Hi all,
I decided to equip a van as a mobile workshop to work on restorations at customers premises.
Clearing ot my old yard I dug out an old portable Atlas Copco 2 stage compressor.
It had lain in a corner for about 25 years with a terminaly ill Honda 6.5 h.p. engine, could be 40 years old.
I thought it may be usefull for air tools, spraying and tyre inflation so I've given it a transplant and overhaul.
The new engine is an 8 h.p. Loncin which only cost £174 including VAT. and 12 month guarantee.
Before anyone says "Chinese Rubish," They are Honda design made under licence. I put a small one on a Bell mixer four years ago and have had no problem.
I had to bore out the pulley to fit the larger engine shaft, drill and move the mountings and buy a new set of belts.
I don't know the output but it easily runs two spray guns and half inch drive air tools continuously without coming up for breath.
Anyway here are a few pics.
Next I rescued an old Max Arc 200 amp welder which is certainly 40 plus years old and had a JLO 11 h.p. two stroke engine which had died years back.
I bought another new Loncin engine for this one, this time an 11 h.p. unit for £204 including VAT.
Theres a bit more work entailed in doing this one. I had to turn out a sandwich plate to position and align the engine and make a base plate to mount it. I have bought a new coupling and had to press my 70 year old lathe into service. I hope to find time to finish it this week.
A few pics of progress so far.
Fred
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Hi Fred,
The compressor looks a nice job Your 70 year old lathe makes my 47 year old myford a spring chicken
The compressor looks a nice job Your 70 year old lathe makes my 47 year old myford a spring chicken
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Thanks for the reply Ian, a few more pics below, and the good news, "it works."
It hasn't produced any power for all of 25 years but I put a set of leads on it tonight and it leapt into action, I'm over the moon.
Just the spray job now.
Fred
It hasn't produced any power for all of 25 years but I put a set of leads on it tonight and it leapt into action, I'm over the moon.
Just the spray job now.
Fred
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FOWLER MAN wrote:Thanks for the reply Ian, a few more pics below, and the good news, "it works."
It hasn't produced any power for all of 25 years but I put a set of leads on it tonight and it leapt into action, I'm over the moon.
Just the spray job now.
Fred
Nothing wrong with Loncin, I am told by a contact at the UK importers and distributors that Loncin used to manufacture for Honda and that with one or two cosmetic changes they are allowed to manufacture the same engines under their own brand - most parts are interchangeable. On a visit to to the Loncin manufacturing plant my informant saw some familiar looking engines - BMW lumps being made for BM by Loncin!
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