After getting a new bearing race turn table thing, 6 inches across and rated for 500 pounds,
though to look at it one might not put it to that test~.
I again gave the 4.5 a spin and with fine steel wool dulled it down much more safely.
It is a close match to the ww2 Bofor more than the 18Pr, though that due to age and handling the latter
might have darkened some what. The yellow was Caterpiller yellow. Not bad in a pinch.
The paint adhesion is very poor on the 4.5". Due to a more polished surface and no primer.
Perhaps poor paint adhesion is realistic though from some things I've seen~
I think going at the 4.5" with 600 or coaser paper might have helped and primer likely would for sure.
One thing I notice on a polishd shell body, if primed and then smoothed but litely scored with
sand paper the ridges will give the next coat something of the look of the original machined surface.
The U.S. 75 is more yellow than either, though the lighting likely distorts this some what.
All of this is reversable and as ex lamps it really couldn't get much worse aside from rust pitting for
surface finish. Thoughts and suggestions welcome ~
though to look at it one might not put it to that test~.
I again gave the 4.5 a spin and with fine steel wool dulled it down much more safely.
It is a close match to the ww2 Bofor more than the 18Pr, though that due to age and handling the latter
might have darkened some what. The yellow was Caterpiller yellow. Not bad in a pinch.
The paint adhesion is very poor on the 4.5". Due to a more polished surface and no primer.
Perhaps poor paint adhesion is realistic though from some things I've seen~
I think going at the 4.5" with 600 or coaser paper might have helped and primer likely would for sure.
One thing I notice on a polishd shell body, if primed and then smoothed but litely scored with
sand paper the ridges will give the next coat something of the look of the original machined surface.
The U.S. 75 is more yellow than either, though the lighting likely distorts this some what.
All of this is reversable and as ex lamps it really couldn't get much worse aside from rust pitting for
surface finish. Thoughts and suggestions welcome ~
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