So I got a cylinder record today off eBay, to try the machine out. The motor soon loses torque, and gets slow, so I'll have to redo the spring like I did on the XI. And, tear everything apart and clean it. But at least I got some uneven honking out of it, which was encouraging.
Wife comes home from work, and I'm excited to show it to her, even in its present state, as everything was frozen when I got it. Wanted to take the cylinder record off the mandrel to show it to her, it was stuck, so I gave it a yank, and it crumbled in my hands.
Good thing the place I ordered from is only a 1 day turnaround. Just ordered two more cheapy 2 minute cylinders to test with. With any luck, I'll have them Saturday.
But still,