18th Century Toaster? How did they do it?

[mcraigl]

I tried baiting a mouse trap with it and the mice left the house. If they won't eat it, I won't either :-) All kidding aside, it'd probably be good for greasing stuff, or maybe use it for differential quenching instead of clay or...

[sfDuck]

Lincoln : Let me try to splain simple. The curved round elements part that fits into the base is first fullered or necked down. Made a smaller diamention than it already is, probably round. The hole in the base is made this small size and the backside of the base, where the tenon (round thing necked down) fits through, is peined over cold. But first the hole on the backside is countersunk. The countersink if done today would be a hole punched or drilled through the base and the countersink part would be to drill a larger hole with a larger drill bit, but just till the cutting angle of the drill bit goes through the surface. This makes a countersink or a larger hole to pien the tenon over into and leave a relatively even surface

[ThomasPowers]

Of course since the peened ends don't come into contact with anything countersinking is not really needed and most of the originals I have seen left them as a low mound on the bottom.

Thomas

[Mr Smith]

True

But since it was rotating about the base, I didn't want you to have built it, and then found the rivet heads either run into the base, or provide too much friction.

I think your phrase "low mound" hits the nail (rivet?) on the head

[iknowablacksmith]

Sorry for the delay.

Thank you one and all for your help. I passed along the transcript from the forum plus the plans and pictures, and Mr. Connor was *very* impressed, and *very* grateful.

Now my next step is to try to convince him to get a computer and internet access.....because he would be a natural for this forum.

Thanks and cheers and a round of Vegemite to all brave enough to want it!


- Lincoln -