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Vent overlaps onto base of handle

Started by tvt, February 26, 2020, 10:53:51 PM

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tvt

Weird observation. I picked up a mbh brownie a few months ago. I noticed the vent overlaps onto the base of the handle like the middle of the vent was offset. Anyone seen similar on their lid vents?


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GrillGuyMosier

I have never seen that before but I have seen handles not centered before
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ReanimatedRobot

There have been a few cases where the bottom vents on the older kettles have overlapped the leg socket welds or been way off centered with the leg sockets, but I think this is a first for a lid vent that I have seen.  It is kind of wild how precise machining has become over the last few decades and how much quality control has improved.  It has become especially important as things have become more complex and of course no business likes their customers to go to the internet and highlight their failures.

These days errors occurring so infrequently might actually make something more valuable because they are so rare.  Look at coin collecting and error coins as an example. 
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DrewZ

My Lime 18 has a bowl vent that overlaps a leg socket.  Interesting to see the same issue on a lid vent.



Quote from: ReanimatedRobot on February 29, 2020, 03:42:27 AM
There have been a few cases where the bottom vents on the older kettles have overlapped the leg socket welds or been way off centered with the leg sockets, but I think this is a first for a lid vent that I have seen.  It is kind of wild how precise machining has become over the last few decades and how much quality control has improved.  It has become especially important as things have become more complex and of course no business likes their customers to go to the internet and highlight their failures.

These days errors occurring so infrequently might actually make something more valuable because they are so rare.  Look at coin collecting and error coins as an example.
Drew Z.
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I have a 78 black 18 with a handle that's off center. 




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ReanimatedRobot

Quote from: DrewZ on March 01, 2020, 12:32:00 PM
My Lime 18 has a bowl vent that overlaps a leg socket.  Interesting to see the same issue on a lid vent.



Quote from: ReanimatedRobot on February 29, 2020, 03:42:27 AM
There have been a few cases where the bottom vents on the older kettles have overlapped the leg socket welds or been way off centered with the leg sockets, but I think this is a first for a lid vent that I have seen.  It is kind of wild how precise machining has become over the last few decades and how much quality control has improved.  It has become especially important as things have become more complex and of course no business likes their customers to go to the internet and highlight their failures.

These days errors occurring so infrequently might actually make something more valuable because they are so rare.  Look at coin collecting and error coins as an example.
Better just give that eyesore to me huh? :D

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