norgeway
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Some have requested pictures of the old girl in detail..Here it is..Light bar UP.
55 Norge Pictures
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Light bar
Down..I didnt turn it on because with this cheap camera all you see is GLARE!
Down..I didnt turn it on because with this cheap camera all you see is GLARE!
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Color Light
Controls...
Controls...
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Medium
High..
High..
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Medium
These would be so easy to do on a new range...But there never going too LOL!
These would be so easy to do on a new range...But there never going too LOL!
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Low..
They are not as brilliant as GEs lighted pushbuttons.
They are not as brilliant as GEs lighted pushbuttons.
norgeway
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Griddle
1500 watt, 236 volt.
1500 watt, 236 volt.
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Griddle
Outlet...About like a oven receptacle.The pie pan is there for a drip cup for the griddle....which is just in case, because I seldom use it for anything but pancakes.
Outlet...About like a oven receptacle.The pie pan is there for a drip cup for the griddle....which is just in case, because I seldom use it for anything but pancakes.
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Unit
Details
Details
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Deep Well
Unit.
Unit.
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In the..
Lowered position.
Lowered position.
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Griddle
Control.
Control.
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Ovens
Lots of room in here!
Lots of room in here!
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Here is the small oven
Showing the hole, you can see where I painted it with hi heat enamel when I got it, I stuck a knife point in the hole so you could see, it has enlarged some since I last changed the foil.
Showing the hole, you can see where I painted it with hi heat enamel when I got it, I stuck a knife point in the hole so you could see, it has enlarged some since I last changed the foil.
norgeway
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And the crack
In the large oven..
In the large oven..
norgeway
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Its a shame..
But about every old Norge I have seen from this vintage..55.. has these problems, and its only where the metal is formed, I guess that sharp crease made it weak.
But about every old Norge I have seen from this vintage..55.. has these problems, and its only where the metal is formed, I guess that sharp crease made it weak.
norgeway
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Smaller crack
On the other side.
On the other side.
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Broiler
Element, you can see the smaller outer coil used in baking..
Element, you can see the smaller outer coil used in baking..
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Instruction book
They cut corners here...Hotpoint and GE books were much nicer.
They cut corners here...Hotpoint and GE books were much nicer.
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Page opened..
Showing some of the models..
Showing some of the models..
norgeway
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I hope you all
Can see the problems, the cracks are much worse than they were when I got the old gal, if the liner was easily removed, i would be tempted to have a stainless one made, but its not easy like a GE or Frigidaire...you have to completely dissassemble the stove....Its time for a daily driver just a little more mainstream.
Can see the problems, the cracks are much worse than they were when I got the old gal, if the liner was easily removed, i would be tempted to have a stainless one made, but its not easy like a GE or Frigidaire...you have to completely dissassemble the stove....Its time for a daily driver just a little more mainstream.
norgeway
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Its a shame
They changed their oven design, the older pre 55 ones are as good as anything I have ever seen..I think 55 was the first of the new design, Frigidaire had a similar issue in 53 or 54..but they changed by 55, Norge kept this design much longer...probably why they are scarce.
They changed their oven design, the older pre 55 ones are as good as anything I have ever seen..I think 55 was the first of the new design, Frigidaire had a similar issue in 53 or 54..but they changed by 55, Norge kept this design much longer...probably why they are scarce.
arbilab
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The griddle is to die for. I've had one on a couple gas ranges, there is no substitute.
norgeway
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Yeah..
And you know, as old as it is, you can dial bake on that wheel and it will be just perfect for pancakes, its not even thermostatic control, but just a King Seely infinite heat switch!
And you know, as old as it is, you can dial bake on that wheel and it will be just perfect for pancakes, its not even thermostatic control, but just a King Seely infinite heat switch!
danemodsandy
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It Would Be....
....The biggest project since Hoover Dam, but it seems to me it might be possible to repair that liner.
Custom Ceramic Coatings does porcelain re-coating, and part of that process is stripping the piece of the old porcelain. During that point in the process, it seems to be it might be possible to do some crack/hole repair via welding, then re-porcelainize the liner.
It would be a pretty damn involved undertaking, though.
....The biggest project since Hoover Dam, but it seems to me it might be possible to repair that liner.
Custom Ceramic Coatings does porcelain re-coating, and part of that process is stripping the piece of the old porcelain. During that point in the process, it seems to be it might be possible to do some crack/hole repair via welding, then re-porcelainize the liner.
It would be a pretty damn involved undertaking, though.
norgeway
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Im NOT!
Tackling that!!!LOL, I stripped one for parts a few years back...to get the liker out you have to take the whole thing apart!!COMPLETELY!!!
Tackling that!!!LOL, I stripped one for parts a few years back...to get the liker out you have to take the whole thing apart!!COMPLETELY!!!
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dare I say it..
Before I gave up, I would be tempted to use job weld on the oven cracks and holes. Not the liquid goop type, the putty type.
The putty type comes in a tube about the size of a roll of quarters, you knead it a bit, until the 2 colors are mixed, then mold it to repair any area. The consistency is similar to play dough.
It is pretty tough stuff, and easily smoothed with a wet finger during application. I know of a tractor engine block repaired with it, and I personally did an invisible repair to the bathroom sink of an ex mother in law after her idiot son dropped a hammer from ceiling height, knocking a hole in the sink. I applied thickly, smoothed with wet fingers, lightly sanded after curing time, and covered with several coats of enamel touch up paint. This was 5 or 6 years ago. She is still using the sink, and the repair is still undetectable.
for the oven, one wouldn't have to paint it, once cured it is a very dark gray. After it cures, I would turn on the oven for a half hour to an hour to bake out any residual smells, leaving the kitchen windows open during it of course.
It's worth a shot, at this point what have you got to lose?
Before I gave up, I would be tempted to use job weld on the oven cracks and holes. Not the liquid goop type, the putty type.
The putty type comes in a tube about the size of a roll of quarters, you knead it a bit, until the 2 colors are mixed, then mold it to repair any area. The consistency is similar to play dough.
It is pretty tough stuff, and easily smoothed with a wet finger during application. I know of a tractor engine block repaired with it, and I personally did an invisible repair to the bathroom sink of an ex mother in law after her idiot son dropped a hammer from ceiling height, knocking a hole in the sink. I applied thickly, smoothed with wet fingers, lightly sanded after curing time, and covered with several coats of enamel touch up paint. This was 5 or 6 years ago. She is still using the sink, and the repair is still undetectable.
for the oven, one wouldn't have to paint it, once cured it is a very dark gray. After it cures, I would turn on the oven for a half hour to an hour to bake out any residual smells, leaving the kitchen windows open during it of course.
It's worth a shot, at this point what have you got to lose?
I'd come at it the other way...why do you need to repair it? It's not like it's keeping in water, and it's not running continuously (i.e. a refrigerator where the leakage might be a problem). If it messes up with the thermostat, ok, but it's right next to the door. Agree that it's unaesthetic, but does it ruin the functionality of the oven?
danemodsandy
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Um....
....I'm not sure I'd trust J.B. Weld under those circumstances. It's an epoxy material with steel in it, and while I cannot say for certain what fumes it might emit when heated in an oven, I'd damn sure be suspicious of it until I had an answer. Use around food is a different situation than J.B. Weld's usual uses.
....I'm not sure I'd trust J.B. Weld under those circumstances. It's an epoxy material with steel in it, and while I cannot say for certain what fumes it might emit when heated in an oven, I'd damn sure be suspicious of it until I had an answer. Use around food is a different situation than J.B. Weld's usual uses.
norgeway
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I dont
Think it would hold anyway...where it has cracked ,it looks to me like, is where the metal expands and contracts, I dont think anything would stay on it long...hi heat enamel paint didnt, if the liner slid out like a GE it would be an easy fix, I could take it to a metal shop and have one made of stainless..
Think it would hold anyway...where it has cracked ,it looks to me like, is where the metal expands and contracts, I dont think anything would stay on it long...hi heat enamel paint didnt, if the liner slid out like a GE it would be an easy fix, I could take it to a metal shop and have one made of stainless..
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