yanto wrote:I want to thank you for the manuals this will be big help!!!!!
Papamouse wrote:Hey all.. New Myself and we have a Columbia that my mother -in-law brought in when she moved into our house recently. It had worked for years and they would like me to get it back up and running if able. The Handle has a similar situation as Yanto, where the handle is sort of free flowing. It gets to the bottom of its pivot and will stay there. I have pulled it out of the cabinet and reattached the arm. In the pictures you have up top it is the Circular Coin Head photo on top. I am sure there is a jam somewhere but I am not seeing it. All the coins are out of the unit. From some of the pics I have seen, it looks like the unit is in "Mid Pull" Any advice on where to start or free up to get things moving again?
Eric
Papamouse wrote:Got the manuals and finally deciphered most of what it was trying to say.... Thanks for those. Was up an insane amount of time the other night working on this with the wife. Finally started taking the center post items off and found everything was frozen up. Mix of old oil and dirt and non care internally for a while. Finally got it up and running with a combination of cleaning, re-oiling, and tears. There looks to be a few things inconsistent with it now but it works most the time. The big issue now is when handle is pulled the first reel stops rather quickly. Everything slides pretty well but at the end of all the motions the clock doesnt return the main shaft back all the way. Thinking it is wear and tear but cleaned the cloack really well. The only thin that helps is pulling down on the back of the main cam to finish the motion.
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