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And another recently arrived O&R fuels advert now on display...
 
 
 

Wow! That is a super cool advertisement, nice find!

Here are some photos of the TAS P7 ice auger, it cleaned up pretty well. I had to replace the kill switch and make a new carb diaphragm and gasket, replaced the fuel and vent lines and the spark plug and it fired right up.

Wow! That is a super cool advertisement, nice find!

This advert for the smaller aero engines arrived today all the way from the USA
 
Now framed and with the display...
 
 


 

That turned out great!

Finally got around to cleaning up the Aquabug cover that my mate got mended for me
 
Its now in the display next to the machine, I still think it looks better without the cover so am leaving it off for now...
 
 



 




 

Happy New Year to you as well Paul!

Happy New Year to you as well Paul!

Happy New Year to you as well Paul!

Happy New Year to you as well Paul!

Nice finds!

A couple of issues of Popular Mechanics magazine from 1970 arrived today
 
They are of interest because they contain small articles on the Otline model 249 hedge trimmer and the Amp Champ generator.
 
Information sourced from David (factory)s post on this forum
 
 

Very nice, that turned out great!  Looks better than new! The palnuts are also a nice touch.

I made an aluminum base plate based on DustyB's picture provided. Thanks again DustyB!  I used an old scrap speed limit sign I had and cut it out of that.  Believe it or not, I was able to find locally, NOS 10-32 Palnuts.  It was an all or none purchase so now I have around 80-100 of these...   I was not able to find any feet that were close to original so I decided to use what I had, and since I have extra Palnuts,  I used them as fasteners on the feet as well. Not correct as original, but it all matches nicely and I think it looks good...
 

 

 

 

Wallfish - Sorry not sure if you mean closer to the tank center lengthwise or widthwise...  I should have labeled the picture.  Can you verify "A" or "B" in the picture below, thanks!
 
 

Yes it does
 
Yes, starting to get tough to find the missing tools but there are several so the hunt continues...

Happy now?

That happens here too   That's a nice outboard you have there!!

Hi Paul
 
Thanks!
I can only get access to two of them at the moment due to my garage being full...attached photos of both my outboard and one generator. The generator has all the original paperwork with it too which is great.
Here is one of my generators

Hi guys, I have an Aquabug in pretty much mint condition. Had it running last week for the first time in who knows how long. It is made by Perry with the Ohlsson Rice engine and doesn't look to have ever been used. Any idea the value?
I also have a couple of Tiny Tiger generators and a Hedge Trimmer all with O&R engines that I'm thinking of selling.
Cheers

Another interesting book also arrived from the USA during the week...
 
(The one on the right in the first photo)
 
 
 
 

That pull knob turned out fantastic!

I turned a starter handle out of oak. Here are my dimensions and finished handle (except for primer/black paint):
 

 
 
I received the parts shipment from Wallfish - thank you very much!  I should now be able to finish rebuilding the carb and work on the starter issue with installation of correct dogs/pawls and reel.  
 
I have a request for proper bend/angle for the governor vane/blade. When I took the blower housing off for the first time it looked like this:
 

 
That is obviously not correct.  Luckily this vane is metal, probably aluminum, so I can straighten out the bent tip on the left side but I need to know where to bend it on the right side near the rivets.  Is it bent on an angle or just straight from front to back, and at what angle should it sit in reference to the vertical cylinder behind it?  I assume it should be around the 10 o'clock position? 
 
Once again your help is greatly appreciated, thank you.
 
 
 
 

Just thought I would mention that the originals had a counterbore depth of more than 5/8", as this style of starter pull knob also had a spring hidden inside.
I really should have used a vernier, it's approx 1 3/4" in depth. Of course this design is weaker as a result, hence they are sometimes damaged or missing. Note: the end of the spring has rusted away, it should close up where the cord knot is.


 
David