Recent content by Clasik

Every time I find a nice old garage piece I head right to GJ. The sheer amount of personal experiences on here is what keeps me hooked

Found a video on these types of motors that helped out a ton. Yeah, it's a capacitor. Starting to think I should have taken more electives in highschool haha

I'm not very parts literate. What's this part of the motor called and what does it do?

Plate off the motor as stamped: Delco 8 52 Motor A.C. Motor Made In U.S.A. Model A 7380 Serial G - 50 50°C Rise CONT FRAME [Blank] 115 Volts 60CYC. 1PH. 6.1 AMPS 1/3 H.P. 1725 R.P.M. CODE J [Blank Plate] Type CS Delco Products Div. Of General Motors Corp. Dayton, Ohio

Doing some slight Google Dorking, I managed to dig up some old forum posts. Here's one that could help someone later down the line maybe! https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=283894

I know it's 12 years later, but I'd just like to say, wow! Found this catalog snippet while looking up my exact same one. Your "beer cooler" case is absolutely amazing to have!

Found it in a 1948 catalog on the Internet Archive

Update I seem to have stumbled upon. Maybe not from the 30's-40's but it might be from the 50's.

Seems to be 1/2" plate the entire way around. Thinking this whole bottom part IS the tank based off of the welding. Just wondering about the Compressors info now.

The tank definitely has to be custom fabricated. Looks to be welded together thick diamond plate steel encasing whatever tank is inside it.

Attempt #2 at uploading these haha

Photos seem to have not uploaded. I'll convert them and reupload them in a comment.

Picked up an air compressor from my grandfather today. Only information he says he knows about it is that it's old haha. Been looking online for a bit and can only come up with a date range of 1930-1940's. Would really like more info, but can't seem to find any good sources online that come...

Thanks! This will be my first "Restoration" on something this large. I'm used to bringing rusted/shot adjustable wrenches back to life. This whole thing has been really relaxing, but mainly because there were no missing parts 😅 The other C1 in the garage has lead paint and I don't know how to...

All is ready and prepped for paint if and when I can find some Hammered Verde Green. Unless I get impatient and decide on my 2nd favorite " Rustoleum Hammered Silver". I'd like to have an eye catching color though, so I think I'll wait.