It followed me home

[Finnr]

That would make a great armour forming stake!!!!!
Finnr

[keykeeper]

Peyton,

The fellow called it a ring mill. Two large rings, one top and one bottom, with indention to hold the balls in. A cone shaped yoke in the middle directs the coal into the balls. Both rings rotate. All of this enclosed, so the dust is sucked out to a burner to mix with air and ignite, to run the large boilers at power plants.

He had a more refined explanation, but that is the short version.

aaron c.

by the way, he added that the balls start out as 12 inches in diameter!!

[primtechsmith]

Thanks Aaron.that makes much more sense!!!

Peyton

[MJ Hofbauer]

The mother of all marble shooters. That's the kind of thing you bring to a marble competition to scare everyone.

[Frosty]

I've occasionally picked up steel balls from the cement plant, after they're worn out of spec in the ball mill. I've never heard of a "ring mill" though and a quick google search didn't tell me a lot. They must be a complete figment of your imagination.

No matter, if you're looking for a ball or mushroom stake you can get "headache balls" from the cable and wire rope guys. These are the cast iron balls you see just above the hook on cranes. They're intended to keep tension on the cable when there's no load.

They come in many sizes from a few lbs. to hundreds. I have two, I don't recall what the smaller one is but the larger is 9" dia. A little polishing and they make dandy stakes.

Frosty

[whitebear]

about 6 years ago i was walking home from the Sunday morning service. and a young boy was following me. he literally followed me home. as it turns out his mother was a widow and fairly poor and wanted to send him to a boarding school but didn't have the money. so she wanted him to come live with me. so now after 6 years Jonah has been my apprentice and like a son to me. i love him to and would give him anything. that's my story.
a boy. no tools, or equipment. when it comes to things like that i have the worst of luck...

Son Daughtry

[RegionalChaos]

I'm guessing that one takes the cake for 'things that followed me home'!

[whitebear]

i don't know guys. jonah is a hard worker but to see some of these pieces of equipment y'all are comnigup wiht is making me alittle jelous...no i'm only playing. good on all of you guys for making the scores. i'm happy with jonah he's pulled his weight is the shop more that once..heck he's pulled it mroe than 400 times. he's a helper that's for sure. and he's a quick learner!! which is good because it's getting to the point where i can tell him i need something and he can go figure out how to make it and then make it with no help fro me at all. he makes all his own tools. (i heat treat though) all he asks me is what material to use. it's very helpful when i've got my hands ful with clients. again good on all of you.

Sonm daughtry

[ApprenticeMan]

Bless you Son.

[whitebear]

Bless Me... Bless the little man he's the one learning the trade. And takeing to it very well. thank you though. i aprecciate it. i'm trying to get a camera so i can show off him amazing work.

Son Daughtry