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03-31-2008, 03:37 AM
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I was tickled pink. You have that right, vermin proof really comes to play in the fall. A little hardware cloth and they'll be perfect. They'll need a little work, some of the legs are folded over from being moved but that's no biggy. Heck, 1 sheet of 1/2 plywood is more than that around here and I'll need storage of all kinds. It was a good day. Frosty
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03-31-2008, 05:36 PM
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On the way back from town things just kept jumping into the back of the truck.     Things like a 5 gallon bucket of wheel weights, several rr track plates, couple of old horse shoes (two were bright and shiny) and a display rack for tires.
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03-31-2008, 06:11 PM
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Glenn whar are u going to do whit all that lead ?
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04-01-2008, 07:58 AM
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what ever you do with those horse shoe's DON't punt them on a horse!!! but i gues you figured that out by yourself :-) I'f got loads of old horse shoe's lying around (as a studant farrier) but never had a good idea to make annything out of em, the hole's are a bit in the way for most stuff.
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04-01-2008, 09:21 AM
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04-01-2008, 12:13 PM
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That tire rack would make a spiff tong/hammer rack: mount two pieces of pipe down the middle from that cross piece below the "handles", spaced for hammer handles, (drill and bolt if you don't have a welder) and then hang tongs from the lower bars on either side. Put a sheet of steel or plywood over the bottom for the anvil tools and Bob's your Uncle! Horseshoes: there are books out there that only cover projects to do with used horseshoes! The most common one we do is to cut them in half and make hoof picks from them. The fancier ones with a horses head forged out in the grip area.
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04-01-2008, 04:06 PM
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Horse shoes also make dandy trivets and coat racks for horse folk. Like you say, there are books out there with all kinds of ideas. Frosty
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04-01-2008, 09:39 PM
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Bundle of suspension cable. Never fooled with this kind before. Welded up a billet last night and forged a blade today. HT and etch. Looks like lotsa possibilities. This was 5/8" 7 strand cable. The individual strands were about 1/4" thick. |
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04-01-2008, 11:17 PM
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I just talked with a guy the other day who asked if I wanted some cable. I said sure. He asked how much and I said, "How much you got?" He said about 3 miles. It is 3/4" but it is galvanized. I would have to get the galvanizing off it before it's useful. Have you tried that before? I would make him a knife or two and could probabl get all I could stand. Fred
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