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    Wink Dawn Post Drill #611 - Missing accelerator

    Morning all,

    My right arm is feeling fine. That is the engine on my new Dawn Post Drill. It was laying in the dust in a shed for the last 50 years and I have just become its new owner. Also picked up a Dawn #10 Vice and a pile of other bits and pieces.


    What I am missing in two parts. Number one is the Handle, which I am happy to make, and the other is the accelerator advancing pin on the top of the drive gear.

    Here is what I have:
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    Here is the very attractive peice I am missing:
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    Any ideas where I can get an extra piece. Or dimensions that I could fabricate it from?

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    Default Hens Teeth.

    They're like hens teeth I'm afraid.

    If I can find time (when I do, the misses finds jobs to fill) I'll photograph and measure mine. At one time DSEL was looking to make a pattern to have some cast, but I think that fell through.

    I hope you turn this into a restoration thread.

    Cheers, Vann.
    Gatherer of rusty planes tools...
    Proud member of the Wadkin Blockhead Club .

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    Happy to build the missing piece.

    One end is a tooth that pushes onto wheel at the top. The other end is a weight to ensure the tooth reapplies itself to the nest tooth set.

    Picked up a pile on the day. Wooden and metal hand planes, lether puches, Hammers and a Dawn #10 Sliding vice.

    Here is the boot. Could not take more.

    20210306_131138.jpg

    All the metal is soaking in Vinegar and will be cleaned up this weekend.

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    Default The Pawl.

    Quote Originally Posted by Vann View Post
    ...If I can find time (when I do, the misses finds jobs to fill) I'll photograph and measure mine...
    I nearly forgot . Here are the photographs.

    Pawl1.jpg Pawl2.jpg Pawl3.jpg

    They're not very refined castings I'm afraid. Quite 'clunky' compared with the pawl on my Canadian Blower & Forge post drill.

    I've done a rough sketch with measurements too - but it needs the attention of some twink to tidy it up (and someone's used up all the twink/correction tape in the house ). Tomorrow maybe.

    Cheers, Vann.
    Gatherer of rusty planes tools...
    Proud member of the Wadkin Blockhead Club .

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    Default Pawl Sketch.

    I worked as a mechanical draughtsman for 19 years. I'm a bit embarrassed by this not-to-scale sketch - but I think it has all the principle dimensions (edit: nope - missing the hole diameter, which is clearance to allow it to rotate on a 1/4" rivet).

    Dawn pawl.jpg

    I don't know if you're intending to make a close replica, or just something to do the job. If it's the former, ask for any more dimensions you need (while I have it off the machine).

    Cheers, Vann.
    Gatherer of rusty planes tools...
    Proud member of the Wadkin Blockhead Club .

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