NOS Willard Battery Case SW-2-119

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NOS Willard Battery Case SW-2-119

Post by Farrell Fox » Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:36 pm

My newest acquisition. War time Willard SW-2-119 battery case as prescribed in TM-9-803. I've searched high and low for this and finally found it in Wichita, Kansas. After I get the orange paint matched, I'll be sending it to Ravenna Armory to be cast and have reproduction cases made. The plan is to make re-usable cases that are comparable or cheaper than the post war repros currently being sold on the market. One of the biggest missing parts from all restored MBs (and even GPWs!) is the correct battery. Hopefully in a few months this will no longer be a problem.

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Post by Beers » Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:14 pm

That is outstanding Farrell! Very nice find and thanks for looking into making reproductions. Please keep us posted on how it goes -

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Post by pittsjock » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:39 am

Nicely done.
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Post by twinflyer17 » Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:26 am

This is awesome. Congrats on the find!
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Post by Farrell Fox » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:07 am

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Looking for a vintage Willard battery cap to make copies of if anyone has one.
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Post by rjbeamer » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:34 am

Farrell I must say! You are Hard Core for details. Kudos.

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Post by Farrell Fox » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:42 am

Thanks for the kind words, Gents!


Posting a war time ad of what I think the original caps look like. They appear to be black with a red Willard logo. Using the current repro caps will be no good.

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Post by W. Winget » Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:01 am

If you had some specs on the cap/font, etc., someone has a 3D printer....
Just a thought.
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Post by Farrell Fox » Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:52 am

W. Winget wrote:
Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:01 am
If you had some specs on the cap/font, etc., someone has a 3D printer....
Just a thought.
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That's likely what we will end up doing.
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Post by alphado » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:04 am

I am a plastic injection mold designer. I have access to Solidworks and 3-D printing. I have already done some design work for Ravenna, let me know if I can help. I like working on this old stuff.

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Post by Chuck Lutz » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:06 am

The 6-volt WILLARD battery has surfaced in different case designs....I have no idea if that case is WWII and/or if the design changed during WWII but I have always been on the lookout for a WILLARD with the case like the one in the early 1943 GPW in the Rockhampton pic.
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Post by Farrell Fox » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:14 am

Chuck,

Are you sure that isn't an Auto-Lite battery?

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Post by Farrell Fox » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:53 am

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alphado wrote:
Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:04 am
I am a plastic injection mold designer. I have access to Solidworks and 3-D printing. I have already done some design work for Ravenna, let me know if I can help. I like working on this old stuff.
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Never got a PM.

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Post by Farrell Fox » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:18 am

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