Cutting wheel and Manual for an Acme Model D
Not knowing much about the machine, I probably paid way to much for it but it is really cool looking. I man I bought it from has been retire for twenty or thirty years and it was stored in a garage and un used and uncared for about twenty years. I brought it home and set it up cleaned the parts that really needed it to run and proceeded to make a key from the code on one of my practice cores. It worked the first time out and I'v made a couple since then that also work fine. I have six code discs and for the time being, I don't think I want to invest in any old locks I don't feel I'll be seeing.
So, I have two questions, does anyone have a link to someone who may have an original cutter that is at least sharp and does anyone know where I might find a manual or PDF of the manual.
I have been looking for a substitute cutter and it is exhausting to say the least. I have decided that if an original spec RF cutter is not available, I will got with a Fine Milling cutter in either 2.75 or 2.5" size. I have checked and it appears that I can go to 2.5" D cutter but that 0.375 bore is a bugger to find.
TIA for any help, Old-Guy