Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Somebody knows... Maybe you?
jimmycowman
Posts: 762
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:05 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: staffordshire

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by jimmycowman »

:HaHa: I was trying to work out how many hours to fix or find a donor case ????
safetyman1005
Posts: 46
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:07 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: Neath

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by safetyman1005 »

treefrog wrote:well another one to add to the thread, this time on Ebay and one hell of a project for someone.....from one of our members I believe, ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151522160833? ... EBIDX%3AIT
Hi there I managed to buy Allwin project from EBAY, should keep me going to spring!!
Earlier this year I bought an Allwin restoration job see photos and managed to save from the skip.
I'll let you know how I get on with this one.

Brian T
Attachments
new-allwin-001a.jpg
allwin kit.jpg
User avatar
bryans fan
Posts: 822
Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2003 10:15 pm
Reaction score: 7
Location: Somerset

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by bryans fan »

I guess you can also walk on water, and turn water into wine.
What a fabulous rescue! Well done indeeed! !WORSHIPFULL!
jimmycowman
Posts: 762
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:05 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: staffordshire

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by jimmycowman »

Well done on that resto job !!CHEERS!! I look forward to seeing the end result on your latest project..... it's been sent today.
All the best !!THUMBSX2!! !!THUMBSX2!!
User avatar
john t peterson
Posts: 1335
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:40 pm
Reaction score: 7
Location: USA

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by john t peterson »

Safetyman,

Can I possibly entice you to move to Tennessee? Or at least visit for six months? I have equally challenging machines that require your magic.

Another member, Australian by birth, has the same offer.

J Peterson
Man the safety boats in America
User avatar
treefrog
Posts: 4813
Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:46 pm
Reaction score: 31
Location: Suffolk

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by treefrog »

Great restoration !!THUMBSX2!!

On your new project, I was trying to work out if anything is missing, the only things I can see are the actual payout tray, which should not be tough to make and the payout knob/controls for the payout (unless they are not in the picture).....I was a little confused as the payout control on most of these, including mine is above the catcher control on the left of the door, but suspect yours was the same of the one posted by Bryans fan and just to the left of the payout tray, so on the lower wood panel.....
safetyman1005
Posts: 46
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:07 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: Neath

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by safetyman1005 »

Hi there
I thought I'd give you an update on the project.
I used the back board as a template but because the bottom was missing, I had to jiggle about all the parts until I got it to work. I replaced a lot of the rusty levers.
I managed to save the original lock by drilling out the tumblers [as locksmith not interested] but he did supply a blank profile key.
I've still got to make the cabinet (waiting for some timber).
Photo below shows door as at today.
Attachments
allwin bwfiew.JPG
allwin bwfiew.JPG (21.93 KiB) Viewed 4941 times
019.JPG
jimmycowman
Posts: 762
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:05 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: staffordshire

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by jimmycowman »

That's a first class job. !!THUMBSX2!! !!THUMBSX2!! .........
User avatar
badpenny
Forum Moderator
Posts: 7212
Joined: Thu May 05, 2005 12:41 pm
Reaction score: 25
Location: East Midlands

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by badpenny »

I second that! :cool:
User avatar
slotalot
Posts: 2051
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:53 pm
Reaction score: 10
Location: Halifax West Yorkshire
Contact:

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by slotalot »

And I third it!!!............... !!THUMBSX2!!
safetyman1005
Posts: 46
Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:07 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: Neath

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by safetyman1005 »

jimmycowman wrote:well done on that resto job !!CHEERS!! I look forward to seeing the end result on your latest project..... its been sent today all the best !!THUMBSX2!! !!THUMBSX2!!
Hi Jimmy
I thought you would like to see the end result.
I also made some packets of 5 cigarettes as prizes.
Attachments
DSCN1443.JPG
DSCN1439.JPG
DSCN1440.JPG
User avatar
treefrog
Posts: 4813
Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:46 pm
Reaction score: 31
Location: Suffolk

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by treefrog »

That is awesome... I was even fooled by the cigarette slide packs (for some reason the vending packs of 5 cigarettes were called slide packs, I guess because they slide out of the vending devices) - they look original. I have taken two years to find two packs of original 5 pack Woodbine for my machine.

I can now see in answer to my question earlier about one of the knobs missing that these machines seem to come in two versions, yours being with two actuators and mine with three. Your version has a more complex mechanism to release the ball and payout, which required two operations on mine. I guess the two knob version came later to improve the machine and use of hands....

Well done! !!THUMBSX2!!
jimmycowman
Posts: 762
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:05 pm
Reaction score: 0
Location: staffordshire

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by jimmycowman »

Wow !!THUMBSX2!! that looks spot on... Dare you say how many hours involved? !PUZZLED! ...That's given me the incentive to get some projects done. Well done! **xXx** Another machine saved. I like all that you've done to it... Again .... wow ...... !THUMBS! I'm well impressed.
User avatar
arrgee
Posts: 1589
Joined: Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:56 am
Reaction score: 5
Location: North Wiltshire

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by arrgee »

An absolutely brilliant job, safetyman1005. **xXx**
In this high tech IT world, there is still a lot of skill left out there - well done.
User avatar
bryans fan
Posts: 822
Joined: Mon Feb 03, 2003 10:15 pm
Reaction score: 7
Location: Somerset

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by bryans fan »

I can only agree with all the comments posted so far. I think you have done an excellent job. Many of us on here would, I`m sure, have been daunted by such a task! You obviously have a wide range of skills which you have put to good use in saving another machine from the scrap heap. Well done indeed! **xXx** CoNgRaTs !WORSHIPFULL!
User avatar
gameswat
Posts: 2196
Joined: Sat May 30, 2009 5:17 am
Reaction score: 21
Location: perth, australia

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by gameswat »

Safety - killer job! And thanks for showing me up at how slow and tedious I am at my own restorations!? dirtdog I need to focus on just one project more often and see it through to completion. !!IDEA!!
Cheers.
Last edited by gameswat on Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
john t peterson
Posts: 1335
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:40 pm
Reaction score: 7
Location: USA

Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher

Post by john t peterson »

Gameswat,

Your restorations are beyond compare. Your modest claims are refuted by your accomplishments. Don't change a thing, my friend.

J Peterson
First American Admirer !WORSHIPFULL!
widget2k4
Posts: 1385
Joined: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:32 am
Reaction score: 0

Shield catcher pins

Post by widget2k4 »

Topic merged - Site Admin.

I was just wondering if anyone had one of these that could share a close up of their pins so I can determine where mine are supposed to be, as they clearly look like they have been tampered with in the past.
I have found a few pics on google but none that looks like this one in the way they are laid out.
Also, what would the original backflash be on a machine like this, as l think this one may be a replacement?
Attachments
2016-05-05 08.54.17.jpg
User avatar
gameswat
Posts: 2196
Joined: Sat May 30, 2009 5:17 am
Reaction score: 21
Location: perth, australia

Re: shield catcher pins

Post by gameswat »

Would help to see the whole machine as to what model it actually is, but unless very late version post WW2 will probably be the same as a Clown with green cloth. As for pin placement, the original holes will be under the plastic if the backboard wasn't replaced.
widget2k4
Posts: 1385
Joined: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:32 am
Reaction score: 0

Re: shield catcher pins

Post by widget2k4 »

I didn't really want to take the backflash off unless it was really necessary. It's the one from Carter's auction. All the catchers I have looked at are different a layout.
URL+REMOVED+BY+SITE+ADMIN# ... &lot=14927
Attachments
14927_160324-061735.jpg
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests