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@@orpheuscreativeco9236 WOW... that is honestly stupider than I would have given even google credit for. Thank you for telling me this, as it has happened more times that I'd care to admit.

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thanks, I wasnt originally planning to make a demo video of it completed as there are already several of those on youtube, but maby ill come up with something different like comparing it to an automatic Marchant or something (id like to compare it to the Mercedes-Euklid model 1 but my model 1 is missing some parts I either have to find or make first)

There is this list burroughsinfo.com/when-was-my-machine-made.html, I had found a more detailed one before but now I cant find it. Usually disassembly and individual cleaning of each part is the best, as long as you can get it back together again

I bypassed the transformers with a capacitor and resistors

It did need some help, when I got it it had the remains of an animal nest in it, and I ended up mostly disassembling the mechanism for cleaning. The dashpot did have a good amount of the original oil in it, but some of it had turned to wax so I cleaned it all out and filled it with fresh oil. The paint was flaking off so I lightly cleaned then repainted it, with the goal of making it look decent but not freshly painted. All in all im happy with it, especially the perfect glass

Actually when I got it it had probably set in an attic or barn for a number of years, as it had the remains of an animal nest in it (including some nuts). I mostly disassembled the mechanism for cleaning, and as the paint was flaking off I lightly cleaned and put a fresh coat of paint on it (with the goal of making it look good without looking freshly repainted). Im happy with how it came out, especially the perfect glass, which seems to be pretty uncommon in these machines

@@bss1250 Oh wow, that looks immaculately clean inside for having had something nest inside of it. That must've been work bringing it back to that condition. I can see the repaint job now that you specifically mentioned it but it still looks great.

Thanks, when I figured out how it all worked I couldnt believe how simple it was compared to a MonroeMatic or Marchant SilentSpeed, so I had to make a video about it

Thanks, but yes you have a point: Did I have to completely disassemble it to clean it? Probably not, I probably couldve flushed the dirt out with solvent and it wouldve been fine. But I do feel better if I can clean each part individually, plus it wouldve made a much less interesting video. Also diving into projects like this can be a learning experience, not just for me but also for the people watching the video. The more complicated things I take apart and reassemble the more knowledge and confidence I have to take even more complicated things apart. That being said, it is good to know your limits and not get in over your head, I definitely wouldnt completely disassemble a Marchant Silent Speed (although people like John Wolff have). I guess what im trying to say is I probably went a bit beyond what is required both for the learning experience and to make a more interesting (and hopefully useful) video

@@bss1250 all are very valid points and you are very correct about making an interesting video, you definitely succeeded there. Thankfully, you didn't artificially age or induce excessive rusting to make it seem as if you were pulling off some sort of miraculous restoration as I've seen many times from other content creators. Yours was very clearly in original condition and you still did a good job of maintaining the character of the piece. Thank you for the response and insight into your methods.

Thanks for pointing out the main crank and clearing knob differences, I didnt even notice they had been modified. It would be interesting to know how many of these Tate modified before he started producing his own

thanks, Ive done the drum repairs on several machines but I dont think Ive seen a damaged fiber gear in these. One of the fiber gears forms part of the slip clutch that protects the machine if it jams (its a smooth slip though, not the ratcheting kind like the Fridens have). Good luck with the 3D printing, these machines are cool/fun so definitely worth it. I have a few videos on the early silent speed machines, not sure if theyd have info that would be useful on a Deci-magic. I still havent figured out the division control on the silent speeds, everthings packed so dense in it you cant really tell anything thats going on. My approach with them so far has been to clean what I can see, oil everything, and hope for the best

​@@bss1250 Yeah, I'm hoping a 3D printed piece will serve as a backup for if the slip clutch fails or something. Yep, your videos have been incredibly helpful in getting some of my other Marchant machines going! I've loosened up quite a lot on the Deci-magic, but it's stuck in some part of the multiplication cycle. I think the deci-magic is the final boss of calculators, it's incredibly packed and dense. Worse than any other Marchant, worse than the Monroe IQ lol. I've actually got two of them now, I got lucky and found another one last year but I haven't gotten around to tackling it yet. I need to tear the covers off both side by side and look around. Externally it looks more grimey than the other one I failed at getting going agian lol. I just want to get one of them running lol, then give the other to you or something.

Thanks, so do I, especially these old line ones

Thanks, yeah its surprisingly complex compared to the Hamann Automat (hopefully Ill have a video on that before too long...). And yeah I have to get back to posting there

try spraying LPS 1 or simular light oil down the print sectors

Yeah I was surprised how complex the multiplication mechanism is compared to how simple the division mechanism is. Short cut multiplication does save quite a bit of time, but I dont think that alone would require this much complexity And thanks, Im not going back to 1 video a week but if I have something I feel is interesting to show/demo thats not already shown by someone else/somewhere else ill make a video on it

Sorry for the b. That was supposed to be a period.

Yeah I was surprised how complex the multiplication mechanism is given how simple the division mechanism is, division appears to be nearly the same as what was used in the Hamann Manus

It sounds like the pinwheel drum might be 1 tooth off on its engagement with the crank handle. You would have to take both sides off the base plate (the sides usually have alignment pins with the base so you cant slide the sides off individually, the whole assembly of both sides and pinwheel drum has to be lifted straight up off the base) then slide the pinwheel drum away from the right side far enough that the teeth of the gear on the pinwheel drum and the gear on the crank come out of mesh and turn the pinwheel drum back 1 tooth and reengage them then reassemble. It could be more than just 1 tooth off, you might have to try a couple times to get them timed right so the pinwheel drum is at home when the crank is at home

Thanks!@@bss1250 I actually stumbled on that solution last night. I have everything pretty much working now except that the number the 9th from the right on the bottom carriage does not clear when the clearing knob is turned. It works when doing calculations and all of the other numbers clear but that one just stays at whatever number it's on. Oddly, that 9th digit also has what looks like an OEM piece of brass metal slotted right under the rod. I can't see how it's attached and doesn't seem to inhibit the movement of the dial in any way but it seems coincidental that the only dial that doesn't clear also has this brass piece right by it. Your machine does not have the brass piece at all. Any idea on what this is? I'm hesitant to take the carriage apart as I don't know if springs are going to fly all over.

Im not sure about the brass piece, but as for the clearing the shaft which runs through the center of the digit wheels in the carriage has pins on it (1 pin for each wheel), usually when the clearing doesnt work for one digit the pin for that digit has broken off that shaft. You can reference this video “Rapid Calculator Repair: How to Fix a Mechanical Calculator When Some Digits Wont Clear” (ua-cam.com/video/yHWYpApQO6Q/v-deo.html) where I repair this issue on the Rapid Calculator, the carriage should be similar enough to the Brunsviga. Most of these pinwheel calculators all have very similar carriages.

@@bss1250That was it! Thanks! Time to make a new pin I suppose. Thanks so much for your help!

I'm actually taking EVERY piece apart. Up to about 337 pieces. Do you think I need anything other than sewing machine oil to lube it back up?

One big area these were used in was desktop publishing and graphic design. The price point of these machines was generally higher than PC clones people wouldve bought for DOS gaming

@@bss1250 Sure, but I mean if you're a kid back in the day it seems like they didn't do enough to inspire any kind of loyalty among the consumer market. I guess that's what I really was wondering, how outside of graphic design anyone actually grew to like Apple computers back then. I can see it now but if I had a mac and saw Doom running on DOS back then, I'd probably go home and dump my mac in the trash.