Vacuum pump refurb

Greenbeast

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As some would have noticed i've got an old, seized vacuum pump with a bucket milking machine.

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Here i've got the shaft and drum out and all 4 graphite vanes removed, unfortunately 2 are broken

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Decent old set square and various grades of wet and dry paper

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WIth the grinder guard off the wire wheel luckily reached all the way to the other face and covered all surfaces

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Shaft and drum reinstalled with the two intact vanes

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And it works, in a fashion. It pulls a slight vacuum, i have no gauge at the moment.
I'm having trouble sourcing the right size of vane, not surprising given the likely age of the machine.
I'm wondering if i can buy larger and cut down despite the brittleness, any good ideas?
 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer
As some would have noticed i've got an old, seized vacuum pump with a bucket milking machine.

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Here i've got the shaft and drum out and all 4 graphite vanes removed, unfortunately 2 are broken

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Decent old set square and various grades of wet and dry paper

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WIth the grinder guard off the wire wheel luckily reached all the way to the other face and covered all surfaces

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Shaft and drum reinstalled with the two intact vanes

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And it works, in a fashion. It pulls a slight vacuum, i have no gauge at the moment.
I'm having trouble sourcing the right size of vane, not surprising given the likely age of the machine.
I'm wondering if i can buy larger and cut down despite the brittleness, any good ideas?

What thickness are they?

I’ve some worn vanes off the tanker kicking about.
 

milkloss

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Didn't work, fails to pull enough vacuum again, maybe i've disturbed something when stripping down for a good clean before use. Will have another tinker tomorrow

In that last pic you’ve got the vane in the wrong way round. Not sure if it makes much difference though but it might need to bed in maybe.

Nice clean up job (y)
 

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