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Great progress Rich!

Seeing it running put a smile on my face.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Thanks Charlie!

Here is the top base painted, I ran out of my old can of Dupli-Color Bright Red BGM0398 so I still have the bottom side to do.  Then shoot it with clear for protection.  I'll not get the battery cover done this week, as it is going to my brothers for a good stand blasting the rusty pits on the outside and the horrid rust on the inside.

Edit:
In case you are wondering, the two bare holes are for the battery tray & rivets.  This is how it was when I pulled it apart (but better formed).  This is so the tray touches the base, which allows the positive power from the batteries to reach the flywheel shaft when it engages (kind of like a short / spark).  Which also means the stand off holes for the flywheel have to be bare metal too.  That allows the coils to make a magnetized field to attract/pull the bar.

The stand-offs were easier with toothpicks broken off into the holes.  The tray holes I used a screw & o'rings but that didn't work very well but it should work (and will be hidden by the tray when it is re-riveted into place).

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