SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby RunsWithCrouse-Hinds on Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:31 pm

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Easy wrote:The first thing that I will need are 4 repro visors from Steve the " repro visor man. "


:scratch: Looks like 4 perfectly good visors in the picture.


Shuush! I need to drum up some business! :grin:


Steve deals traffic signal visors in order to fund his license plate addiction, and in order to pay me off so I keep his signals in my backyard so his wife doesn't come after both of us! :shock:
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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby SignalLab on Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:54 am

Easy wrote: I took out the socket for the sign so it wouldn't break when I sat the beacon down. You're right it is original to the light. It looked like it was added on later, but it came from the factory with the socket.

remember " The check's in the mail ." :rotfl:
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I've been telling that to Fred for the last 2 years, and he keeps buying it every time... I wonder how long it's going to take him to figure out that he's never going to get paid. :lol:

Well the check hasn't gotten here yet.....maybe went thru Virginia to get here????? :rob:

3liteguy wrote: Not as long as it will take him to re-revoke your membership! :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: key part of that statement is RE-revoke! ;) :lol:
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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby Crunge98 on Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:40 am

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Is that a cast body or a stamped body I cant tell from the pics. Looks like a cast body?
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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby signalstand on Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:03 pm

RunsWithCrouse-Hinds wrote:
signalstand wrote:
jab8356 wrote: :scratch: Looks like 4 perfectly good visors in the picture.


Shuush! I need to drum up some business! :grin:


Steve deals traffic signal visors in order to fund his license plate addiction, and in order to pay me off so I keep his signals in my backyard so his wife doesn't come after both of us! :shock:

Yeah I have been meaning to talk to you about that... :phone: :blush:

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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby Easy on Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:29 pm

SignalLab wrote:
Easy wrote: I took out the socket for the sign so it wouldn't break when I sat the beacon down. You're right it is original to the light. It looked like it was added on later, but it came from the factory with the socket.

remember " The check's in the mail ." :rotfl:
Spoiler:
I've been telling that to Fred for the last 2 years, and he keeps buying it every time... I wonder how long it's going to take him to figure out that he's never going to get paid. :lol:

Well the check hasn't gotten here yet.....maybe went thru Virginia to get here????? :rob:

3liteguy wrote: Not as long as it will take him to re-revoke your membership! :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: key part of that statement is RE-revoke! ;) :lol:

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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby steven1981 on Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:31 pm

Nice beacon. It appears to be in really good shape. Better than my S.S.C. beacon as of now (unrestored).

Personally, I would leave it as is, because of its condition. Although to each his own.
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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby somuchtoseeanddo on Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:18 am

That piece is really cool looking! Congratulations! I like that those signals are so identifiable from a distance. I know that ultimately you would like to find original reflectors, but could Steve - Signalstand make some shiny aluminum reflectors to fit this in the mean time?
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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby Easy on Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:24 pm

Easy wrote:Here's my next restoration project! :clapping: I never knew these things were so heavy! :shock: This beacon is nothing like any other of my beacons...the acorn nuts are huge. This thing is awesome.... I can't wait to get started on it. :drool: I'll be asking in here for parts as I need, and have the funds for them. The first thing that I will need are 4 repro visors from Steve the " repro visor man. " If anyone has any reflectors for it please shoot me a PM with your asking price or what you want in trade. :hello:

I want to thank the member that sold it to me! :thumbsup:


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The signal is stripped, and primed, but as usual I'm having trouble deciding on a color...black or dark hunter green. :blink: I'm waiting on the visors, but I'm going to take the body to the painter, and take the visors when I receive them. I'm leaning toward the green. What do you guys think? Here are some samples of the green, and black.


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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby jab8356 on Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:05 pm

My 2 cents say black.
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Re: SSC beacon...my next restoration project.

Postby Old-Timer on Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:14 pm

That green looks pretty nice :drool:
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