Olds go nostalgic for the good old days of tech

[kxkvi]

That design is interesting. It looks like three fish.

[Franko]

you might be able to use oven cleaner on it (like Easy-Off), too.

[noahdjango]

I have the powder. weirdly, between when I posted and now, I used it to scrub my toilet.
seems like it’d scratch the chrome or whatever, though?

@kxkvi it is nice, but not sure how they came up with it. the make is Toastmaster.

[kxkvi]

@noahdjango

it’d scratch the chrome or whatever, though?

I wouldn’t be surprised – I don’t know how you’d figure it out though. Those rust spots make me wonder – has the chrome rusted through? Though I guess chrome isn’t supposed to rust, but . . . .

[noahdjango]

I ended up getting the crud off with acetone first

then used the old trick I’d heard on bike forums for getting rust off chrome: vinegar (or Coke) and a ball of aluminum foil. there’s still little rust spots that wouldn’t come off, and very fine circular marks from the scrubbing. I can always use Brasso or something later. but it looks presentable now, at least.

[kxkvi]

Nice!
Now don’t just go trying to fix it. You’ll end up with a time machine.

[Lucy_Gothro1]

I adore you for posting that.

[chgoliz]

Barkeeper’s Friend isn’t Comet or Ajax; it’s much gentler.

I even use it to get the silver marks (from stainless steel silverware) off of porcelain.

But try the soft cream instead, just to be safe.

[kxkvi]

Which of the three do you use for porcelain? We have plates that are marked up like that.

[RAvery]

Futurama?

[kxkvi]

Close. Simpsons, one of the Halloween specials (Treehouse of Horrors). One of our favorite segments.

Spoilers here.

[chgoliz]

The powder…really! Add the barest bit of water and scrub with a cloth or sponge.

[Lucy_Gothro1]

Re-Neducation.

James Earl Jones.

The best: Grandpa’s advice, and the event that immediately follows it. I think we have this on VHS.

[Lucy_Gothro1]

The cabin we stayed at in the early summers, starting from before I was born till 1974. Built by the man who ran Bass Cove Cabins, which included two more cabins; he also built his own house there. In Central Lake, MI, in Antrim County. These were taken in 1973…I think.

[RAvery]

A little something for those from the land of Y Ddraig Goch.

[RAvery]

[Lucy_Gothro1]

[RAvery]

[ChickieD]

I’m obsessed!!! These patents must be in the public domain by now.

[AndyHilmer]

Twenty years is the limit, so yup.