Dan,
I was not aware of the product.
I idea of fixing one with say fiberglass and resin from the inside did cross my kind then make a mold. What to make th mold out of I was unsure but figured I could figure it out. The hiccup was how the hell do I liquify plastic to pour the form.
I think this would be the best approach as if I could color match with a product green through and through it would be a exact reproduction and for whatever reason that’s very important to me.
It’s not so easy to find these machines and someday they will be gone for the most part. I know I’m not gonna change that by restoring and or having one or two of everyone of them. The reality is I have no wife no kids and someone is gonna pay somebody to drag my machines out of my house when I die and that person is gonna scrap them or sell them to some schmuck that will destroy them.
But regardless it important to be to reserve them.
I never I intended to get the old/vintage machinery bug. I actually was smitten by the electronic brand new everything machines when I first got into fine Woodworking. It was only through owning those machines that I fell completely out of love and into love with old machines.
Now my love of these old machines is as strong as my love of Woodworking. Plus I get paid to work wood all day so I need a outlet outside of that. I always need a place to realize don’t crap right, like right right all the way right not like we gotta pay the bills right.
So hopefully someone can lead me to water on reproducing these things authentically.