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| St. Paul steam |
Fleischman punch presshere is the link before picturehttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260930633635 And after 
my first restoration. 
might change the base color, & need to add a Fleischman decal from somewhere...was rough when i got it & leaning badly. completely bead blasted (walnut shells as not to distort metal) |
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| whistleman |
really look good. well done Bruce. 
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| Les |
Wow, what a transformation. 
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| magpie38 |
Simply superb
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| flywheel61 |
A great job Bruce, I suggest you contact member verythingeoff re the decal.
The only thing I would change is to use a slot-headed (cheese head) screw instead of the Phillips head. Cheers
Chris |
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| Celsius 100 |
A first-class result. | ||||
| m8dave |
That's a lot better | ||||
| redbilly |
great looking | ||||
| magpie38 |
Ive just seen the before picture you have done a remarkable restoration its 400% better | ||||
| verithingeoff |
Send me a PM and tell me which logo you need, with the dimensions and a postal address
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| IndianaRog |
Very nice Bruce....agree with Flywheel that a slotted type screw would look more correct than Philips.
Love that color! |
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| tmuir |
Good price and a great restoration | ||||
| Sandman |
Now that is a fine job. 
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| Dr. Rog |
I disagree, if the original slotted screw has gone walkabout then a hex-head screw would be more appropriate for a model machine. 
And what a machine, what a transformation. 
Very worthwhile too as these are great presses, very smooth and rather pretty. I have one too and I am very impressed with it.
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| mrborinator |
That's indeed a very nice transformation, very nicely done.
Rob. |
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| Wallace |
Great work
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| scorpion2nz |
well that scrubbed up rather well | ||||
| St. Paul steam |
i agree
I agree, on the slot head, it originally had chrome rivets there ( i still have them) but they were mostly worn out & thin, after seeing it posted those hex head bolts really look out of place...Geoff ( verythingeoff) has graciously offered to make me a logo...Thanks Geoff , i think I'm going to try another restoration as i really enjoyed this one.
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| airspyder |
Nice restoration Bruce,
Here are a couple pics of mine, maybe this will help Geoff with the decal On mine the lettering is a very shiney gold. More so than is evident in the pictures. 
Cheers, Bill |
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| Burnmafingers |
You have transformed that scruffy accessory nicely! | ||||
| St. Paul steam |
suggestions implimentedfound original size rivets to put back in & also Fleischman decal from Geoff installed...thanks to all
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| MrDuck |
That looks just original and very good now
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| Dr. Rog |
That is so good.
The angle of the photo makes it look like the punch is not quiet lined up with the die, does it need a tweak of is it an illusion? 
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| Gary279 |
Very nice work, and punch!! | ||||
| St. Paul steam |
You are correct...tried many times to bend it back to line up with die to no avail...just bent other items like eccentric at top...rod is straight & die is in the pre-drilled factory holes, only thing i can think of is the factory holes where drilled off, decided best to just let it be. |
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| airspyder |
Nice job Bruce,
The punch looks great and the decal is perfect. Cheers, Bill |
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| Dr. Rog |
How sad, and bafling
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