Hi. Sorry for delay.
Thanks for the info Mark sounds promising. Have you had much use out of your slipper with it setup 'loose'? What material is your spur made of and has anything worn? I did the grub screw thing but not through testing, I thought the existing hole in the domed nut was yet another stripped thread so tapped it m3, looks like the hole might have been to tighten or loosen the nut using an allen key or driver?
Hi Gareth sorry to read your sad news in the other Wasp post but good to see so many people with fond memories of your father and the brand.
Hi DerbyDan, yes this is exactly what I've got, saw your pic's on another post on a google search, does look like someone was trying to use the o ring to stop it coming loose, as Gareth says don't think it should be there. Has yours got a grub screw and thread tapped in the nut too?
Keep thinking about this and would still like to be able to use the Wasp slipper like a modern slipper and with vintage runners being popular expect a few others would too. The friction side of things would be easy enough to sort out but would the lack of a bearing for the spur to spin on wear the shaft or centre of spur gear and cause pinion mesh problems? Because of the dimensions (small friction area and large shaft) can't see an easy way to fit a bearing without loosing the vintage look. Best I could think of was a bush made from thin wall ptfe tube? Does anyone think this would work or have any other ideas?
Sorry for all the questions J
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