Woodvil Care and Maintenance

[Rob Fisher]

Is she operational yet @Christos?

 

[Christos]

Is she operational yet @Christos?
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Not yet.
The shine and conditioner oil says wait 7 days for the oil to cure properly.

I have waited 48 hours since the last coat so I might just give the buff today.

Once I re-assemble the epoxy on the 510 should take a few hours but I'm going to wait about 2 days before I fire her up.

 

[Christos]

Thanks for the nudge with the picture of the woodvil before I destroyed her @Rob Fisher.

So soldering the 510 was a b!t€#. Used an old chisel to divert heat from the wood.
I found what worked was to put solder into the 510 and then attach the wire.
Flux was useless.



Added a whole lot of epoxy so there won't be any leaks in the future down the 510. I only wish my epoxy skills were better so I could get a smooth finish. The epoxy can be sanded so I might add a layer in a few months and sand around the 510 but I don't have the precision tools for this yet.


Onto the internals.


The end product.
I haven't decided if im going to keep the silver button or just Polish the old gold one.


Now to wait 6 hours for the epoxy to dry.
I might just fire her up tonight.

 

[Rob Fisher]

Thanks for the nudge with the picture of the woodvil before I destroyed her @Rob Fisher.

So soldering the 510 was a b!t€#. Used an old chisel to divert heat from the wood.
I found what worked was to put solder into the 510 and then attach the wire.
Flux was useless.
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Added a whole lot of epoxy so there won't be any leaks in the future down the 510. I only wish my epoxy skills were better so I could get a smooth finish. The epoxy can be sanded so I might add a layer in a few months and sand around the 510 but I don't have the precision tools for this yet.
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Onto the internals.
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The end product.
I haven't decided if im going to keep the silver button or just Polish the old gold one.
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Now to wait 6 hours for the epoxy to dry.
I might just fire her up tonight.

I am humbled by you MacGyver skills... if I attempted something like that I would be left with a 510 connection and a pile of fire wood!

 

[Genosmate]

I am humbled by you MacGyver skills... if I attempted something like that I would be left with a 510 connection and a pile of fire wood!

Nope you'd stuff the 510 up as well

 

[Andre]

Thanks for the nudge with the picture of the woodvil before I destroyed her @Rob Fisher.

So soldering the 510 was a b!t€#. Used an old chisel to divert heat from the wood.
I found what worked was to put solder into the 510 and then attach the wire.
Flux was useless.
View attachment 50721
View attachment 50720

Added a whole lot of epoxy so there won't be any leaks in the future down the 510. I only wish my epoxy skills were better so I could get a smooth finish. The epoxy can be sanded so I might add a layer in a few months and sand around the 510 but I don't have the precision tools for this yet.
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Onto the internals.
View attachment 50724

The end product.
I haven't decided if im going to keep the silver button or just Polish the old gold one.
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Now to wait 6 hours for the epoxy to dry.
I might just fire her up tonight.

Great work. Keep the silver button imo - compliments the silver Cyclops.

 

[Christos]

Great work. Keep the silver button imo - compliments the silver Cyclops.

I was going to go with a glow in the dark button but HRH would have me shot if I did.
Worst of all she refused to pour me drinks if I went for a glow in the dark button.

 

[Christos]

Just for the record, the bottle fits perfectly. If you are going to sand be mindful of not taking too much off the top. I tried to take as much off to get rid of the wood rot. I got most of it.