My friend broke his bosses lovely restored '26 Koken Prez; snapped both supports that hold the footrest. He has tried (and failed) to find replacements. Any advice?
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My friend broke his bosses lovely restored '26 Koken Prez; snapped both supports that hold the footrest. He has tried (and failed) to find replacements. Any advice?
Sorry, I don't even know what that is your talking about,,,,
I didn't either but Google tells me it would be a nice looking old Barbers chair
I'm eating a piece of steak off my George Foreman,,,I don't GOOGLE while eating,,,,
Are you referring to the antique hydraulic lift, reclining barber's chair?
Try ebay. There may be parts available in the resale market.
They are out there. A few months back I ran across A guy that had a ton of old chair parts. If I can find it I will bring it back. It seems that was his thing restoring old chairs. I would check e-Bay and anybody that has more than one chair. From my memory though the ones I saw where elsewhere. I'll rack my brain and look around.
Bada bing.....I would ask this guy. chvlefd85 | eBay
I seem to have a broken President as well. Was not much to begin with, to be honest...........................
I agree!! oops....... Did I agree out loud. :ziplip:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Another possible avenue, is the guy who runs the annual Barber Collectibles Meetup in Ohio. Go to this website and maybe email the guy who runs it. His addy is at the bottom of the page. If he can't furnish you with the parts, he may be able to connect you with someone who can. 11th National Shaving CollectiblQuote:
Originally Posted by MisterMoo
Other than that ...... tell your buddy to look in his local classifieds for job opportunites .......... :p
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Originally Posted by Chevhead
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I'll buy that and sell your buddy the pieces he needs for 2500.00 if he is desperate :<0) Just to help him out, you see, I am sitting in a nice barbers chair now already.
Might it be possible to do a repair? welding, replating perhaps
The pieces are castings. I was told welders fear castings.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
It is lovely. Saw it in upstate NY. Will post photos tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Substance
It is possible and not hard to weld cast metal it is all in how you do it, just like honing a razor. How big is the part and can it be shipped cheap enough?
A good welder can Braze castings,do not know if doable or not,good luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterMoo
Chrome finish. Would need to be rechromed, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by guitstik
What I need to do is get the low down chair breaker joined up here so he can ask his own questions. I am again a simple stand-up shaver since the broken leg got fixed. I was told the chair breaker guy was engaged in some kind of mano a mano lap dance but there is no video proof. Its probably true.
A good, professional welder can do castings. I had a broken cast part break last year and three professional welders told me that they didn't feel comfortable doing it, but recommended me to someone who might be able to it. The fourth welder (an older gentleman) was able to do it. The only problem was that his welded and chromed part looks better than the original part on the other side.
To properly weld cast, you first need to figure out what type of metal it is and that can be done by doing a spark test. The reason being that you need to know what type of rod/filler to use. Then the part needs to be heated so that the filler metal will flow properly. It isn't hard just time consuming.
Friend of mine has a tig welder and he has welded cast tattoo machine frames for me. These were sand castings that I was customizing. Welded up just fine. IIRC, though I've not done it personally when I was a welder, engine blocks, which were cast, were welded at times ? I suspect that. though the broken parts could be welded or brazed, re-chromed, it would be a heap of $, and then the end result might not be satisfactory. I mean if it didn't exactly duplicate the original look. Might be better to search for the parts ?
looks bad:(
Looking at the pix of the damaged chair, along with the one I posted scavenged from an ebay listing, looks as if he would need the whole chrome apparatus that the footrest and arms are bolted onto ? To my eye anyway. So if he could buy a chair for parts he might be able to get what he needs. Seems as if everything bolts together .
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That can be repaired. The breaks occurred at a high-pressure point. More area with which to weld. A lot of weld will be applied. Bevels should be made and done with heliarc, Possibly nickel. A bit of trial has to happen to see what the particular cast will like. Some like bronze and a torch!
People are heavier than they used to be as this chair was made. Also, more lazy. They put their entire weight upon the footrest as seating, and literally stand upon the footrest as fitting their wide asses into it while looking at the smartphone.
Proper way to mount is straddling the footrest, assembling the ass upon the seat, and only then, applying the size 13's to the footrest! NOT that this is what the OP did! It just had been done many times prior! Finally gave way!
I digress! :roflmao
I have personally welded cast iron successfully, and I am a complete and total amateur. A skilled welder should be able to repair that with little problems. Nickel rods are certainly more expensive than standard steel working materials, but I cant imagine the labor cost involved would be all that much higher than a standard weld job. Seek out an experienced welder and just repair and replate. if it fails, THEN you can ask Leonard Nimoy to go in search of a spare president parts.
