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I learned that if you don't spray the coats 15-20 minutes apart you have make sure that paint is fully cured before adding another coat. You can do this by baking in the oven for an hour at 250°F or waiting a week. Temperature plays a huge part in how the paint flows and cures. That was one coat of...

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I was north west of Chicago on business and went to a White Sox game all alone. The next morning the local meeting attendees jaws dropped when I mentioned where I went. It really wasn’t that bad though I made it a point to walk with a group of random fans as I made my way to the car at the end. Mose...

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I, personally, could not be a teacher, especially in the present times. Unruly students showing no respect for authority. Yeah, nearly 35 years of "teaching" middle school (sometimes more like running a day care center) and I've reached my sell-by date. About 50 more days to go. I have sometimes fa...

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Well done, even a shady lamp snob likes it.

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Hi all, I am thinking about a little unsoldering & resoldering of a fount that's got a bad seam. And I'd like to do it right ... (Probably obvious) question -- but I have searched the Forum to no avail. I promise I did! What kind of solder should I use? Different for steel founts or brass founts, o...

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It's a hobby, does not have to be expensive. Make a fair offer and be ridiculed on other sites…defend yourself and be suspended. Well, I know you aren’t talking about the situation I was involved with because you were treating way better than that in the end Kelly I’m a victim too lol. Don’t defend...

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Hi Whitegas! That's a nice lamp, and a very kind offer too, but I'm not a lampie. I have two and only one sees any use ... but thank you very much just the same! Duane, I'll be around should you ever decide to part with the Kerosafe. 74Harley, good to know there are lots of us off=brand guys out th...

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My of my Dean.
I busted my tailbone and right about the time it felt better I did it again.
Please don't be like me.

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Ulf Are you a lampie? Here’s a Yale Arcolite CL513 with a Coleman 324 shade that I’m not sure why I’m offering for sale. This is the nicer of the two I had when I traded one to Toby😳 I’ve since acquired another so this is offered to you! Pm me for pricing, offered for what I have into it plus econom...

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Oh my.
Wowser!

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Randy
I finally found the pile O Rayo lamps
This was given to me by Crystal Harmon. It’s complete less a shade holder. The fount leaks though
If you’d like this I’ll send it to you this week.
My apologies for the delay.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/i6mkGWsWFAVgZ3Gt5

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Dean
I hope you are doing well.
Are you taking on more work at this time?
Thank you!
Kevin

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I've had members send me missing parts and refuse to take any money and I've sent multiple gpa and parts to members @ no cost to them. The initial post is why I don't sell things typically. I find some items cheap but these days more often than not I pay up. Just breaking even on rare stuff can brin...

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Its parchment with an inside hanging mica.
They're not terribly robust, fairly rare in decent condition.

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I know this isn’t very much information, but I also know you guys are good. A friend sent this lamp to me to get going for him. I have no idea what shade it needs or even what model it is. Stamped 5 6 on the bottom so I’m guessing it’s a 06-25 year? Does it need a globe and then any store bought sh...

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stoves1234 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:57 pm While checking out Etsy I saw a Coleman 275 and 228E redone in gloss red. The ad says they were powder coated. Will powder coat work on a vent?

No standard PC will not
There are Ceramic coatings that will but they're typically not glossy
Look at murffs threads

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New collectors should join the ICCC. The articles and the classifieds are worth it. I had a ten year prolific knowledgeable collector who's been all over the eastern US and Canada mention some of their largest scores came from people who aren't on social media which includes the forum. The largest p...

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Coast_to_Coast wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:50 pm
gootsch wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:28 pm I have the exact same jar with the exact same tubes. I have had them for 25 years and haven't used one yet.
That’s probably what I will do with these.

When I clean up a nice CQ I always throw on NP burner tubes
Heck most of the originals are still nickel under all that carbon

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Tgarner01 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:19 pm We still have and use a pair of rotary phones... One table top and the other a wall hanger. Mainly there so we can hear the ring in the shop... I can still remember having a party line in the 90's too

1890s?

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I remember my father getting a second phone but was too cheap to pay for the second one.
He disconnected the ringer so they couldn't tell we had two phones.

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Bill wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:21 am Looks fantastic, Kevin. Hope to see it in person soon!

Bill
Thank you, I'm sure you will.

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Pancho
I've been looking for mine for two weeks. It's here someplace

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Billdog37 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:38 am Bottom one looks like a Nulite. I think.

I was thinking the same but hmmm.

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Those are shinier than any NOS ones I have found though a did buy a few of those from OCP a couple years back.
They seem to discolor differently than other NOS ones, they kind of "rainbow" discolor

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Fred I'd use pirateship and the USPS option with tracking. Might help to disassemble it and make sure it's free of any fuel order. Large zip lock bag for the fount. You could ship assembled if there is zero fuel odor. I've received them through the mail assembled. One from Canada. It was assembled a...

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This reminds me of the show Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. There are a lot of jobs out there that I would not want, many mentioned above. My dad was a mailman, and I wouldn’t want that job, hot in the summer and cold in the winter, long hours, 6 days a week at least for him, not sure what it’s like now...

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Hey Mose, thanks for the advice and dang that recipe sounds fantastic! that is my kind of eating! YUM. Mrs. Ulf and I frequently enjoy hot dogs or brats on the grill but I have not tried them with the onions and peppers. Being from Buffalo we always bring back Sahlen's or Smith's hot dogs or brats ...

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I have a number of vices but thankfully one is not gambling. The constant bombardment by radio personalities of promoting sports betting really bothers me. Back in the day the only radio personality who personally read advertisements was Paul Harvey I think. I wish that stayed that way cause we were...

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Keith — good advice. I wonder — is there a good ‘beginner’ two burner stove that would be good to learn on? Ulf Ulf If you need a stove I’m betting there’s a semi local collector who will give you one. Shipping problematic when it comes to stoves as a free stove will cost more 5x than it’s worth

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Oh My.
Nice score.

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Pancholoco1911 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:47 pm Single? Hard to see per your pictures

Single mantel

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Joe_7910 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:02 pm I think you mean 355

Joe kinda depends on the date
Before the 355 they used a 062 then hanging parchment I think. I could have that backwards too
You are probably correct.

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BTW
Small fount lamps are easily overpowered by glass shades.
In your case that lamp came with a parchment shade and a 062 globe

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Not my lamp but the same setup. Yes. I'm talking putting a 7" glass student size shade on a lamp like this. https://i.postimg.cc/wTPXQcy4/Coleman-134-Lamp.png Your holder is designed to hold an 062 globe not a shade so I would suggest you pick up a universal shade holder here or OCP There are Nulit...

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oldfox66 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:32 am That is a beauty, you did a wonderful job on it!

Thank you Brian.

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Tgarner01 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:37 pm Couple projects showed up today. Picked these up for the price of the fuel caps... Everything else that ends up being good is just a bonus... No visual stress cracks! Have a great day everyone!

Wowser Toby
All sorts of bonuses. woo hoo

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I will be very happy to help you out, Stanz Foodservice is not far from where I live. It looks like maybe the normally serve commercial customers but I would not need an account or membership or business to shop there according to their website. They probably charge quite a bit less than Martin's g...

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mksmth wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:49 am
Whitegas Extraordinaire wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:33 am They marked them down to 1.89 and the hoarders bought them all
theyll be on ebay or marketplace for $5 a pack

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Oh My Jim.
That makes me smile.
Well done.

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Nice Toby and very nice of Ulf to let that go.
I think I have more

than mantels

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BSAGuy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:23 pm Mayor Pete?? Does he post here?

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rob_pontius wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 3:39 pm I can see what I can find out. I'm not sure if they do any retail sales.

Rob They do but lets wait for me to hear back

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i duno but did a little search and seem to have found a few sources https://www.martinsgroceriestogo.com/shop#!/?q=stanz&search_option_id=product https://www.stanz.com/mustard https://www.facebook.com/StanzFoodservice/photos/happy-mustardday-have-you-tried-our-stanz-belgian-style-mustardit-is-avail...

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inman wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:31 pm Kevin. Have you tried. powernet.stanz.com. ?

Roy
I reached out to Stanz directly through social media. They directed me to a customer service email.
Lets see what they say.
Thank you!

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They marked them down to 1.89 and the hoarders bought them all

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Here's the short story. My uncle Fred lived in South Bend for many years. Whenever he visited he would bring Stanz Belgium Style mustard. Sadly he passed away a few years ago and I'm hoping to get my hands on some of that mustard for the family. I recall him mentioning he could no longer get it in t...

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ugh. i wonder if Caswell sealing from inside would be a first step? cLASSIC PRESSURE LAMPS HAS A PRETTY good STEP BY STEP POSTS ON how to do the soldering. Its a multi step process I am too cautious to solder or Caswell any pressure vessel. I would suspect if you repaired the cracks "properly" 111 ...

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it needs to be smoothe not an amateur spray bomb. Not so sure the USFS was professionally painted. Some that I have seen looked like they were painted with a brush. Cheap paint too. Dan I’ve only looked over a AGM version, all I know is poor rattle can finish would be horrific and easily spotted.

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critmass_34 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:21 am I like it even more, seeing it running.

Kevin does too!

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

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