Bragging again

[SilverScreen]

I bought a second hand compressors years ago. Two cylindred and standing on it's tank it was cheap as the thin walled pipe from compressor to tank broken off , the broken tread stuck and impossible to remove. But some Super Epoxy and a few fittings made it work again except ; the start-stop didn't work proberly. After being vorn it do, but only becaurse enough preasure ecape for the motor to start when preasure drop.
So first I thought I would have the time to build another, how difficult could that be when I back in 68 rebuild a fridge compressor with tanks and all. I found a Vintage Ritter dentist compressor but must realise I havn't got the time afterall. --- Then a few day's ago I found this. It is also a dentist compressor, it is running only one cylinder but slow rev. and silent.

It stand on it's tank and has an start stop switch as it must -- I can allway's add a bigger tank, 80 Eur wasn't that expensive but the 30 Eur was shipping of the 21 Kilo 44 Cm high and 27 Cm. diameter Vintage gadged.

A bit more bragging;

As they were made to be as silent as possible, I just wonder the output. I know the preasure they make are enough but the volume it deliver proberly mean an extra tank and offcaurse a reduction valve, will be a good idea.

Sad that those "Ritter" compressors that is for sale are so expensive while they are soon Antike, but even that, they are made so they can run and run, -- Guess this, my Emda, are from either the 20's or the 30's.

Maybe I will have the shell repainted, maybe not. Afterall it is a Vintage Gadged from the right time, --- but painting it in the original colors only make it more trend.

 

[Squishy]

I think don't paint it. It's earned the patina it's got over the years, would be a shame to get rid of it.

 

[SilverScreen]

You are right, I also have a good collection of Vintage and antike binoculars, and one of the vorse things that can happen is if a fine old piece, are polished just becaurse it is made of brass. I seen auctions where an original binocular with all the wear has sold for 400 $ and one polished even rare, could not find a buyer. But if something became strait ugly or the dameages mean it don't work, I find it allright to make normal repairs, this is my personal attituse as I think a technice antike are best when it work. Still patina earned in a hundred years can be lost in an instance, and it can't be restored, that's true.

 

[splasha]

If it's still working and does what it's made to do, is better to leave it.
May not be looking at it's best, but that does not matter.

 

[SilverScreen]

Im'e just wondering how it looked like in it's original spot less condision. Tiny rust and spots don't make it 20's fasion at all and as soon the bottom cast iron are freshed up black it will put focus on the shatty spots -- but Before anything, it is important how the name are put on:

Much will uncover itself when it show up. My web bank were down like Facebook, but I was lucky to hit a window where connection was possible, but still it's weekend and that slow everything down. With 360 buy on Ebay I am not afait it is not what the seller promised and I can brag even more this week where an antike frensh millitary "Huet" and a splendid 1960's Ross 13X60 Enbeeco prove Ebay as buyers heaven. Only sad Ritter conpressors of the old type allway's ask a pick up.

That I been looking for for years, Maybe one day, -- but proberly not with the originl glass bell they had to cover the intire top ; none of those I seen has one. I did find a lose Ritter compressor same model , but untill I find a Ritter at a reasonable price , I will have Emda.

 

[SilverScreen]

Just to prove Im'e not bragging these;

Today it was first piece for some time, some time it was autom, next Vinter, then Vinter, again, then suddenly yestoday summer, now autom again tonight it rained after a halve summer day. First piece for a long time ;

 

[SilverScreen]

Fence restored from rotton old planks to 16 mm. plywood. There will be Nymphs.

 

[SilverScreen]

Can't reach my Facebook foto's so I Can't use any of the foto's of the Ritter compressor, so I made a few new foto's

Two cylindred and small. The tape measure are set to 10 Cm. Still using this compressor to build a unit, mean finding a small motor, a start-stop unit, tank, security valves, Jig, filters and preasure valve. Then maybe it was to big a mouthfull as it ask a workshop and best all the tools like a CO2 welder.

But it is a neat "sculpture" and it hold it's value as a Vintage item.

 

[SilverScreen]

Even a bit off-topic I know that many here, will love this Youtube link ;

It's more than I could maneage, but it's a great idea to rebuild an old two cylindred Ritter into a four stroke petrol engine.

 

[SilverScreen]

Finalt here after 10 days. Some minor dameages -- weight 21 kilo so who wonder. Ordered new compressor oil as that leaked. Anyway it instant went on but I must wait untill the oil are here and crank cleaned. Noise : With the top on, I can hardly hear it run.

 

[SilverScreen]

Bragging isn't that bad and I could not find a better offer even Emda are proberly from the 30's except. It could be from the 50's but it must be possible to find out about this beautifull Vintage design, the style it's colors, text font. I bet it will display wonderfull, sanded repainted with just the right yellow shade and hardness. I find no reson to take it apart, why repair something that is not broken, but unless I canibalise my old compresor I must buy the parts to make it an airbrush compressor. --- extra tank and reduction valve, exactly the compressor for me, now I got it ha.

 

[Madbrush]

Bragging isn't that bad and I could not find a better offer even Emda are proberly from the 30's except. It could be from the 50's but it must be possible to find out about this beautifull Vintage design, the style it's colors, text font. I bet it will display wonderfull, sanded repainted with just the right yellow shade and hardness. I find no reson to take it apart, why repair something that is not broken, but unless I canibalise my old compresor I must buy the parts to make it an airbrush compressor. --- extra tank and reduction valve, exactly the compressor for me, now I got it ha.

I did a little digging and found out the that word EMDA stands for Electro-Medical and Dental Apparatus, the company was started up and regisered by German (Frankfurter am Main) Georg Hartmann in 1955, as the name suggests they specialised in electrically and pneumatically operated medical equipment, but it would seem mostly for dental surgeries, their biggest claim to fame are the pneumatic dental chairs we have all come to fear, but they also made the drills and other equipment we have come to fear even more,

The company has been out of commission for some time and the trademark logo has been up for sale since 1997, I would assume this coincides with the founders death, a lot of their equipment manufacturing was either sourced out to or taken over over by "Ritter" after their demise.

From what I have learned, this item is worth more money in it's present state, if you add to it, repaint it, or change in any way other than with original parts form the same period (1955+) you will definitely cause it to loose it's value as an antique,

I am pretty sure anyone around my age has sat in one of their chairs, even if we have never been to the dentist, since their chairs were also used in barber shops in same period.


https://compaly.com/de/unternehmen/...eorg-hartmann-gmbh-co-kg-frankfurt-am-main-de

 

[SilverScreen]

Very good ; I never thought of adding airbrush flames or skulls for that sake, but I was prepared for shipping dameages and even they are small they are there. Dents that ask a specialist as I will not try even it is difficult to see, but in another place a small piece of the lacquer are lost.

Generaly this close-up describe the surface. Rest of the procedure are to get the compressor oil I ordered, refill and run a couple of times, emtying out the oil untill it is absolutly clan, -- no one know if what remain of oil now, are the oil spils from the last owners Mercedes 180 it cirtainly smell so. but again it seem to run well so why take it apart as those valves proberly are fine tuned and very special. Il'l clean the top but let it stay as it is as there are allready some pieces needed, before it can be called an airbrush compressor. Reduction valve, filter, snap coupling for four airbrushes. Beside it proberly are a good isea to check if there are water or rust in the tank. I takled to people who say they know what I am talkíng about, becaurse all remember that silent summing starting and stopping while in the dentist chair. They remember the sound.

But 10 day's of shipping tell something about how handy the packet has been and poor postman ; I met him carrying it with a tape strap Hermes must have added, and he was happy to hand it over and not should carry it to fourth floor.

The older Ritter had a glass bell covering the top, so the exiting mechanics could display in all it's steampunk majastry. Hardly any of these survived and the later ones also were fittet with a metal hat. The 50's seem resonable both in style and the hardware ; the motor are not a serie motor with coals and kummulators it is a AC motor and that is good as they last much longer. Still 200 watt even at 960 Rev.m. is not much and say something about volume. But Maybe the solution is to stand it in a corner, and then have a tube up to an extra tank, with reduction valve and diveder piece for four snap airbrush .

 

[SilverScreen]

I did look at another Emda, but I wouldn't take the chance, it seem to be fire dameaged even I wonder if it wouldn't be all right seem more dusty than rusty. beside the compressor are two cylindred with same motor effect.

 

[SilverScreen]

"Madbrush" ;I looked at the web and found this Emda in a dutch site where I before bought various items;

The address, and I guess it round 11/5/2015 are still offered, as that site work different than Ebay, items can be there untill they are sold it seem.

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/antiek-...oofdzakelijk-van-gietijzer-loopt-perfect.html

This only prove my point, as if what you want are a Silent compressor a vintage dentist one are no bad option, and like this that looks recondisioned, proberly will run for decades more, and keep it's value, --- maybe even add some on top over the years.
150 Eur plus shipping are not expensive either.

Proberly smaller than it looks in a foto, --- and from my oppinion, it has a different style and display well in a hobby room or a workshop.

 

[SilverScreen]

So, now the project are finished. My new Emda silently deliver the air I need, Regulator, manometers and everything are changed from my old compressor and I am getting the use of it. Best of all it's not leaking like the old one must have been -- realy that was the reson I wanted to change it with another as it couldn't stand for an hour without having lost all preasure. I realise this is not the solution for everyone. Most proberly are better off with a modern heavy duty converted fridge compressor with tank, esp concerning the noise that was another issue with my old compressor now stored, case something go wrong,

-- except, I did find a big steel tank from someone renting Helium;

That wouldn't be such a bad idea, ---- I took reduction valve, hoses quick releses, air distributor from the old compressor. If I find new, I can again put them on the old, plus the red orange tank in the foto, and have what would be allright for a small sandblaster gun.

Anyway, air are now more steady, preasure on the airbrush can get higher and best of all, the compressor noise are now minimal, so I can continue from here ;

 

[SilverScreen]

So it's time for a bit more bragging.

After a busy summer, where I had to prepare for an exebition and have refined my own technike to put Gold Leaf onto my canvases, I realised many of my airbrushes vorn out. I also realised I must be more carefull with them, but when there are a rush for having a dusin or more canvases ready, tools must be tools and there are no place to pray forgivness.
But on the other hand, it was also time to evaluate what airbrushes are fit for my pieces and what airbrushes are not. New nozzles were needed for some, others I must just put aside as they allready was old and now to expensive to recover. The H&S, The Vintage Grafo, the newest of the Efbe all survived, but some of the elder Efbe must rest.
Bought High-Flow nozzles for the two Aerograph Super63 and they are ready when the needles arrive, Got two original Nozzles for the Vintage Grafo where I finaly split it's Nozzle, --- and now I should be ready for the Vinter.

But not intirely as during the rush, I again and again thought of, how nice it would be to owe a Dagr or something the same brute, but silli me I collect antike binoculars and every time I check Ebay, I also look for what brushes are for sale,

That's when I found this offer with two Conopois Airbrush and their original Fracmo Air Compressor. Seem Nozzlws still are avaible and there are plenty spare needles, so I must regret I bought it; I didn't get a couple of Dagr's or top line Iwata's, but that would have costed a lot more anyway.

Guess there allway's be collectors who want to bit. if they are not what I need, but I am looking forwerd to restore them if nessery and to see if they are the airbrushes I been looking for, those I can use without a thought, that produce hairline lines and can teach me to tread my airbrushes with the respect they earn.
See you in a couple of months, as even you guy's hate me for buying Vintage stuff, --- well atleast you are not there when bidding get tough.