EOC_Jason
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Someone just needs to sneak in his garage and put the darn thing back together for him! 
This whole project is just too awesome to let die.
This whole project is just too awesome to let die.
Saylor-Beall Rebuild
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thinktwicez71
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I just read through this whole thing ......awesome ........but to find out it's not done ........bummer.
Looking forward to see how this turns out[emoji41]
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JOE.G
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I just read this also as I am getting ready to fix a 707 pump that broke a connecting rod. I see he hasn't posted since 2015 it appears.
The Tool Tyrant
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The OP has some videos posted on YouTube regarding this rebuild, but they ended about the same time as his last update. I found an unrelated video he did 4 months ago and posted a comment to him asking what happened with this rebuild...hopefully he comes back and brings us up to date.
EOC_Jason
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I clicked on one of his videos back from January, looks like the SB is still in pieces on the work bench... LMAO!
One of these days...
One of these days...
bradleykd
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This is why you shouldn't have painted the tank..... I just read 41 pages (pretty productive day at work, huh?) and it seems like all it is waiting on is the tank to be painted... I don't think I could go 4 years without an air compressor.
EOC_Jason
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I wonder if he ever finished this... This thread was too epic to let die!
Mguilicutty
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Re: Should I buy this Saylor-Beall?
Somebody needs to put Land Rover in touch with this company.
Somebody needs to put Land Rover in touch with this company.
diesel_dan
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I am so very bummed... One heck of a thread missing the last chapter -- whoever described it as getting to the end of the book only to find missing pages, was right. I sure wish a moderator could put on page 1, to skip to the end before investing the time to read a thread with the end missing. Frustrating... Guess I better go work on my 50 year old 705 to get over this, or rather that's what I should have been doing instead of reading this thread!
OP
jonathan75
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Very sorry, working on a motorcycle rebuild project now. My plan is to finish the compressor next.
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dkroth
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Given the complexity of a motorcycle compared to an air compressor we may never hear from Jonathan again.....
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dougward
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bummed
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jonathan75
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I am recovering from a injury, all projects have been delayed but not forgotten.
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redmondjp
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Thanks for the update, and best wishes for your quick and complete recovery!
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jonathan75
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EOC_Jason
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He's alive! Hopefully your injury wasn't too bad, get well soon!
driftpin
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a fascinating read... though I didn't read the entire thing. I read the first page, went to the second, and was about to click on #3, when I saw the thread is forty-one pages! At that point, I began at the back (the end), and read backwards a couple pages to get the flavor from a more-recent timeframe.
Then I read a page or two in each 'decade'-not by time, but by tens' of-pages. That was entertaining, and it showed me that I probably wouldn't be missing-much, especially if I was looking for a video of the machine running, or a description about it in that state of refurbishment.
The best story someone included was this one, from what I did read:
Just don't do what I did. A neighbor used my "community air tank" one day and left the air chuck on top of a outside barrel still hooked up. it fell onto the cement, kicked the air chuck out and the fitting stayed wide open the hose whooshed back and forth for awhile.. I came back from fishing the next day and found out my 5 hp craftsman was running for over a day non-stop. I unplug my compressor when not in the shop now.
I have to say, it does seem oddly compelling to read the entire 41 pages, maybe when I have insomnia, and I need to get sleepy.
In the meantime, I can't resist displaying this baby I just picked-up, from a long-time acquaintance who runs a compressor sales and service business. Yes, a Saylor-Beall, he went through it and installed a new 240 V Baldor 1 phase motor, and a new controller switch. It's an 80 gallon tank. I already have the wiring in-place in the garage. It's 22 y.o. I'd like to paint the tank sometime, but it's not high on my list of priorities. I think a colorful upgrade would be to paint it in this hue from a famous Italian bicycle company. I think I'll paint some of the other stuff black, like the belt guard; some items in silver, but the stock Saylor-Beall reminds me of this Italian bike color: celeste.
Then I read a page or two in each 'decade'-not by time, but by tens' of-pages. That was entertaining, and it showed me that I probably wouldn't be missing-much, especially if I was looking for a video of the machine running, or a description about it in that state of refurbishment.
The best story someone included was this one, from what I did read:
Just don't do what I did. A neighbor used my "community air tank" one day and left the air chuck on top of a outside barrel still hooked up. it fell onto the cement, kicked the air chuck out and the fitting stayed wide open the hose whooshed back and forth for awhile.. I came back from fishing the next day and found out my 5 hp craftsman was running for over a day non-stop. I unplug my compressor when not in the shop now.
I have to say, it does seem oddly compelling to read the entire 41 pages, maybe when I have insomnia, and I need to get sleepy.
In the meantime, I can't resist displaying this baby I just picked-up, from a long-time acquaintance who runs a compressor sales and service business. Yes, a Saylor-Beall, he went through it and installed a new 240 V Baldor 1 phase motor, and a new controller switch. It's an 80 gallon tank. I already have the wiring in-place in the garage. It's 22 y.o. I'd like to paint the tank sometime, but it's not high on my list of priorities. I think a colorful upgrade would be to paint it in this hue from a famous Italian bicycle company. I think I'll paint some of the other stuff black, like the belt guard; some items in silver, but the stock Saylor-Beall reminds me of this Italian bike color: celeste.
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EOC_Jason
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If the pictures are still there, then it's worth reading the whole thing.
fermentedwaste
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Here we go 2021 is the year! Nice thread.
JOE.G
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Any Updates?
ford freak
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Old thread I know... But where do I buy over sized rods bearings? My 705 pump spun a bearing and runined my crank.
SAYLOR-BEALL MODEL 705 REBUILD KIT AIR COMPRESSOR PARTS FITS MODEL 705 - Pacific Air Compressors
SAYLOR-BEALL PUMP TUNE UP KIT MODEL 705 Please note the picture shown is a tune up kit for a Saylor Beall Model 705. PART#: TUK705SA IF MANUFACTURED AFTER 8/7/80, THIS IS THE CORRECT KIT, 705 PUMPS MADE AFTER 1980 HAVE ALUMINUM RODS. To simplify ordering parts for single machine repair, tune up...
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ford freak
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Unfortunately my crank is beyond .030". So I have to scrap it. New cranks are expensive.
I'm gonna look around for a bit for a used crank. Saylor beall was no help, they just pushed me to their vendors, which they didn't want to help, just sell me a new pump.
I'm gonna look around for a bit for a used crank. Saylor beall was no help, they just pushed me to their vendors, which they didn't want to help, just sell me a new pump.
I'd be real tempted to pour some on top of a set of bearings and then scrape the babbitt in.
ford freak
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How thick can you build up babbitt?