It's A Major Award....Tamper

[philobeddoe]

Hello, I recently had an idea for a custom pipe tamper in the shape of the leg lamp from a Christmas Story. I contacted a forum member who is a jeweler by trade, Cosmic to see if this was at all economically viable and I had him run the numbers for making me a one off leg lamp tamp, he then contacted a friend of his that does lost wax molding pours of silver and bronze. The numbers came back as too much for one person to really afford, but....Cosmic told me that if the costs could be spread over nine or ten tamps then the price would be more reasonable, around $90.00 to $100.00 each. So my question is this...are there eight or nine of you out there that would also like a cast silver leg lamp pipe tamp, if so please say so in this thread and if we get enough yeas we can proceed to have them cast, through Cosmic.
Thanks,

Philobeddoe
P.S. I stand to make no money at all from this venture, other than an affordable pipe tamper like the other participants.

 

[shanelktown]

Heck yeah!

 

[huntertrw]

Is Cosmic's friend who performs the lost wax process Italian? If so, then will the tampers be fragile (pronounced fra-gie-lay)?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Actually, my friend is a displaced Bostonian, so it would sound more like FRAH-gie-lee. ::
This would be a Fragile leg on top of a rounded tamp foot. I will post a picture as soon as I can get one sketched out.

 

[fitzy]

I am definitely in.

 

[davet]

Only one thing in the world could've dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window.

My favorite Christmas movie. You can buy the lamp to match your tamper.

 

[philobeddoe]

I've already got the lamp...now I need the tamp!

 

[nutcracker]

Yes, I would be in for that.

 

[iamn8]

I like Santa.

 

[randelli]

Electric sex

 

[sfduke]

Count me in for one

 

[philobeddoe]

Counting me, it looks like we have five yeas so far. I would really like to make this happen, I promise they won't be fra-gee-lay, they will be cast metal!

 

[oldmannk]

I would like to get in on the action if still open!

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Great idea. I am interested. Interestingly, some scenes in the movie was shot about 5km from where I live, including the scene where he put his tongue on the pole.

 

[pruss]

Interestingly, some scenes in the movie was shot about 5km from where I live, including the scene where he put his tongue on the pole.

I thought you were further from Lundy's Lane than 5k...
-- Pat

 

[peckinpahhombre]

The schoolyard scenes and pole licking scenes were filmed at Victoria School, St Catharines.

 

[rhoadsie]

Count me in. This will be classic.
Out of curiosity, will the lampshade top off the leg?

 

[pruss]

I know... I was making an irreverent pole licking joke.
-- Pat

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I know... I was making an irreverent pole licking joke.

I don't lick poles. I did lick a Czech once, but that was during a summer trip in my University years and I would prefer not to discuss that while sober.

 

[pruss]

was during a summer trip in my University years and I would prefer not to discuss that while sober.

At least you didn't go Hungary.
-- Pat