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As if we needed any more evidence this place is AWESOME, a fellow forum member sent me this Thayer & Chandler Model E to play with, along with some Thayer & Chandler Model A air valve O-rings. THANK YOU Drastion!
The case would suggest maybe 1980's? There is no serial number so I can't compare to my brand new 1978 Model E. But they look identical at first glance.
The note said it could not be tested and the airbrush was not cooperating to be disassembled.
Wanna play tough? Huh? I showed up with some of my strong and loyal friends
Look at the size of that thing! You can drive a school bus thru that nozzle.
A few days come and go, a hurricane came by, and we were eventually ready for re-assembly.
While that side looks great, the other side suffers from "foam rot". It may have been sitting on the foam for decades and it attacked the surface. Not really a big deal. Only cosmetic.
I found interesting that it is otherwise identical to my other Model E, but the needle is definitely different. The documentation on the other one does not mention anything on different setups. They don't even have serial numbers so there was no way to tell then apart if spares were ordered. Spares are listed as if only one size setup was available.
Here is the needle on my other Model E from 1978
(to be continued in the next post)
As if we needed any more evidence this place is AWESOME, a fellow forum member sent me this Thayer & Chandler Model E to play with, along with some Thayer & Chandler Model A air valve O-rings. THANK YOU Drastion!
The case would suggest maybe 1980's? There is no serial number so I can't compare to my brand new 1978 Model E. But they look identical at first glance.
The note said it could not be tested and the airbrush was not cooperating to be disassembled.
Wanna play tough? Huh? I showed up with some of my strong and loyal friends
Look at the size of that thing! You can drive a school bus thru that nozzle.
A few days come and go, a hurricane came by, and we were eventually ready for re-assembly.
While that side looks great, the other side suffers from "foam rot". It may have been sitting on the foam for decades and it attacked the surface. Not really a big deal. Only cosmetic.
I found interesting that it is otherwise identical to my other Model E, but the needle is definitely different. The documentation on the other one does not mention anything on different setups. They don't even have serial numbers so there was no way to tell then apart if spares were ordered. Spares are listed as if only one size setup was available.
Here is the needle on my other Model E from 1978
(to be continued in the next post)
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