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I've been in this hobby as a "micro" collector for at least 30 years. Lack of $$ & space have always been the monkey on my back.
In the last 5 years I have been able to finally purchase a couple of pumps & cheap signs. (over 60 crowd now) The last 2 years I think everyone wants to retire off of their collections. I've been trying to get a reasonable restorable ECO air meter without any
luck.
This hobby has become a $$ business. I'm hooked, so I decided to do my own thing. Since the "pandemonium", I've been making my own annual projects.
For my birthday last June, my kids got me a reproduction oval Gargoyle globe. (I asked for it) I took 4 months to find a place to display my new globe.
I found a 4' cast iron newel post for sale for $50. Got it for $40. Globe would go great on top. It's got the look!! Started thinking air tower. One thing led to another. The post is about 65lbs.
As a shop rat for the last 45 years, I got to work on a bridgeport mill.
This guy now weighs about 85 lbs.It rolls on heavy duty rollers, passes air, and lights up.
Project price is around $500, but since the globe & cast air sign were birthday & Christmas gifts, I have more like $300 into it.
Thanks to Ron Scobie for lots of great parts support!
Rick S.
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It has a good look to it! Nice job.
Regards, Jim
I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers
and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.
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Very nice,I like it.
Necessity is the Mother of invention indeed.
Collecting Vintage Sunoco
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1970 pro street cuda.
1970 cuda convertable
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Very cool, nice clean work.
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That looks great! You did a really nice job with that.
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EXCELLENT! Very well done. There are many ways to enjoy this hobby. Thank you for posting.
Randy
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Thanks for your comments guys! I know that this won't appeal to the purists. The way I see it; just like rebranding, repainting, It's all up to you.
I had tons of fun designing & machining this project. Totally functional & if I scratch the paint: get out the Rustoleum!
Next project will be converting a Gulf chrome dome gas pump to a Sunoco blend-o-matic. Need to design a different selector concept. I don't want to have mechanical grade changes on the face plate. I want to make the selector change color
of the lighting as you change grades. (multi color led bulb) Example: Maybe yellow 190, orange 200, green 220, red 240, blue 260. Any ideas on how to do this while turning selector dial is appreciated!
Thanks, Rick S.
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Great job Rick, and really we all shouldn't care if anybody likes it but ourselves, right? I'm a semi-purist, but love it just as much! Love your creativity, and thanks for the photos. As long as it passes air and not gas, get it?? That's why I'm not a comedian!
Michael F. Moran
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Mike, you are an instigator! I'm the practical joker at work & never pondered that thought pattern. Hmmmm!
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