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Ever take apart a Smoking Hobo Shack? YOU CAN'T!!

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Ever take apart a Smoking Hobo Shack? YOU CAN'T!!
Posted by Michael6268 on Thursday, June 30, 2016 2:09 PM

Maybe it's just me or my shack. Try to take the building off the platform to investigate if I could put a new smoke unit in it. There is no way to take the thing apart that I can see. Seems like the Wizards that invented it or built it, glued the decorative cross braces/ foundation to the base covering the screws that hold the shack to the base!!  If anyone has ever taken one of these apart and had success, please let me know!

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Posted by Firelock76 on Thursday, June 30, 2016 6:52 PM

My philosphy is "it went together, it's got to come apart somehow!"

But sometimes, it just isn't so.

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Posted by Michael6268 on Thursday, June 30, 2016 8:47 PM

Firelock76

My philosphy is "it went together, it's got to come apart somehow!"

But sometimes, it just isn't so.

 

 

You can if you saw or break the post and beam frame off.  They super glued it right over all the screw heads....

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Posted by KRM on Thursday, June 30, 2016 9:10 PM

Today it is make it easy to build,,,who cares about fixing it. Nature of today.

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Posted by Michael6268 on Friday, July 1, 2016 12:56 AM

KRM

Today it is make it easy to build,,,who cares about fixing it. Nature of today.

 

 

Yep! I agree. "Disposable" mentality of big business.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, July 2, 2016 11:00 AM

Well, you can always take the "What have I got to lose?" approach and just do what you gotta do.  That's what I do sometimes.

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