EXCELLO MILL REASSEMBLY

Peter and Rich use the engine hoist to lift the base, knee, and ram into place,
with a bit of persuading and fiddling.

[@DK-vx1zc]

Progress! Loooking good..Thanks for sharing

[@EdwardKilner]

Next video: head onto ram. Done.

[@junkyard_kahrs]

Looks great. What a clean shop, too! Tell me about the paint- did you spray or brush? Oil enamel or single stage epoxy? Do you have specific color match? I think it's RAL6021 (Pale Green, very similar to the old General International Canadian-built woodworking tools.)

[@EdwardKilner]

@johnkahrs : My friend does have a nice shop and hopes to make it a bit dirtier Real Soon Now after adding DROs to the mill. I can't answer your questions about the paint, pretty sure he used a brush though. I have sent him your comment by email. For some reason, I could not use my iPad to copy your reply, had to fire up the desktop. Hopefully, he will reply and I will send it on to you. Thanks for the comment.

[@EdwardKilner]

My friend replied to me: Hi Ed, The machine is circa 1967 and almost certainly coated in lead based paint. After 1974 all paint had to be lead free. I consulted with a Benjamin Moore outlet and they recommended a special latex primer to adhere to oil based paint and did a colour match to the original colour for the latex topcoat. Application was via a 4” roller for the most part, two coats of primer, two coats of colour. I really didn’t want to get involved in removing the lead paint and judged the over coating to be the best route. So far, it’s working fine. Stay well. P