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pauly

why are jensens so expensive

why are jensens so expensive I know theyve got build quality but they are still really expensive
Nick

You can get used ones for about $30 to $40.

I think all steam engines are expensive new.
Nick

Are you looking at buying one?
pauly

Nick wrote:
You can get used ones for about $30 to $40.

I think all steam engines are expensive new.


yeah but for something like a model 25 your looking at just under $400 which roughly translates into £200

I could get a mamod sp5d for about £100. £200 seems a like a lot to me
pauly

Nick wrote:
Are you looking at buying one?


I would like 1 but with the high prices and shipping over to england being pretty expensive its just a dream at the moment
Nick

Watch for a used one, you can get one for under $100.

The Mamod guys won't be happy with me, but I say go for the Jensen.
Nick

pauly wrote:
Nick wrote:
Are you looking at buying one?


I would like 1 but with the high prices and shipping over to england being pretty expensive its just a dream at the moment

If I were you, I would go for a used 75. That way you don't have to worry about the electric heater.
Nick

The model 25's are only about $200 new, or about 100 pounds.
pauly

the problem is they dont turn up to often on english evil-bay
Nick

Watch US ebay, several will do worldwide shipping. Maybe you'll find a good deal.
pauly

Nick wrote:
The model 25's are only about $200 new, or about 100 pounds.


sorry I should have put model 25g
pauly

Nick wrote:
Watch US ebay, several will do worldwide shipping. Maybe you'll find a good deal.


    my parents whos account I use will not buy from overseas this is my problem my only real hope is that someone on this forum sells 1 at a good price

       If you go through my other posts youll notice my parents almost always present an obstackle if only there was some way I could get rid of them               Shooting
Nick

That's because they are mounting it on a wood-base and you get a much nicer generator.

That generator alone sells for about $115.
pauly

Nick wrote:
That's because they are mounting it on a wood-base and you get a much nicer generator.

That generator alone sells for about $115.


dont you think thats a bit much
Nick

Not for a new price.

I got the generator used, for just under $70 and I think they sell it at a very fair price.
pauly

is it just me or are wilesco models very similair
some are almost identical except for that wooden base
Nick

I own both and I feel the Jensen has a much better build quality.

The Wilesco boilers are very thin.
pauly

I mean just in appearance its uncanny
Nick

All of the different steam companies seem to have similarities that they borrowed from eachother over the years.
Nick

I have a very early model 60, look how similar the base is to a Wilesco one:


pauly

WOW  

hey why is there a screw in the end instead of a water plug
Nick

That's just the way it was made. It has been confirmed by the forum Jensen experts they were made this way.

It also doesn't have a regulator on the steam line.

One member suggested that Jensen may have bought bases from Wilesco when they started making this model.
pauly

what a strange little collectors piece


love that big flywheel
pauly

did it ever have a funnel or is it capped on the end
Nick

pauly wrote:
did it ever have a funnel or is it capped on the end

A funnel?
pauly

Nick wrote:
pauly wrote:
did it ever have a funnel or is it capped on the end

A funnel?


sorry I havent slept in over 48 hours trying to beat personal record of 50

       I am really dumb
Nick

I have actually worked on restoring it. I removed the pitted nickel to show the brass.

I got busy and stopped working on it about a month and a half ago.



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tmuir

In Australia we say, 'Why are Mamods so expensive'

Jensens are cheap in OZ copared to Mamods as the Jensen dealer sells them as they are intended, toys, whilst the Mamod dealer in Australia sells them as collectable items not toys and so makes them more expensive.

Its cheaper to buy a Mamod from the UK new and pay for the postage to OZ then to by a new one in the shops here.
pauly

Nick wrote:
I have actually worked on restoring it. I removed the pitted nickel to show the brass.

I got busy and stopped working on it about a month and a half ago.



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I think I prefered it when it was ramshackled
Nick

The same case here. I've seen $200 MM2's sitting in antique shops.
Nick

pauly wrote:
I think I prefered it when it was ramshackled

But it was dull and ugly.

Why are you trying to stay awake so long?
pauly

Nick wrote:
The same case here. I've seen $200 MM2's sitting in antique shops.


WOW next time Im at a car booty and see an old mamod minor going for £15 Ill buy it fly over to america sell it and fly back and Ill have still made a profit
Nick

But you missed my point, they're sitting in shops.

Nobody is buying them.
pauly

Nick wrote:
pauly wrote:
I think I prefered it when it was ramshackled

But it was dull and ugly.

Why are you trying to stay awake so long?


well you see over here its the school holidays and because Im not having to wake up early and am lyng in till 1pm I have messed up my internal clock and am not falling asleep until 3am so the only way I can get back to my normal sleeping pattern is to stay awake all night and day intil the next night when I will be able to go to sleep at a decent time the reason I said Id been awake for 48 hours was because Im so tired I keep getting mixed up   Im up Im up

this is the third night I have tried to stay awake all night the only way I can do it is if I stay out of my bedroom and away from my comfy and tempting bed
pauly

Nick wrote:
But you missed my point, they're sitting in shops.

Nobody is buying them.


better cancel that flight on easy jet then
Nick

Well I have to get up tomorrow morning and I'm   , so
Nick

I'll have to see if you're still on when I get up in about 5 hours.
pauly

OH I will its only half 6 in the morning down here

funny thing with me when Im very tired my ears ache dont know why
Nick

It's 12:30 am here and I'm off to bed.
pauly

lucky you
Nick

I'll be dreaming of Jensens.
pauly

wow thats some talent dreaming and typing at the same time
Les

I have bought two Jensens from America and each time they have cost less than £100 including postage.
Nick

Les Marsh wrote:
I have bought two Jensens from America and each time they have cost less than £100 including postage.

Don't forget your cast base 15.

Pauly, did you break your record?
Les

Nick wrote:
Les Marsh wrote:
I have bought two Jensens from America and each time they have cost less than £100 including postage.

Don't forget your cast base 15.

Pauly, did you break your record?


I was talking about engines, didn't want to confuse him yet with accessories.
James

Is it just me or is pauly posting for the hell of it  
Les

James wrote:
Is it just me or is pauly posting for the hell of it  


Take him in hand James.
James

Jesus I know me hands are big but not that big
Les

James wrote:
Jesus I know me hands are big but not that big


pauly

James wrote:
Is it just me or is pauly posting for the hell of it  


yes and no I do enjoy talking with you lot and it wouldnt be so high if Id gotten any sleep within the last 24 hours but dont worry I am cutting back Im on a postpatch

which helps counter my postistimuchism
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