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Restoring a 'kinky' OLD motor...
| model | Misc. [ click here for more Misc.s ] |
| status | How To Guide |
| date entered | 10/02/2012 05:11:46 |
| description | Here are just a few of my photos that show my taking apart, cleaning...
...and 'servicing' - of a 1950's Taycol 'Double Special' 12volt model boat motor. This is the most powerful version of the 'big daddy' Taycol that Roger eluded to in his comment on this page - http://tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=112457&id=6167 ...and also the eventual reassembly - with parts put back the correct way about...! The person who last had this in bits did not know what they were doing ! No power tools are used - only an old toothbrush - and an old coarse-weave rag... ...along with Autosol metal polish - and a few yellow dusters.
Oh - and LOTS of elbow grease ! Everything must be kept in order - these motors were all hand built... ...and so none are exactly the same - and all have their little idiosyncrasies. The COIN in the picture - is a TEN PENCE - not a 5p ! 24.5 mm diameter... almost an inch ! EVERYTHING must be cleaned and used again - the bolt threads are Whitworth... ...you cannot easily go out and get new nuts for the motor bolts...! To see all the photos that I took - in order... ...see - http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/keven64/Double%20Special/?start=all Now - it is GLEAMING... and will take pride of place inside a BIG new model boat which I will build for it...
...in a 'classic style' ! |
| contact | Click here to email keven64 |
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I don't have as many as that to do...
The two Supermarines that are NIB need no polishing...
... and I think I may leave two or three as they are - to preserve their original patina...
It looks so much 'of it's time' I can just imagine a slight smell of pipe smoke with it
Looks great only 10+ left to do ! Keep polishing
Thanks for the comments...
No Neil, not with this - it worked before I cleaned it up... now it works GREAT !
I am just 'renovating' a 'basic' Supermarine motor - which ran intermittently - I am 'rewiring' the brushes in that one...
Hi Keven, did you need to do anything with the comm/brush set-up ?
Nice job fixing this fantastic motor! Very cool, never seen one like this before.
Truly a thing of beauty.