Administrators Eric Posted September 18, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, railfancwb said: For awhile when I smoked cigarettes, I thought it was cool to light them one handed with book matches of this design. If in the process one set the entire book aflame, things suddenly became exciting. That game ended when the books were redesigned to put the striker strip on the back side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Who remembers using the matchbook cover to set the gap on these? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Eric said: Who remembers using the matchbook cover to set the gap on these? I used my business cards, God knows, I had enough of them. And don't forget to lube the cam. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 And always have a spare condenser in your tool kit. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 8 hours ago, TBO said: Sent from my Jackboot using Copatalk Easy, now. I still.run tubes.in my radios. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Air didn’t always come pre-canned. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbt Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 When I was a little kid I always got a kick out of matchbook ads, whether they were selling drawing lessons, insurance, job training or whatever. Who exactly was their targeted audience? Just fill out the little form and improve your life. Here's an example. "DO NOT MAIL MATCHES" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Eric said: I must have met a hundred people when I was young, that collected matchbooks. People will collected the damnedest things. The older man behind our house was a traveling salesman. He had a card table covered with match book covers from his travels. tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I had some of those exact wind-up cars when I was pretty little (England). The spring was very powerful and would run for a full minute. The exhaust pipe (on the other side) was a hidden screw to set the front wheels for turns. I remember seeing tracks at the seaside(!) where kids would race them in huge circles. The strength of the mechanism and the grippiness of the wheels would make the cars climb over each other and sometimes throw the other car over the wall in it's roostertail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 20 hours ago, Eric said: If you get this, you may be old. God Of Thunder ('76), Shock Me ('77)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 14 hours ago, Eric said: Who remembers using the matchbook cover to set the gap on these? I still have a set of feeler gauge specifically for this purpose. Of course they are all rusted together so the gap could be a bit off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 18, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bish1309 said: I still have a set of feeler gauge specifically for this purpose. Of course they are all rusted together so the gap could be a bit off. Points had a way of crapping out when you weren't in proximity to your tools. I used feeler gauges for such things when available, but more often than not, I was changing them in a parking lot with whatever I had on hand. There was always a matchbook handy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, Eric said: Points had a way of crapping out when you weren't in proximity to your tools. I used feeler gauges for such things when available, but more often than not, I was changing them in a parking lot with whatever I had on hand. There was always a matchbook handy. A man's gots to know his options. One early morning on the way to work I lost the center coil wire, it burned back from the connector so, no spark. I had to repair it with a straightened out paper clip jammed down the center and folded over the end to make connection. Finished my day and fixed it at home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xromad Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 16 hours ago, Nestor said: I thought these were going to be old pictures, not future pictures from Bernietopia?? 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 37 minutes ago, janice6 said: A man's gots to know his options. One early morning on the way to work I lost the center coil wire, it burned back from the connector so, no spark. I had to repair it with a straightened out paper clip jammed down the center and folded over the end to make connection. Finished my day and fixed it at home. Plenty of pennies in the fuse box 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just now, xromad said: I thought these were going to be old pictures, not future pictures from Bernietopia?? Few will believe that this is the result of the benevolence of Socialism. They will lie to you and claim history is wrong, but it won't change the reality! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 18, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted September 18, 2019 I think you probably have to have a few years on you to recognize and appreciate this. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Eric said: I think you probably have to have a few years on you to recognize and appreciate this. The Last Starfighter! Good movie. I didn't have to cheat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Dric902 said: Plenty of pennies in the fuse box Or having to cut off the ground-plug, or snip-down the wider prong on an electrical cord, when someone came along and decided to save us all from ourselves. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 My grandparents had a toaster, just sitting on the kitchen table, that was just a little A-frame with exposed wires criss-crossing it. You plugged it in (no on/off switch) and the wires glowed red and you leaned two pieces of bread against the frame. Had to turn the toast to get both sides. No one was ever shocked by trying to jam a butter knife into it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 33 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: Or having to cut off the ground-plug, or snip-down the wider prong on an electrical cord, when someone came along and decided to save us all from ourselves. Electrocution! The mother of invention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: My grandparents had a toaster, just sitting on the kitchen table, that was just a little A-frame with exposed wires criss-crossing it. You plugged it in (no on/off switch) and the wires glowed red and you leaned two pieces of bread against the frame. Had to turn the toast to get both sides. No one was ever shocked by trying to jam a butter knife into it. Made a good story though. Like water attracting electricity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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