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Taking aim at Bad gauge Reproductions

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Eddy

01-17-2004 20:47:11




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Spent the better part of the afternoon going thru archhives and reading about how all these gage repro companies cant make a correct looking gage for the early letter series. I also read how a few people just need to fix there logo's cause the gauge is fine and the people saying about the copyright to make decals. Then it hit me and I spoke to a lawyer friend. So here it is. If there is enough interest. I will have created a water slide decal sheet with the alphabet A-Z in the correct size / style of lettering that when you layer the letters you can authentically create the IHC logo .also included will be groups of letters that by splicing together you can create the correct gage numbers.Spray with acrylic or urethane sealer DONE ! There is no copyright infringement if its created for yourself. Think of this as as a prohibition solution. you cant sell alcohol but you can get the grapes and the yeast. All you will be getting is the tools how you use them isn't my business. As for getting inside of the gages I already have done it with undetectable results when done . could include a sheet how you even remove there bad logo's. I will not be a prisoner to bad reproductions and you shouldn't either !!!

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Eddy

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Rudi

01-18-2004 08:17:58




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 Re: Taking aim at Bad gauge Reproductions in reply to Eddy, 01-17-2004 20:47:11  
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Well, I can tell ya there is a lot of interest around here in original guages. I need at least 2 oil pressure guages and 2 ammeter guages. I certainly would appreciate an email off board to find out more, especially how you can open em up. I have one that has condensation buildup but works great! Needs to be restored though.

You can email me at the letterbox on the site below

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Eddy

01-18-2004 10:43:15




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 Re: Re: Taking aim at Bad gauge Reproductions in reply to Rudi, 01-18-2004 08:17:58  
If your gauge has condesation its not venting if its a sealed one you have a leak (need to fix seal with it dry . You will note on the new gauges by IH there is a small hole at the bottom of the gauge. If this doesnt solve the problem a friend of mine put a small hole opposite on his JD to solve it.Getting the gauge appart you simply work I use a screwdriver )GO SLOW. The real trick is getting the edge to seat back down so you cant tell you were in there. This is lengthy to explain without pictures,so when I get the ball rollin on this I'll make up a sheet that will go along with the decals.There wont be a big cost probally under $5.00 . Ebay is my tool to get it out there to the people who need it . Each sheet will do multiple gauges / configurations.So depending on how many tractors you restore in your lifetime one sheet will probally last forever.Plus depending on how good a modeler you are .You can use anyones gauges to make what you need.But me myself prefer ones from IH .Look at the bright side , if I start nipping into the repro guys business maybe one of them will finally wake up and make a gauge worthy of some of our restorations.I'd prefer not to do this but they have left many of us with no choice, or I should say "alot of bad choices"

EDDY

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gauger

01-18-2004 07:06:38




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 Re: Taking aim at Bad gauge Reproductions in reply to Eddy, 01-17-2004 20:47:11  
Don't know how much interest there is. I just sold a real nice original ammeter with the IHC logo on ebay for a grand total of $10.50. I have touched up a number of these gauges with a TINY detail brush. See photo #44 at Link



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