1934-37 Vintage Premier Dominion Ace Parts
Any takers before this goes on eBay?
€ 120 - Internal Mechanics
Complete top and bottom inside mechanics from a 6 ½” brass shell with all mounting screws in fine working condition, including tensioning knob for top snares and mounted broken lever for bottom wires and one butt-end frame only (outside).
€ 200 – Levers and Mould
One silicone mould (taken from an original lever), two cast bronze replica levers from that mould, M4 (metric 4mm) 3-piece thread cutting tool plus long and short mounting screws and washers.
The levers need the thread cut and chrome plating, the latter I could get done.
The mould is made of silicone and this is the procedure:
The silicone mould is used to make a wax plug. The wax plug is used to make a plaster mould. Then that plaster mould is heated up to melt the wax plug so it runs out through the casting canals. Then the plaster mould is ready for casting - bronze, aluminium, gold or whatever. After controlled cooling the plaster mould is destroyed and there you go with your brand new replica lever which then needs to be polished, chrome plated and the thread cut. I am just describing this so you know how it works. Nothing you can do on your bench at home but any casting company will know what to do with that mould.
Bronze is a better metal than the originals or aluminium, if at all - it will bend, not break.
I now have two-piece levers and don’t need these anymore.
From what I have seen, 9 out of 10 Premier Dominion Aces have broken levers.
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