Suppliers (UK)
On this page I have listed some of the places where I obtained
parts.
Metal rod and flat iron for the crankshaft.
...B&Q wharehouse LUTON
Aluminium angle for punch
...B&Q wharehouse LUTON
2mm-6mm MDF ...Travis & Perkins
2mm and 6mm MDF (not 3mm)
...Sainsbury's Homebase
1/8" Birch plywood & aluminium tubes
...Maple Models, Fenny Stratford (Near Milton Keynes)
...Janet's Hobby, Wellington, Somerset (01823 660999)
Chamois for stoppers and cheap tools
...Wilkinsons (Dunstable Beds.)
Steel "mending brackets"
...Wilkinsons
Brass ferrule for the handle
...Maplins electronics (not cheap) Part No. RX29G
Blackout material for bellows
...John Lewis (Milton Keynes)
...Fine Fabrics, Taunton, Somerset (01823 270986)
If you don't have any "formica", cut a circle from a margarine tub to use as a friction reducer behind the idler wheel !
I used cocktail sticks for stopper handles and made a V block for the reservoir spring.
The V block means that you do not need to use a lolly stick to stop the spring moving about.
Suppliers (USA)
Thanks to Jim Meyer for this information. If you have any questions on this information please use this link to e-mail Jim. Jim Meyer
The addresses in brackets are not links as I haven't had time to test them. You will need to write them down and try them for yourself. Pete
BASSWOOD for the pipe construction.I found Itasca Wood Products located in Deer River, Minnesota...great prices, and quick turn around.
(http://www.itascawoodproducts.com) Phone:18778468956
LEATHER for the bellows, stoppers, and anywhere a tight seal is
required...they also offer FISH GLUE, which is great for glueing leather to
wood.....Columbia Organ Co. in PA. They offer a catalog and if you call or
email them, and ask for what I bought, they will know exactly what is
needed....they are nice to deal with.
(columbiaorgan.com)
GLUE. Elmers Carpenter's Wood Glue, available at any hardware store...set
time 30 min. warm water clean up, sands and finishes well. The PVA glue such as Elmers Glue-ALL is ok, but a bit 'soupy'...