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Posted by SteamFreak on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:11 PM
 Dave Vollmer wrote:
 SteamFreak wrote:
 Dave Vollmer wrote:
 davidmbedard wrote:

Crap...another CRUMMY thread.....

+1 to post count Evil [}:)]

David B

Listen, Dave, we don't need CRUSTY old grumps LOAFING around just SLICING at the other forum members...  Don't be a HEEL.

All of this toaster talk is attracting a bad ELEMENT.

Now, this response goes against the WHOLE GRAIN of this thread.  We're RAISIN the stakes here...

Only Bergie can get us out of this JAM. I need a toaster, and all I get is a PUN WARMER. 

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:10 PM

Has Spectrum Toasters announced any with sound yet?

We have the smoke, but come on, we need those authentic toaster sounds! 

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Posted by NeO6874 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:29 AM

I haven't tried the peralbutter trick.. though I did find that on the older models, the screws holding some of the components to the frame sometimes work loose because of the heating elements expanding the metal frame. 

I just drilled ou the holes so the 4-40 screws could pass through the frame, and secured them with a nut and washer on the other side.  The nut & washer will be hidden by the streamlining shroud when you put the toaster back together.  

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Posted by tattooguy67 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:26 AM
Also does any one know how to make a Toastmann toaster toast quieter? i was thinking of trying the pearlbutter trick on it, has any one had any luck with this?
Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by tattooguy67 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:19 AM
I would say this has all gone 'beyond the pale..........................................right to the burnt!'Tongue [:P]
Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:05 AM
 Dave Vollmer wrote:
 SteamFreak wrote:
 Dave Vollmer wrote:
 davidmbedard wrote:

Crap...another CRUMMY thread.....

+1 to post count Evil [}:)]

David B

Listen, Dave, we don't need CRUSTY old grumps LOAFING around just SLICING at the other forum members...  Don't be a HEEL.

All of this toaster talk is attracting a bad ELEMENT.

Now, this response goes against the WHOLE GRAIN of this thread.  We're RAISIN the stakes here...

There's, Dave, trying to butter us up again.

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:56 AM

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Posted by navygunner on Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:53 AM

All of these toyish toasters, 2 slice models and toasterovens make me queasy!  Why can't I get a nice INEXPENSIVE 4 slot toaster?  In the heyday of toast, you could get a nice shiney 4 slot toaster for about 15 bucks.  The banks were giving away decent 2 slot models if you opened an account with them.

Now you are forced to have extra wide slots for bagels, designer colors, matching coffee pots and clocks built in.  Who needs a clock? You're making toast for heavens sake, it breakfast time!  That clock will drive the price of toasters through the roof!  If this technotoast trend keeps up, we'll all have to shell out more bread for toast.

Sorry for the rant, I had some dry toast to settle my stomach.  I feel much better!

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Posted by GMTRacing on Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:51 AM
Steady on Dave, you need to remember - resistance is futile. J.R.
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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:16 AM
 SteamFreak wrote:
 Dave Vollmer wrote:
 davidmbedard wrote:

Crap...another CRUMMY thread.....

+1 to post count Evil [}:)]

David B

Listen, Dave, we don't need CRUSTY old grumps LOAFING around just SLICING at the other forum members...  Don't be a HEEL.

All of this toaster talk is attracting a bad ELEMENT.

Now, this response goes against the WHOLE GRAIN of this thread.  We're RAISIN the stakes here...

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Posted by cisco1 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:03 AM
Anybody know how to get the MARS light to work on a Stainless toaster oven? I modified it with an HD tuner and Dolby 5.1 but now the light doesn't work!Sign - Oops [#oops]Whistling [:-^]
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Posted by Mr_Ash on Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:03 AM
I dont use a toaster I make toast in the oven Black Eye [B)]
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:50 AM

It must be Christmas, but here's my complaint...

Both my Toast and Model Toaster mags have been getting here a couple weeks later than usual. I can't stand it! Everyone's talking about the new article on Q-21 resistors or the ergonomic handle on the upgrade of the Phillips AC4400CWatt, and I'm left here trying to google pictures but coming up with the old trash 9 series with DC heater coils!

GAH! 

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Posted by TheK4Kid on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:46 AM
 Cederstrand wrote:

This seems to be the right place to post this question. What I would like to know is what year GE started making this type of tender? (see pic below) Also, what function does the nob on the front of the tender serve? And if it helps, unlike most steam era locos, this (N) unit only smokes from the tender. Thanks! Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

 

Hmmm, Really don't know, but it looks "southern steamed rail toast' that has also been "tenderized! 

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:09 AM

This seems to be the right place to post this question. What I would like to know is what year GE started making this type of tender? (see pic below) Also, what function does the nob on the front of the tender serve? And if it helps, unlike most steam era locos, this (N) unit only smokes from the tender. Thanks! Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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Posted by SteamFreak on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:27 PM
 Dave Vollmer wrote:
 davidmbedard wrote:

Crap...another CRUMMY thread.....

+1 to post count Evil [}:)]

David B

Listen, Dave, we don't need CRUSTY old grumps LOAFING around just SLICING at the other forum members...  Don't be a HEEL.

All of this toaster talk is attracting a bad ELEMENT.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:21 PM

I just read this the first time. Very clever. Perhaps you can actually manufacture some of these and sell them on the internet with pop-up advertising.

I like the creations such as the Boston & Maine toaster. I suppose, I could call my toaster the Zephyr because it is all stainless steel.

Have fun everybody.  

 

 

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Posted by selector on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:13 PM
NeO, I believe that is www.crumbswest.com.  It's a one person shop, so don't expect the site to be up and running or the phone to get answered. 
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Posted by NeO6874 on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:07 PM

while true, this thread is a lot more lighthearted than the troll-created threads that spawned it's creation...

 

 Dave, do you happen to have a link to any manufacturers that make the ToastPhone detail parts?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:35 PM
you know, a thread like this really messes with a newbie's mind!!! Whistling [:-^]
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:38 PM
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And don't think that Thomas the Brave Little Tank Toaster will save toastmaking .. I know it won't because I'm the expert ... just ask me.

 

Alex is having too much fun with paint... 

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Posted by alco_fan on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:07 PM

You are all just whistling past the graveyard ... toastmaking is dying! Dying, I tell you.

Real toastmakers bake their own bread and slice it themselves. You people with your Ready To Toast bread are taking all the craftsmanship out of making toast. Everyone knows you aren't a _serious_ toastmaker unless you slice your own. As the aging scratch slicers leave the hobby, it's bound to die. I'm an expert in all the demographics ... I was in an appliance section once.

In the good old days of toast Frank Jellyson and Jam Allen were _real_ toastmakers. Now, Toast Monthly has nothing but pictures of breakfasts of people who bought their bread pre-sliced ... even some who get their toast from a restaurant ... they didn't even make that toast themselves! In fact, anyone who doesn't look just like me and toast just the way I do is not a _real_ toastmaker.

And have you seen the price of toasters? Way more than in 1956, when 1 out of 5 kids toasted their own bread.

If you think all those modern toaster strudels and pop tarts and toaster pastries are real toast, they're not. Your kidding yourselves if you think toasting can last long in the future -- it's a dying art, I tell you!

And don't think that Thomas the Brave Little Tank Toaster will save toastmaking .. I know it won't because I'm the expert ... just ask me.

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Posted by selector on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:06 PM
Yeah, if you don't get with the programme, you're toast!  (Dave knows what 'programme' means.  The rest of you don't need to know.)
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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:54 PM
 davidmbedard wrote:

Crap...another CRUMMY thread.....

+1 to post count Evil [}:)]

David B

Listen, Dave, we don't need CRUSTY old grumps LOAFING around just SLICING at the other forum members...  Don't be a HEEL.

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Posted by steemtrayn on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6:13 PM
 Guilford Guy wrote:

 The Bread is edible. 

Just ask the mold spores. 

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Posted by Ibeamlicker on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:53 PM
I like to stock up on bread when the bread show comes to the Big E,then I toast it and put it in the freezer,then when I want toast I just unthaw it and presto TOAST!Someone please start the weekend photographing of the toast.
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:22 PM

Toaster for sale, 35$

Custom Painted. Minor paint chips. Excelelnt Condition. AC. Railsound and TMCC. DCC ready. Comes complete with two pieces of bread for display purposes. The Bread is edible. 

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Posted by secondhandmodeler on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:16 PM

The smoke unit is working overtime on my toaster!  I know I know, serious toasters don't use smoke!

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:53 PM

Hey, no bad mouthin' Mike's Toast House...

He went to court on behalf of the whole toast hobby about the Toaster Pacific licensing issue...  Because of that we can now run any toastname we want without paying the lawyers!

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Posted by selector on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:27 PM
 SteamFreak wrote:
 DigitalGriffin wrote:
 selector wrote:

Hey, I've been lookin' for those!!  Where'd you find them? Thumbs Up [tup]

You can't buy them.  Mike's Toast House claimed patent infringement on Burned EMmisive Feedback.  So we are just left with regular toast.

The lawsuit became extremely heated.

Big Smile [:D]  Mike's Toast House..very good.  Full marks for that one, Nelson.  Do you have one that says, "My BLI (ex-Lionel) K4 will kick your K4's butt all around your layout?"

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