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Goodnight!
« on: March 25, 2023, 03:31:05 am »
Well, after being up about 40 hours and driving 800 miles for 12 of the last 16 hours and surprisingly not having a heart attack after consuming a little Red Bull, I am ready for bed 😂 I love the hunt and meeting great people in this hobby with lots of stories! Okay, I know the Doll has the wrong chimney, but I can live with that 😉

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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2023, 05:47:39 am »
nice haul Nick, can't wait to see more of them (a little red Bull ?)...lol
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2023, 06:21:52 am »
Well done Nick, is that the Bing 130/383 Poppet Valve that I see there; I have one in the mail somewhere………….. They are another 🦄
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2023, 09:33:07 am »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on March 25, 2023, 05:47:39 am
nice haul Nick, can't wait to see more of them (a little red Bull ?)...lol

Only a little over half a gallon 😂
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2023, 09:46:21 am »
Quite the stress test but it paid off.
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2023, 08:44:22 pm »
And another unicorn in that haul perhaps ..... do I see an original Jensen Proto-70 banjo type alcohol burner there in the box?!?!

There are a whole lot of those machines without burners in this world!
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2023, 09:15:06 pm »
Quote from: Damnfmaschine on March 25, 2023, 06:21:52 am
Well done Nick, is that the Bing 130/383 Poppet Valve that I see there; I have one in the mail somewhere………….. They are another 🦄
I believe that is the largest? This is the second largest, but I won’t complain about that either 😉
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2023, 09:15:57 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on March 25, 2023, 08:44:22 pm
And another unicorn in that haul perhaps ..... do I see an original Jensen Proto-70 banjo type alcohol burner there in the box?!?!

There are a whole lot of those machines without burners in this world!

And we have a winner!! Was wondering if anyone would spot that, I almost left without digging through that box of burners.
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2023, 09:29:33 pm »
Quote from: Nick on March 25, 2023, 09:15:57 pm
Quote from: Stoker on March 25, 2023, 08:44:22 pm
And another unicorn in that haul perhaps ..... do I see an original Jensen Proto-70 banjo type alcohol burner there in the box?!?!

There are a whole lot of those machines without burners in this world!

And we have a winner!! Was wondering if anyone would spot that, I almost left without digging through that box of burners.
I would definitely recommend "not" actually firing that burner without it being on a cookie sheet in the middle of a parking lot with a powder fire extinguisher close at hand...lol, I've had 2 and neither one was safe after the 1st minute.
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2023, 10:48:55 pm »
Wow, Nick.... what a great haul...!!!

and Congrats for surviving 1/2 gallon of Red Bull, LOL

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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2023, 12:01:03 am »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on March 25, 2023, 09:29:33 pm
Quote from: Nick on March 25, 2023, 09:15:57 pm
Quote from: Stoker on March 25, 2023, 08:44:22 pm
And another unicorn in that haul perhaps ..... do I see an original Jensen Proto-70 banjo type alcohol burner there in the box?!?!

There are a whole lot of those machines without burners in this world!

And we have a winner!! Was wondering if anyone would spot that, I almost left without digging through that box of burners.
I would definitely recommend "not" actually firing that burner without it being on a cookie sheet in the middle of a parking lot with a powder fire extinguisher close at hand...lol, I've had 2 and neither one was safe after the 1st minute.

I have fired one and the first time it made a hell of a bang 😂
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2023, 05:09:50 pm »
I've fired mine, I have one burner for three machines, and did have a rather "blazing" experience the first time. So I modified the burner in a manner that can be undone, thus originality is preserved. All I did was make a "tube" of fine brass mesh screen to cover the wick opening on the poker, but also packed the poker with a very tight wick to help slow down the wicking action a bit.

Oh yeah, and I also used some K&S brass tubing to be able to make the flame slot in the poker smaller.

The real key, as with most alcohol burners, is to not overfill it!!!
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Re: Goodnight!
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2023, 06:49:58 pm »
Smaller Bing pre-dusting/oiling

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