Older style recoil handles

[Wallfish 698]

Does anyone have any extra older style recoil handles for sale or trade?

 

 

[CNew 404]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/285652643491?hash=item4282396ea3:g:DQcAAOSwt4Bk4OEF&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwMGVmVBhrTfYI3%2FCTpKjv8EHj35DcQ1pAq7l2JFce3oKimTFEcw%2Fltjy3vBQiC1UxP6MK8fZRTWzu5nO0iHFrUEsEOvaqwSv4M0QFjTaw2MXIeXL3tFJIjV9qm0SiYrskL3xwAAAS4%2ByEJV7kE18aONubmFVhp4HJWxLF7ekg%2FMH%2BJ4x%2FeKSXzd3AvRzeyANFUOWIDizNBd018fLQxd%2FoJ9eI6Ag31OdnVuWcffd4ONnXfiA8KqDeCOpWzMr%2BjM8Nw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_KVq4ylYw
 

like this one?

[Wallfish 698]

2 hours ago, CNew said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/285652643491?hash=item4282396ea3:g:DQcAAOSwt4Bk4OEF&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwMGVmVBhrTfYI3%2FCTpKjv8EHj35DcQ1pAq7l2JFce3oKimTFEcw%2Fltjy3vBQiC1UxP6MK8fZRTWzu5nO0iHFrUEsEOvaqwSv4M0QFjTaw2MXIeXL3tFJIjV9qm0SiYrskL3xwAAAS4%2ByEJV7kE18aONubmFVhp4HJWxLF7ekg%2FMH%2BJ4x%2FeKSXzd3AvRzeyANFUOWIDizNBd018fLQxd%2FoJ9eI6Ag31OdnVuWcffd4ONnXfiA8KqDeCOpWzMr%2BjM8Nw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_KVq4ylYw
 

like this one?

Yes. But for $25 I'd rather spin one with my fingers and cut it with my teeth.LOL

[CNew 404]

I thought I had found someone local that was going to make a few for me and then he disappeared. I wish I had a small lathe, should be pretty simple.  I did find the right size wood balls for the other style pull knob, even thought about tapering a dowel and bonding it to a wood ball to make the older style knob but just never had time to try it.

[Wallfish 698]

7 minutes ago, CNew said:

I thought I had found someone local that was going to make a few for me and then he disappeared. I wish I had a small lathe, should be pretty simple.  I did find the right size wood balls for the other style pull knob, even thought about tapering a dowel and bonding it to a wood ball to make the older style knob but just never had time to try it.

I have a couple of the newer ball type handles

The guy across the street has a wood lathe so I'll see what I can do.

[Wallfish 698]

My neighbor across the street said he would give it go to make some.

Let me know if anyone wants any

[CNew 404]

1 hour ago, Wallfish said:

My neighbor across the street said he would give it go to make some.

Let me know if anyone wants any

I might be interested in a couple, send me a couple photos once you got one.

[JUST O&R 237]

On 1/21/2024 at 4:30 PM, Wallfish said:

Let me know if anyone wants any

I would be happy to have a few too let me know how it works out

[Wallfish 698]

On 1/21/2024 at 6:04 PM, CNew said:

I might be interested in a couple, send me a couple photos once you got one.

 

18 hours ago, JUST O&R said:

I would be happy to have a few too let me know how it works out

We texted today about it and I mentioned a couple others might be interested in them too so he said he could make a template so they all come out the same. Once perfected it will be easier and faster to make them.

[WILF 2]

Hi does anyone have a complete recoil assembly for sale?

The spring has broken on the one i have on my chuga drill.

I live in the south of England any help will be appreciated.

[Wallfish 698]

3 hours ago, WILF said:

Hi does anyone have a complete recoil assembly for sale?

The spring has broken on the one i have on my chuga drill.

I live in the south of England any help will be appreciated.

David @factory might be able to help you since he's much closer. Good recoil assemblies are something I'm short on for the engines I have. Many come ruined or missing on used engines. They do pop up on ebay every once in a while but they usually sell quick if it's a reasonable price.

But I do have some NOS and used springs.

The springs can be changed. Please don't drill out the rivet to remove the spool if you haven't already. The spool will come off by pulling and twisting it but later models do have a retaining clip deep inside there which is difficult to see. We can help you on how to repair the recoil you have and it's also possible to rework the existing spring depending upon it's condition. If the rivet was drilled, that can also be repaired. If you can post some pics of your recoil that might help to determine if it's salvageable.

[WILF 2]

Please find the pictures of the recoil.

 Recoil spring has been repaired by rebending it had broken off.

The pull rope has come off I think it should be retained by tieing it with wire.

Is it possible to fix?

 If so can you advise or send me some information please.

[Wallfish 698]

Yes, that can be repaired. Did the little hook on the end break?

I'm so glad the rivet wasn't drilled off because that's what many do believing it retains the spool.

 

Spring--

The broken end of the spring can be re-shaped. Heat the end of it until it's cherry red. That will remove the brittle "spring" characteristics of the steel and allow it to be bent without breaking it. I will get you a pic of what that bend looks like and it's fairly easy using small needle nose pliers.

For best results and smooth operation after repairs the spring should be completely removed from the housing and cleaned by soaking and or wiping the old grease/oil off. Also clean the inside of the housing. Recoiling the spring and getting it back into the housing isn't fun or always easy. It can be recoiled right back into the housing or do the coil first and insert it back into the housing. If doing a bunch of them a retainer can be made from 2" pipe which makes installation much easier.

 

Rope

Yes it's retained in the spool with the wire. Remove that old wire and find a short piece of wire about the same size to use. I have used a copper strand from electrical wire because it's soft enough to manipulate to get the ends into those tiny holes. Basically untwist just a single strand of the wire off of the larger twisted wire but anything you can get in there should work. I'll post a pic of what the NOS repair wire looks like before it's inserted into the spool.

Once you get that small loop of wire inside the spool you will need to poke the end of the rope through it and pull it through.

First, Cut the end of the rope so it has a nice clean edge. Use a cigarette lighter or a match to heat that edge of the rope in order to seal it and keep it from fraying. It will melt and do just a little bit at a time. Just enough to melt the edges of the fibers.  Once you melt the edge quickly twist it in your fingers to keep that hardened edge the same or smaller size than the diameter of the rope. Too much melted and it will be too big to fit. This is important for trying to get the edge of the rope through that little loop of the wire. I use a small pick tool to push it and pick it from the opposite side to pull it through. Once you get the rope through the wire loop pull it through enough so you can now heat the edge of the rope again. This time melt the edge of the rope so it creates a hardened edge that's bigger than the diameter of the rope. This hardened bulge on the end of the rope will prevent it from ever pulling through the retaining wire once that wire is cinched down.

Now pull the retaining wire tails so the loop is just snug to the rope. Then pull the rope back through so that little bulge you created is almost snug to the retaining wire loop.

Using pliers pull and twist the 2 tails of that retaining wire to lock the rope to the spool. Be careful not to twist too tight and break that wire or you need to start all over, but it does need to be tight to hold the rope so it has no movement at all. It's a very fine line between breaking the wire and having tight enough. Best to go 1/2 twist at a time once it's close to being tight.

Once it's twisted tight and the rope is locked to the spool, cut the twisted wire tail off. Leave about 1/8 inch long of twisted wire  Then bend over that twisted tail so it fits down below the indent of the spool. Bend it to the right and the opposite way it is shown bent over in your pic but I'm not sure it makes a difference. That's how the originals are done so I just follow that.

Wind the rope onto the spool. You will need to cut the knot off that retains the handle and heat the end just like before to stop the fray of fibers but keep it small enough to fit back through the handle hole. ( There should be a spring inside that type of handle) Just a hole in the newer ball type

Feed the end of the rope, after it's spooled up, through one of the openings in the spool with about 3 inches or so protruding out. This will allow the spool to be installed without interfering with the edge of the housing,

Insert the spool over the bearing and back into the housing. That little slot on the bottom of the spool must catch the spring and that's why it's important to have that spring bent and properly positioned. It should look just like your pic but it must have the bend in it to catch the spool. There can not be any other part of the spring touching or protruding out from the bearing which would prevent the spool from sliding all the way down and the slot catching the spring.

Once the spool is down in place and caught on the spring, use that tail of the rope that's protruding up to spin the spool counter clockwise. Usually it's about 3-4 revolutions to create enough spring tension on it to recoil. Hold the tension on the spool with your thumb when the rope tail is at the top and at the location it goes through the housing and up to the handle stop. Now feed the tail of the rope back through the spool edge and out to the front of the housing. Grab it and feed the rope up through the hole in the handle stop. This is a good time to test the action of the recoil and verify everything is working properly but hold that rope tight. Pull and release the rope quite a few times to get that spring to settle in it's proper place. It should pull and retract with ease and have enough tension that it recoils all the way in. Once you are happy with the performance, tie a loose quick release knot about 6-8 inches down on the rope. This will prevent it from spooling back in while you work on the handle. Send the rope end through the little spacer first, then through the handle and then through the handle spring if there is one. One end of the spring is smaller than the other so that end is the top where the knot will hold and retain the handle.

That's all there is to it!  Definitely not the easiest thing for the first time doing it

 

This may be a good opportunity and time to make a completely new Recoil Repair Tutorial thread for others to follow as well. It's something I've been meaning to do for a while now. I'll get some stuff together and do one with pics and maybe some video to help explain things. These are NOT that fun to work with and it's one of my least favorite things to work on as they can be frustrating when starting out and doing one for the first time. Much of what was written is is easier said than done and it's a learning curve for sure. They do get much easier to do the more that are done but most people don't have a large collection and just need one or two done. Just don't smash it with a hammer under the frustration! LOL

 

NOS recoil spring bend for center. Notice the tail curves a little. That's to keep it inside the indent of the center bearing

 

 

 

That's how they come NOS, in that retainer which makes them fairly easy to install. They can be done without the retainer as well.. but use your thumb to control the unwind speed so it's slow

Here's a retainer made from 2 inch pipe

 

[Wallfish 698]

On 1/28/2024 at 9:27 AM, WILF said:

Is it possible to fix?

I added to the last response and did a recoil repair tutorial although there will be more pics and information added. It's now a pinned topic on the main list of threads for the Ohlsson and Rice section

[WILF 2]

Hi Wallfish.

 Thank you so much for the information and advice. I now have the recoil back together and working. My next step is to get the drill running. I will let you know how I get on 😎

[Wallfish 698]

15 minutes ago, WILF said:

Hi Wallfish.

 Thank you so much for the information and advice. I now have the recoil back together and working. My next step is to get the drill running. I will let you know how I get on 😎

Perfect. Glad to help and glad it worked out to save that housing.

You should start a new thread about your drill. Those Chug A Drills aren't very common. Less here in the US. Please post some pics of it and ask any questions if you have any. Most likely it will require a new carb diaphragm.

 

[Wallfish 698]

Pete the neighbor knocked one out and it looks really good. Although it does look better, I told him they don't need those decorative rings. (unless you guys want any like that)

[CNew 404]

That did “turn” out nice. I agree, the rings are a nice flare but not needed.

[JUST O&R 237]

Did your neighbor say that he would need to make them I could use 6 to 10 of them with no rings .

I don't know if he want's to make that many ?

[Wallfish 698]

1 hour ago, JUST O&R said:

Did your neighbor say that he would need to make them I could use 6 to 10 of them with no rings .

I don't know if he want's to make that many ?

He said he could make them. We'll have to pay him something but he never said how much. I'm thinking $10 each is fair. ???

What do you guys think? Maybe depends on how many he does.

Terry= 8

Me= 5

Clint= ? @CNew

Then I'll probably round it up too so there are some extras available

[CNew 404]

I’d do 5 @ $10 as well 

[JUST O&R 237]

If that works let me know I will take 8 @ 10

[JUST O&R 237]

On 2/8/2024 at 8:02 AM, Wallfish said:

He said he could make them. We'll have to pay him something but he never said how much. I'm thinking $10 each is fair. ???

What do you guys think? Maybe depends on how many he does.

Was he ok with that if so i can put a check in the mail .let us know

[Wallfish 698]

6 hours ago, JUST O&R said:

Was he ok with that if so i can put a check in the mail .let us know

I know he has spun a few out but haven't asked any further details. I'll find out this week what he wants and how many he's done so far.

 

[Wallfish 698]

Pete the neighbor said he will bring some handles over tomorrow