[AT] Old generator / Beilers .

[Larry D. Goss]

That's a good point, Mattias.  My mother had some of that paper in the
kitchen all the time, and it IS a vellum.  She used it on the bottom of
her cake pans to keep the batter from sticking.  You can't make angel
food cake without it.  Another source for that paper is at grocery
stores where they have a self-service for pastries.  It's the paper
customers use to grab their donuts and place them in a sack or box.

Larry

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Kessen,
Mattias (Road SE)
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 2:02 AM
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Subject: SV: [AT] Old generator / Beilers .

One kind of paper that should work (we used it on coins etc. as kids) is
bakingpaper Or whatever you call it any a thin paper to use in rhe owen.
If
that's not vellum but since you said most people dont have laying around
I
dont think so.

/Mattias

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I may be preaching to the choir here, Ivan, but next time -- try thinner
paper, softer graphite, stroke in one direction only -- there's an art
to rubbing.  It takes practice.  Rice paper or "un-oiled" vellum usually
works well, but most people don't have that laying around the house.
What you may have that would work is "really cheap" toilet paper -- the
slick smooth stuff that is almost non-absorbent.  You can still run into
it in public facilities that have those precut tri-fold dispensers in
their stalls, and some discount houses sell the stuff in rolls.  The
super-soft stuff definitely does not work for this application.

If you head for one of your "local" Gothic cathedrals -- say, Lincoln,
St. Paul's in London, St. Denis, National Cathedral in DC, or even the
city museum in Dublin (Ireland, not Ohio), you can probably get some
experience and technical help in the technique.  :-)  Or, contact your
local genealogical society (but they are usually doing this on weathered
tombstones and don't have much experience at the techniques needed for
really fine work.)

I'm starting to use light as a help in deciphering the codes on
tractors.  When I was L&G service manager for a local dealership, I ran
into the model number/serial number reading problem all the time.  I
started carrying a halogen flashlight with me for this purpose, and I
found that by strong side-lighting I can even get the modern labels that
are printed on Mylar (but have worn off to just clear plastic) to reveal
their information.

Larry

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ivan Cousins
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 8:24 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Old generator / Beilers .

Yes it was stamped  . But this one was so faint I didn't want to wipe it
out
trying . I managed to take a small wire brush and a scotch pad and buff
it
enough to make out Mod  AB   423503       2 1/2 X 2 3/4  .    I tried
the
pencil and paper with no luck .
 Anyhow , I found a broken wire where it attached to a field coil ,
fixed it
and happy to report that it is running now . Wow an 1800 rpm gen sure is
quiet, especially compared to the new ones .  Thanks for the help . Ivan


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