[SEL] Sultan of Slackness

[Larry Anger]

Arnie - Sorry to say but I am much much worse off than you. I have a whole 
barn full of projects that I just can't seem to find the time to get to. The 
biggest project I guess is a 20HP Reid that I have been hoping to get to our 
local show for years but just haven't quite got it finished yet. It has to 
have a dedicated trailer which is still a long way from finished. I really 
don't think if I lived to be 200 I'd be finished the list.

Larry Anger
163926 Brownsville Rd.
R.R. 3 Tillsonburg, Ontario
Canada N4G 4G8
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; 
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Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Sultan of Slackness


> George's post got me to thinking (as many of his posts do).
>
> Now I'm guessing that I'm more like most of the folks on the
> list in terms of having a "projects list" that will probably
> outlast me.  And it has a couple of projects that can surely
> be considered "vintage" as they've been "on the list" as long
> as I've been in the hobby.
>
> So, the thread topic for a cold winter day with the snow
> drifting ever higher against the shed, what are the "vintage
> projects" on YOUR projects list?  These are those projects that,
> like fine wine or good cheese, just get better and better the
> longer they sit.  I'll start out with a couple of mine...
>
> I'd been a fan of old engines for years before I got my first
> piece of rusty old iron.  That first project was a really sad
> old two-cylinder duplex water pump that I got at auction for
> $10 back in 1994.  That's what started the acquiring phase
> of my participation in the hobby.
>
> That ol' water pump is STILL on the list; but it is NEARLY done.
> She's all restored, painted, and fully functional.  All she
> lacks now are some long high-crown hex bolts to finish her off.
> And the hex stock is even sitting on the bench by the lathe.
>
> My first engine was a 1-1/2 HP IHC "M" that I bought in 1996.
> The seller ran it for me by putting some gas in the mixer bowl.
> After I got it home, I cleaned it well and decided to build a
> proper "M" cart.  That project took a while and when finished
> I decided to give the "M" a good run.  Poured gas in the tank
> and it ran out the bottom faster than it was going in.  I decided
> that tank replacement was a job for "another day" and the engine
> went under the bench (and became the second entry on the "vintage"
> list.  That one finally came off the list when I converted the
> engine to propane and hot tube ignition in time for the 2006
> Coolspring show.  She's been a regular at shows ever since.
>
> My second engine is STILL on the projects list.  This is a 3-1/2 HP
> United, TG kero burner.  That was a 1996 auction purchase that
> had been "cobbled" to high tension ignition by a previous owner.
> I decided to restore it to original features.  The bronze body
> mag was a pricy hunt and the ignitor was also a lengthy hunt.
> I'm currently "working" on the plumbing for the fuel system, the
> two compartment tank, and building the ignitor trip linkage.
> One day she'll be a runner...  8-))
>
> So, how 'bout you?  Have you got any of those "vintage" projects
> on YOUR list that just keep getting better with age?  Don't be
> shy, you're NOT alone!
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> Arnie Fero
> Pittsburgh, PA
> fero_ah at city-net.com
>
>> On Tue, January 5, 2010 1:00 pm, Best, George wrote:
>>> We all appreciate Arnie's legendary procrastination skills. I even admit 
>>> to having
>>> used him as an example to make my own procrastination look trivial.  I 
>>> have
>>> unfinished projects in both engines and tractors that I seem to never 
>>> find time to
>>> work on.  Thanks to Arnie, I don't feel the need to complete them.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, Arnie does find time to read these postings and most 
>>> likely we have
>>> only encouraged him to seek even higher levels of procrastination.  The 
>>> Lorenz
>>> Registry is surely doomed now.
>>
>
>
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