So, when I started my whole ‘clean out the shed, get organised, streamline my life, find the circular saw’ kick, I found this little beauty and briefly considered tossing it out.
Briefly. Very briefly.
I just couldn’t do it. Sometimes a vision is worth pursuing.
I was seeing it as a lamp. Or a clock.
A clock doesn’t need wiring so that won out. I bought a clock mechanism on ebay and proceeded to rip the guts out of the heater. Actually, I didn’t rip it all out. I loved the coiled springs so I kept those, just took out all the wiring.
I had to drill a hole in the front mesh to fit in the clock, then put it all back together.
Then promptly pulled it all apart again… The clock mechanism I got came with simple black hands which just didn’t work. Too dark.
I took it apart and sprayed the hands with Antique White USA gloss. Much better.
I put it all back together. Admired it a while. Then daylight savings ended. Now I avoid looking at it cause I have to take it apart again to change the time.
Fabulous!
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Love it! You certainly have some inner sight that can change one thing into another! This is great…except for that stupid daylight savings time thing that happens twice a year. I wish “they” would put a stop to that. Some areas in the U.S. don't gotta do dat thing, but most places, us included, are stuck with that! We shouldn't mess with time!
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I love daylight savings in summer when the days are so long, I must admit. But I'm really lazy about changing the car clock back. đŸ™‚
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