Sawmaster 3100 Power Hacksaw Restoration

[Kenwc]

I picked this up earlier this year and it was a fairly grimy and rusty specimen. After a total teardown and restore down to the bolt heads, it's starting to come together. Still need to finish assembly and build a stand for it. This one will get a stand made from 8020 extrusion. Just thought I'd share. The pics resized for some reason and do not show the entire shot.

Before I got it:


So far so good:

 

[gary.h]

looks great! is the engine turning done with valve lapping compound and a wine cork? it sure looks good..

 

[Kenwc]

A buddy of mine did that and he used an aluminum dowel in a drill press. On the end he had glued a leather patch. As he turned we would spinkle sandblasting sand under the pad to create the pattern. There are lot of methods though as you know.