Good news! Ive found myself another handle for $30.
Today i stripped her down completely minus the rear drum as i ran out of time. Had a lot of fun cleaning the build up off of it.
In regards to the front roller; it was very tight. I thought it had bearings, but clearly i was wrong? Moving forward, does anyone modify these at all? If so, what modifications are normally done?
Also, the cutting cylinder will need a sharpen and paint. Given this is my first attempt at a restoration, who generally paints and clean these up? Is this done as part of the sharpening process? The bottom blade looks rough. It appears that on one side the cylindee has worn a nice grove into it. Not sure where the point of no return is for these. I will post photos on Monday or Tuesday when i get back in front of my pc.
