Help w/ 8-track player

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Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2008 - 07:30:13 PM »
Thanks, Mike (and Slotts).  Good eye.  I'll bid on it and see how it goes.  Makes me crazy that someone wants $5.50 to mail a half ounce piece.  Moparnut said when he gets back home from a trip that he'll look at his 8-track shaft and dimension.  Appreciate the help.

I'm not sure how crazy the bidding will go, but at least you can see a picture of it in case you want to fabricate something.   :cheers:



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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2008 - 09:02:06 AM »
I'm not sure how crazy the bidding will go, but at least you can see a picture of it in case you want to fabricate something.   :cheers:



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I was just going to bid on this with a totally rediculous amount to make sure you got it.  I owe you one as it is. But I do not want to bid against you. Do you really want this part? I would do 50-75 on it for you if you decide to quit bidding on it. I am sure it would fly at that price.  Let me know how bad you want it. It can be yours if you really want it. I would see to it....

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2008 - 10:00:14 AM »
I posted the picture of your 8 track last week on the dutch moparforum...no luck there either  :dunno:
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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2008 - 02:43:51 PM »
Danke (or however you say it in Dutch).  I'm still hoping to get the dimensions because a friend with a small lathe thinks he can make one, then I'd get it plated.

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2008 - 11:02:15 PM »
Well, I bid on and lost the one on Ebay. It went for $61. (!!)  I'm still hoping that someone can measure their's and pass the dimensions along,

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2008 - 11:15:39 PM »
My dad was bidding on it as he is missing his stem also for the selector.  Don't know what his max was but I was amazed at how high it went.
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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #21 on: September 01, 2008 - 11:17:33 PM »
Well, I bid on and lost the one on Ebay. It went for $61. (!!)  I'm still hoping that someone can measure their's and pass the dimensions along,

 :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:  I told you that I was going to bid 100 bucks on it for you if you didnt mind me bidding over you.  NOW IT'S GONE...I wanted you to have it

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #22 on: September 02, 2008 - 12:30:44 AM »
That's MY head banging on the wall. Thanks for the good thoughts, but this really shouldn't be so complicated.

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2008 - 07:18:09 PM »
Sent you an Email. Rob
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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #24 on: October 03, 2008 - 07:57:56 PM »
Spent an hour and am almost done with one except for getting it plated.  Roy282 and Moparnut helped with the dimensions.  I'm waiting for a little clarification on one of them.

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2008 - 11:18:02 PM »
 :wow:
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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2008 - 10:09:51 AM »
 :iagree: very nice


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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2008 - 11:09:41 AM »
Lookin' good  :2thumbs: Have you thought of pumping out some some spares while you're at it.
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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #28 on: October 05, 2008 - 12:52:23 PM »
  Thanks for the "affirmation."  It's sorta fun turning it, although I'm still pi$$ed about throwing away the original  :banghead:. Actually the original isn't original. I had gotten a C-body 8-track deck from Ebay and scavenged the eject pin and the thumb wheel controls off of it, so it was galling to have accidently thrown the pin away.
  I fell heir to the lathe.  It's a South Bend from the late '30s that needed a motor, some oil, and a lot of cleaning, so this pin is my first project on it. I hoping to hear how long the eject pin supposed to be, then I can thread it and find a plating shop.  It this goes well and plating isn't to horribly expensive I might try to make a couple extra. In any case, I'm going to make one more and try using stainless.  This one is plain steel (from a bolt), and I think stainless would make a nicer product.

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Re: Help w/ 8-track player
« Reply #29 on: October 07, 2008 - 01:36:55 AM »
Thanks, Roy282, for all the info. I cut what I had down to 2.5 inches and threaded it.  I tried one tonight in stainless, but it didn't go so well (especially without cutting fluid).  I appreciate the help I got from Roy and Moparnut.