Sorry for the long delay in finishing this off but I promised I would document the whole build and show the end results.
I must say I'm proud of the finished results and I'm not one to blow my own trumpet but this edger looks top notch and one of the best I have seen.
Like my 45 it's as close as you can get to an origional factory build of its era. I even got the hand leaver re-chromed ($20.00 what a bargain) The only thing is the on/off tap decal which I managed to salvage off the tank with the heat gun and soaked it in rubbing alcohole to clean the old glue off, once I can work out what adhesive to apply to the decal it will go back on.
I really don't want to use it now as it's so nice and don't want to get it dirty but hope this helps and inspires others looking to do the same.
I now have a matching restored pidgion pair, 45 & 38
