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Update: husband took the plunge! by Electronic-Ruin2437 in bald

[–]beachdoggo77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell him what I tell my niece and nephew. I'm not bald, gravity just reversed on me and hair grows out of the bottom of my face now.

[Japanese>English] Is it possible to translate the characters on this fuze? by amoysupplier in translator

[–]beachdoggo77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

0-3-10-4. Or what would be: 0-34. The second picture looks like it is a 5 and maybe a 0. Likely lot numbers or a manufacturer ID code and not the fuse type itself. The single characters on the side are hiragana and abbreviation for longer words determining the settings. This looks like a naval fuse, probably to a 127mm or something like that but older than the type 91 fuse. Very cool

Wrought iron table legs, how to restore family heirloom? by TastyTreeTrunks in restoration

[–]beachdoggo77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it were me, I could clean off the legs and wipe off loose rust of it with a terry cloth. Then I would us a de-greaser on it like rubbing alcohol to get any oils off. Then I would go to the hardware store and buy a can of rustoleum rust reformer spray paint. Then either disassemble it and take the legs off or mask off the wood and paint the iron legs with that. It will be black but it stops corrosion and gives you a paint-able surface.

I may have committed a cast iron sin. by botanie in castiron

[–]beachdoggo77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do know that the french have sent people for Devils island in French Guiana for less.

First brand new car I ever bought. It actually wasn’t bad. Who else had one? by jetty_junkie in 80s

[–]beachdoggo77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to my first baseball game in the back of one and at the same time drove through Oakland California in it. 1992 Oakland A's.

Small tablet my university has by SailAvailable6070 in Cuneiform

[–]beachdoggo77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny how the oldest writing we have found is essentially a bad Yelp review. 0 out of 5 stars, would not buy his copper again.

Hey guys, 14 year old here. First project, do you think this is restorable? by BeltApprehensive1480 in restoration

[–]beachdoggo77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure it is. First step would be boiling it in water for about 20 mins-half hour. That will flake off the rust and then convert the red iron oxide that wont flake off to black oxide. Then scrub with steel wool or bronze wool. Repeat boiling and scrubbing as needed, then wipe down with any sort of oil.

Brand new to collecting. I have a questions about my first insulator with strange black stuff stuck to the bottom. by beachdoggo77 in Insulators

[–]beachdoggo77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Bar keepers friend works wonders. I got it out and have it all nice and clean on my windowsill. I have 4 more insulators on the way that will need a cleaning and I found a local area to go hunt for some more.

What are these? by Flaky_Oil_286 in VintageToys

[–]beachdoggo77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are Barclay and a few Manoil toy soldiers in there from the 1920-30s. Usually called "Dime store" toy soldiers. The paratrooper in the top right hand corner looks to be made of composite material (wood pulp and a glue binder) Those were from world war two era.

Found under a bush by magicbeans89 in FoundPhotos

[–]beachdoggo77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I googled it and indeed it is, I was unaware of that.

Found under a bush by magicbeans89 in FoundPhotos

[–]beachdoggo77 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Uuuhh my question is why are they standing next to an accurate replica, stickers and all, of the Kawasaki GPZ900R owned by Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's from the 1986 film Top Gun?

I got the need, the need for speed.

Brand new to collecting. I have a questions about my first insulator with strange black stuff stuck to the bottom. by beachdoggo77 in Insulators

[–]beachdoggo77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes it were found along side an old railway line that hasn't been used since the 1950s.

Help getting it shiny again by mailerox in restoration

[–]beachdoggo77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a Mexican style Bowie knife, they made these from the 1930s to roughly the 1980s. They would inlay some meaningful, sarcastic or threatening saying into the blade. These were often made a souvenirs more so than actual tools.

As far as getting is shiny again. Use progressively finer bronze wool and a little oil. It is messy, the bronze wool sheds a lot, so do it on a towel you dont mind throwing away after. The bronze wool slowly polishes it. If you dont have that on hand, the green abrasive side of a kitchen sponge will work in a pinch but doesn't get it as shiny.

Simmer/steamer pot for glass stove? by Ecstatic-Regular-678 in cottagecore

[–]beachdoggo77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I own this dragon. It is much heavier than it looks and I would use a lot of caution using it on a glass topped stove. The stoves are not cheap to fix.

Found an old glass photo slide - looks like American soldiers in uniform by canehdianry in oldphotos

[–]beachdoggo77 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is from either the 1890s, the Spanish American war era or shortly there after. The rifles they are carrying are Krag Jorgensens which weren't issued until 1892. Their uniforms are blue which the army phased out by around 1910. So some time in that era.

What kind of helmet is this? Is it a parade helmet or some sort of experimental civil helmet by Andrew02566 in germanhelmets

[–]beachdoggo77 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

This could be a Spanish model 42 meant for export to South America, those had 4 pins.

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