Where can I buy a 1115360 Vacuum can?

[Larry T.]

For Judging purposes. Does anyone have some good sources? Feel free to send me a PM.

Thanks.

Larry

[Joe L.]

Re: Where can I buy a 1115360 Vacuum can?

For Judging purposes. Does anyone have some good sources? Feel free to send me a PM.

Thanks.

Larry

Larry-----


Paragon manufactures a reproduction of this vacuum control. Whether it's exactly correct in every nuance of detail, I don't know. It's about 50 bucks.

Otherwise, you'd need to check swap meets and/or eBay for used or NOS examples.

[Larry T.]

Re: Where can I buy a 1115360 Vacuum can?

Larry-----


Paragon manufactures a reproduction of this vacuum control. Whether it's exactly correct in every nuance of detail, I don't know. It's about 50 bucks.

Otherwise, you'd need to check swap meets and/or eBay for used or NOS examples.

So if I ever come across one, what is the going rate, or a fair price to pay?

[Joe L.]

Re: Where can I buy a 1115360 Vacuum can?

So if I ever come across one, what is the going rate, or a fair price to pay?

Larry----


It's entirely dependent on condition if it's a used piece. For an NOS piece, you'd probably have to pay $200+ on eBay. At a swap meet, who knows?

[Mike Z.]

Re: Where can I buy a 1115360 Vacuum can?

Larry-
The repops as Joe mentions are available from most of the large suppliers. However, in restoring/rebuilding distributors (I specialize in TI) for several years I have observed: although the repops have the correct number stamped into the canister, they are finished in too high a gloss cad-if I use one, I like to lightly media blast (walnut shells or very low pressure well used glass-do not over do it, very lightly), then lightly polish to the desired shine with very fine steelwool. One can restore an original the same way. The other thing about the repops vs. the originals is the front stamping (cone shape piece where the vac hose connects) has one and sometimes more, ripples close to and running the entire outer perimeter/circumference left from the shaping press-the original canisters I have observed do not have these ripples. I have several restored #201's (would sell some), but only a couple of #360 that I need to hang onto for customers-they seem much harder to come by. One other note: from several threads regarding vac canisters recently, the repops do not seem to have the vac required/total advance specs that the original same P/N did-Duck Williams has some very in dept responses in the archives regarding this topic.
Mike Zamora
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