and follow. How you manage to do these resto's and a full time day job is beyond me.

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Not sure I know what to say. This machine and the work you're doing to it.

I am not sure just saying great job looks good is enough.

 

Phil

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Read every word of this discussion so far...I am fascinated! This machine is truly a work of art, and the fact that it's being brought so beautifully back to life is wonderful. I am always in favor of sticking to the original colors in any restoration, but I must say Shane's alternative choices in that regard are spot on. I can't wait to see what it looks like when completed. 

 

Like many following this post, I love the cart too!

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Nice! I like the change in the leaves, and the gold adds that third color dimension that was prevalent in the Victorian style. Will you continue the red pinstripe throughout? I like how it makes the badge pop off of the black background.

 

Thanks for continuing to show us the return of a wonderful old machine to full glory.

 

 

 

Will

 

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Love the way it is coming along Shane. I like the gold on the rope also.

You simply amaze me at the way you bring these machines back to life.

They look like pieces of art instead of industrial machines.

 

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Thanks everyone!

Will, yes I plan on doing the pinstriping throughout the machine. I wish I was better at it, I shake way to much, but I have learned to use both hands together to help steady them. Cast iron is also a pain in the butt to pinstripe. The brush likes to go around the little bumps and dive in to the dips, so it's tough to make the stripes look perfectly straight.

I was able to get a little more work done since my last post.

The table, fence and hold-down are finished.



I also finished painting and mounting the upper and lower headstocks.

I took a stab at some fancy pinstriping. I shake way to darn much to do a real good job at it but from pinstripes I have seen on other old machines they are not perfect either, so these will have to do.

The design is based on some pinstripes from another 1860s Fay machine.

The pinstripes on the table and legs (not pictured) are my own design.

Pulleys and cutter-heads are next.

Thanks for looking!
Shane

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Looking good. Did you also repour the babbit?

 

 

Ken

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Go with the red and green... but I agree it would look good in black and gold.

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

I really like the direction you've taken this in. Love the pinstriping as well. I wouldn't get too discouraged about the shakes...I can't even do pinstriping, and those look great to me! 

 

The babbitt bearings look to be in great shape. Did you repour or just scrape?

 

I'm enjoying the restoration, and can't wait to see when it's ready to make sawdust again.

 

Will

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

I'm loving what I see. You do a great job in my opinion.

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Shane,

 

The striping looks great !!!

I'm looking forward to seeing when you get this, and your other flat-belt machines running on the line-shaft.

I someday hope to do a line-shaft setup, but on a much smaller scale.

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Thanks for the comments guys, I appreciate them!

 

Ken and Will, surprisingly the fire didn't melt the babbitt, they still look to be in great shape.

I may have to do a little scraping but won't know until I get the cutter-head spindles mounted.

 

 

Thanks again,

 

 

Shane

 

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk

Handwheel for the tension weight ...I love the serpentine spokes.

Edited November 4, 20187 yr by Larry Buskirk