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What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

B-Man2

B-Man2

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Nickb123 said:
Gorgeous thing. ELC Werber. Not too grainy; they did a nice job picking a hide matching a pre-war A-2. Hookless zipper scares me but otherwise I’m very pleased. The leather does not feel lighter than the Star I remember.
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Outstanding Nick!
My favorite A2 by far . The whole jacket just flows together . Knits and all.
Congrats !!
Oh one more thing . The zip will not give you a problem if you make sure the male end is seated all the way down to the bottom of the female retaining box ..
( No Pun intended there!!) :rolleyes:
 
Nickb123

Nickb123

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B-Man2 said:
Outstanding Nick!
My favorite A2 by far . The whole jacket just flows together . Knits and all.
Congrats !!
Oh one more thing . The zip will not give you a problem if you make sure the male end is seated all the way down to the bottom of the female retaining box ..
( No Pun intended there!!) :rolleyes:
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Yes, I’ve got that part. However, to unzip it to separate to take off seems a bit of a process. Am I missing something? I heard that it happens when the male isn’t seated properly but my eyes didn’t detect anything to that effect!
 
B-Man2

B-Man2

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Nickb123 said:
Yes, I’ve got that part. However, to unzip it to separate to take off seems a bit of a process. Am I missing something? I heard that it happens when the male isn’t seated properly but my eyes didn’t detect anything to that effect!
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I think that the male part of the zip may need some graphite or just a light coat of candle wax until it goes in and out a few times and get broken in .
 
B-Man2

B-Man2

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Lorenzo_l

Lorenzo_l

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Nickb123 said:
Gorgeous thing. ELC Werber. Not too grainy; they did a nice job picking a hide matching a pre-war A-2. Hookless zipper scares me but otherwise I’m very pleased. The leather does not feel lighter than the Star I remember.
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Awesome jacket, Nick. Judging by the picture, ELC seem to be consistent with the hide colour they are using, as yours look very close to mine. I was blown away by how supple the warhorse was right out of the box. That being said, I am still working on the collar, trying to tame and flatten it, as the neckline on this jacket is particularly high.
Re the zipper, I found it finicky at the beginning, but soon realized it was all "operator-dependent". Just follow Burt's advice, he is right on the money (I had to figure that out for myself) and the zip won't give you any trouble. Just never ever apply undue force to it. If it refuses to slide eassily, it just means the male pin is not properly seated in the retaining box.
Wear it in good health.
 
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Nickb123

Nickb123

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B-Man2 said:
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thanks. I understand the need to lock the pin in but oddly now cannot get the thing to zip up! Not a dealbreaker because I don’t zip up sans fit pic photos but it’s driving me nuts. More for “what did I do wrong?” Reading the posts around the forums it seems they need to be run a few times to break in. Anything you can detect in the pic I’m f’ing up? Lovely jacket even with the zip struggle. Also the true color is a more medium russet; in light it photographs in that lighter shade. Guessing it’s much darker compared to the older models which were tanner in color.
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B-Man2

B-Man2

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Nickb123 said:
thanks. I understand the need to lock the pin in but oddly now cannot get the thing to zip up! Not a dealbreaker because I don’t zip up sans fit pic photos but it’s driving me nuts.
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Nick
Take a no#2 pencil and run it up and down the zip teeth . Take the jacket off first and run it up and down in front of the puller and behind the puller . See if that helps . Once you run the zip up and down a few times it will break in a bit . Let me know it this works for you.
 
Nickb123

Nickb123

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B-Man2 said:
Nick
Take a no#2 pencil and run it up and down the zip teeth . Take the jacket off first and run it up and down in front of the puller and behind the puller . See if that helps . Once you run the zip up and down a few times it will break in a bit . Let me know it this works for you
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perfect, I’m at school (work) today so plenty of those around! Hopefully no one will see it!
 
Nickb123

Nickb123

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Lorenzol said:
From experience, if you can't seem to be able to zip the slider up, the male pin is most likely not fully seated in. Used to happen to me a lot.
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It could be, but if you look really closely it looks like the pull isn’t fully engaging with that first tooth on its way up on the left. I tried a wee bit of force but then stopped myself. I think if I push a bit harder down the pin will be flush with the female apparatus, but is that wise? That requires some force.

Super embarrassing; when I first was messing around with it I was looking for a button to press on it. Haha. It’s a pretty neat contraption otherwise. I know many swear to it being a breeze once mastered but if I was a new pilot and needed to take it off in a hurry I could see it being problematic.
 
B-Man2

B-Man2

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Nickb123 said:
perfect, I’m at school (work) today so plenty of those around! Hopefully no one will see it!
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Just looked at your photo . The male pin still doesn’t look completely seated . When it’s seated the tip of the metal will touch the base of the metal box . Look at the difference between our photos . That little bit of gap in your photo is enough to misalign the teeth in a new zipper . Later on the clearances will be better as the zip breaks in .
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Nickb123

Nickb123

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B-Man2 said:
Just looked at your photo . The male pin still doesn’t look completely seated . When it’s seated the tip of the metal will touch the base of the metal box . Look at the difference between our photos . That little bit of gap in your photo is enough to misalign the teeth in a new zipper . Later on the clearances will be better as the zip breaks in . View attachment 56170
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I see it. So then it’s okay to use a little bit of force to push it in? It doesn’t want to do that on its own. Also, the teeth on my example don’t look to be precisely lined up. I think this is the cause! Combined with some pencil action should be set. Thanks guys. You’re the best.
 
B-Man2

B-Man2

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Nickb123 said:
I see it. So then it’s okay to use a little bit of force to push it in? It doesn’t want to do that on its own. Also, the teeth on my example don’t look to be precisely lined up. I think this is the cause!
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Put a little graphite No2 pencil on that male zip end and see if it slips into the box a little easier . I had the same problem with my 1729 but now it works flawlessly . It just needs to be worked a bit.
 
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