Another Kismet foot pump saved

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Got this for pennies.
As it was parts seized.
I use them for adding air pressure when I am doing wood preserving of small parts.

Getting it into bits soon showed the Pump body to frame pivot was the issue.
Heat and white vinegar had the rust removed, but it damaged the paint.

So we removed it with caustic.

Rattle can primer.

Not Good as spares are hard to find.
So it it was silver solder back together.
The joint was isolated with damp cloths steeped in CO, from a dead fire extinguisher, then a shout hot flame applied to the cleaned and pre fluxed joint.

A bit of gold leaf.

New crimps, new hose, but the original screw on Tyre vale adapter.

Original hammer screws.

 

[Amplidyne]

Nice job.
I've got a Dunlop one that's similar sat under the bench waiting for me to get a necessary round tuit.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Like this

 

[Amplidyne]

Looks much the same. I'll post a pic tomorrow. Where did you get the hose from?
Mine's missing. Can't remember now whether it had one. Late FILs gear. nearly 40 years ago now.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I get my hose from a local Tractor repair centre, or Pirteck

 

[Morag Jones]

What a brilliant idea, I’ve often wished I had an airline for a clearing job. Hugely vexed I parted company with a brass one just like that several moves ago! Ho hum.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

 

[Blister]

Nice job.
I've got a Dunlop one that's similar sat under the bench waiting for me to get a necessary round tuit.

They are available here
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15473019...Nfp1EhudU7CjDrhL4Xj7CRsldVdp|tkp:BFBMmNK8lYRl

 

[Amplidyne]

That's mine. Must admit it's fairly low on the list of "Things that I need to do"

 

[Amplidyne]

Interesting incidentally that while I was looking at dating the one I have, I inevitably came across them on eBay. They don't fetch a lot, 25 quid or so the Dunlop ones, similar for the Kismet. Not that the value matters to me, but it's interesting.
I was looking yesterday into a Braime oil can I own. Suddenly realised that it's quite old (More kit from FIL)
They fetch about 60 quid apparently. Crazy. I suppose that must be over 80 years old.