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Hogsy

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It's a 'B' for Brave
« on: February 28, 2013, 09:57:15 PM »
Picked this up of eBay the other week . Starting price $5. Contacted the seller to see if they had a Buy It Now price . They replied with $40. I replied with $20. They replied with $30 . I replied with box her up and I'll take it. It does need a new handle which is in production at the moment( care of you know who)and a couple of chips in the lid but apart from that its in great nick, this is the first 18 I've seen over here with the metal bowl handles and double rivet handle so I'm pretty stoked to get it. Tried explaining this to my wife and her eyes glazed over after I said 'It has'
This is how it arrived, gotta love it when someone goes to the effort of wrapping a kettle correctly



And here it is after a make over . I used some 0000 steel wool and turtle rubbing compound. Thanks for tips guys. The triangle only had a slight bit of surface rust so didnt bother spraying it

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Golly

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2013, 10:58:37 PM »
thats an acute angle of a kettle
whats an acute kettle?
a kettle that looks gooood
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Jeff

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2013, 03:26:44 AM »
Hogsy...I've NEVER seen anything packaged like that before.  Are boxes extinct down there???  Anyways...COOL grill, I like it!  A brown 18 doesn't come around very often, even here in the States!
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reillyranch

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2013, 03:53:27 AM »
Nice grab, you guys are on fire down under. 
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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2013, 04:23:52 AM »
Very nice....interesting packing job.  Ahhh....whats great nick?  I add to my vocabulary every time I read a post from the Aus gang.  Lets see, piss, perv, rager, great nick....theres more.
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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2013, 04:32:00 AM »
What and how did you polish the ash catch with.. I can see myself in that mirror!  8)
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G$

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2013, 05:10:47 AM »
It is wonderful Hogsy.
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javahog2002

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2013, 05:41:16 AM »
Wow.  That looks good.  Maybe a dog or some rodent chewed on the handle.  ;D
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Jeff

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2013, 05:46:16 AM »
Quote from: javahog2002 on March 01, 2013, 05:41:16 AM
Wow.  That looks good.  Maybe a dog or some rodent chewed on the handle.  ;D

Must have been a wallaby! 
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Hogsy

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2013, 11:43:56 AM »
Packaging is weird , but I gotta say it arrived unblemished , usually the seller wraps a loose piece of bubble wrap around the kettle with a bit of cello tape and its off to the post office even though you've paid them extra to wrap it
I used everyone's tips on here for the clean up, 0000 steel wool and some turtle rubbing compound
I also have a bench grinder setup with a cutting wheel and a polishing wheel but this kettle didn't need that treatment
Aussie definition of Great nick- to be in good condition or in great shape
Yeah the handles a bit rough, I don't think it was a wallaby and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a dog, I know
A Dingo ate my handle!!!!!!
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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2013, 12:18:17 PM »
Sweet Coconut! You just need to put a lime in it now. ;D
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1911Ron

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2013, 12:29:54 PM »
I love it, that is one pretty grill!
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glrasmussen

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2013, 01:01:05 PM »
Great looking kettle, your stable has been increasing immensely lately.
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Craig

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2013, 03:45:57 PM »
Nice looking '80 Brave! Looks super clean. I'm suprised they didnt write "fra-gee-lee" on the wrap job.  ;D
« Last Edit: March 02, 2013, 06:55:01 AM by Craig »
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bob hope

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Re: It's a 'B' for Brave
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2013, 04:08:18 AM »
Wow now thats a wrap job. What a great score. I need a Coconut
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