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Cretors #1 now with gas light
« on: February 26, 2022, 08:46:55 pm »
with help from Gill's pics and video of the Cretors popcorn engines,
my #1 style engine, serial #7056, now has a gas light i made.

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2022, 01:04:47 am »
very nice.
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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2022, 01:42:31 am »
So that was is supposed to be where the electric lamp is on no.1 type #7294!
Nice gas lamp Marv!

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2022, 08:01:06 am »
I added a displacement lubricator and a Roasty Toasty Man

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2022, 08:52:10 am »
Really nice Marv!!

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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2022, 10:35:47 am »
Nice to see one in its original paint and finish.

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2022, 10:42:13 am »
Very nice Marv
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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2022, 02:10:44 pm »
This dwarf is just awesome and of course the whole machine
guess it is very rare and nice patina
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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2022, 07:52:40 am »

Where did you source your Toasty Roasty Man?

Is the peanut canister original?  If not, where did you source it?

It really looks great.

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2022, 07:58:38 am »

Where did you source your Toasty Roasty Man?
Is the peanut canister original?  If not, where did you source it?
It really looks great.

i bought the Roasty Toasty Man from a friend of mine.
i just cleaned him up a little and the tumbler ends are brass under the loose crud.
the original glass was cracked so i sourced one from Amazon,
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07P13FSL7?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2022, 08:03:16 am »

Where did you source your Toasty Roasty Man?
Is the peanut canister original?  If not, where did you source it?
It really looks great.

i bought the Roasty Toasty Man from a friend of mine.
the original glass was cracked so i sourced one from Amazon,
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07P13FSL7?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

That is a wonderful friend!

If you ever find another one please let me know.

I am now the proud owner of the Trio of Cretor Engines that Gil restored.

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2022, 08:49:02 am »
i finally found the right reduction gear combination.
the plain gear did not look right so i found some S-spokes in it.

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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2022, 08:17:43 pm »
Looks really nice Marv , I'll bet that wasn't easy to find.
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Re: Cretors #1 now with gas light
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2022, 10:09:40 am »
That’s a beauty; thanks for sharing