The_Yellow_Ardvark
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The slow, ongoing transfer of past projects onto a external hard drive goes on.
Resulting in finding nice rebuilds.
This 1/3 turn Hand pump would of been installed into a permanent Civil defense bunker in the Cold War.
This one was in poor condition.
Testament of the amount of heat needed.
The Grave yard.
The rust was removed with Citric acid.
The Gasket faces polished on sheet glass and grinding paste.
Shaft and flapper valves fitted.
Original handle saved and fitted.
Fitted to a bit of scrap wood, now fully working.
Resulting in finding nice rebuilds.
This 1/3 turn Hand pump would of been installed into a permanent Civil defense bunker in the Cold War.
This one was in poor condition.
Testament of the amount of heat needed.
The Grave yard.
The rust was removed with Citric acid.
The Gasket faces polished on sheet glass and grinding paste.
Shaft and flapper valves fitted.
Original handle saved and fitted.
Fitted to a bit of scrap wood, now fully working.
I was looking into refurbishing it. Apparently you can still buy them new but they are now made in India. Some have bronze bodies, I believe, for use with sea-water.
