aeoliandave
Well-known member
This is going well...
Test fit. Hit the switch, the lid was sucked down tight and got a solid smooth 60" reading. Woo-hoo!
Bolted the halves together before re-attaching the base ring hinge, silly me. Took it apart again, did that and re-attached the hinge-pins and handle. Was forced to epoxy the swingarm/bag seal ring assembly in place as I do not have a spot welder handy. It's a hidden repair so you'd never know...unless I tell you.
Arcane Minutia and Trivia section:
Sometime during the 1954 - 1957 run of the three concurrent swiveltop Constellations 82, 84 & 85 the bag support was changed from this one's half-shell one piece stamping with the ballchain restraint to a thick wire frame affair with crimped-on bag collar. Jeez, did a ball chainm restraint add That Much to the beancounter's bottom line? I guess so...
Both my North Canton made 82 non-floater, floating 85 and the Canadian Mulberry 841E have the later open frame. I revel in differential dating details like this...

Test fit. Hit the switch, the lid was sucked down tight and got a solid smooth 60" reading. Woo-hoo!
Bolted the halves together before re-attaching the base ring hinge, silly me. Took it apart again, did that and re-attached the hinge-pins and handle. Was forced to epoxy the swingarm/bag seal ring assembly in place as I do not have a spot welder handy. It's a hidden repair so you'd never know...unless I tell you.

Arcane Minutia and Trivia section:
Sometime during the 1954 - 1957 run of the three concurrent swiveltop Constellations 82, 84 & 85 the bag support was changed from this one's half-shell one piece stamping with the ballchain restraint to a thick wire frame affair with crimped-on bag collar. Jeez, did a ball chainm restraint add That Much to the beancounter's bottom line? I guess so...
Both my North Canton made 82 non-floater, floating 85 and the Canadian Mulberry 841E have the later open frame. I revel in differential dating details like this...
