ianinsa

hi. i'm just bringing this back up with the hope that someone local will see it.

casting lead ones would probably be easier?

here in deepest darkest Africa we can't get the same products/brands as commonly known though one might be surprised as to just how much is available "you just need to know what to ask for" the top coat for surfboards is what you are looking for. virtually all the technical guys in the resin industry understand the requirements for it, ie. clear, non crazing .non yellowing , easy for hand sanding , good adhesion ect. when you start talking about micarta/ wood stabilization and so forth they think about "the dark Arts" and cease to be helpful .

just think of it as the first of many and consider this your "economic" one it will possibly be the go to unit anyway.

what i use and put on the units that i sell is a sewing machine foot pedal with a manual on/off as well works like a bit of a no-brainer for me! a dream especially with charcoal

KE? ..... the OP wasn't sure if it was telescopic thinking there was possibly only one way to find out. to many that would not be the case! i proposed a simple way to discover if it was so, you would not be connecting inlet and outlet you merely want to push some air into the inlet port to push out the piston you might even be able to do it with a bicycle pump(if you are lucky) Ross you'll need a short piece of rubber hose that fits over the thread that has the yellow cap and a hose clamp in the other end you 'll need a reducer , the cheapest will be a plastic(ldpe/hdpe) irrigation one from the local co-op , Build-it ,Mica. (those are in order of cost) probably R7 to R11. the other side to fit your compressor hose probably 6 or 8 mm. if you don't have easy access to a compressor then go to your local tyre fitment shop and ask for an old tyre valve, cut off the bulbous bit and that will give you a 10mm rubber stem to stick into the tube . so all you need is two bits of hose , 3 hose clamps and a reducer if you have the tyre valve you can "test" at your local petrol (gas to our American friends)station. all for less than 1us$ that's R15 for us Ross. if that piston is in good shape it should require less than 1 bar or so to extend it, you are merely testing to see if it is telescopic or not. Good luck Ian

just connect your cylinder to a compressor and you will see what it is .... no load obviously ! ian

They build them tough in merica here folk tend to run out of house fires and Spanky Smith burning the bra is deemed a powerful statement especially if you are wearing it! i'm a great believer in cottonbutton up shirts as they are easier to remove at speed (in event of fire that is) as opposed to T- shirts

welcome

awsome score

this is something experience teaches well! despite the logic welcome to the forum nice anvil BTW.

welcome to the forum, posting in the wrong place is a easy to make first timer mistake. don,t be discouraged and just try to do better next time Ian

Ted thanks for posting this! the perspex seems like a grand plan , personally i haven't ever had issues with crayons providing you drill them out! a doddle with a cordless once the refractory has cured fully. Ian

Ok you got me beat when you can quote the Pope, or was it? L. Ron Hubbard , or was it?Jimmy Saville, or was it?Gandhi, or was it? Budha, or was it? Those Telly evangelists? Those nicely dressed folk at my gate last week. Ian

and Wallis invented bouncing bombs? not bearings

Don't say things that start fights!

Yes , but well camouflaged , possibly hiding in plain sight. Those punch presses can be very handy and quite forgiving in the restoration thereof , lots of adjustment gizmos. i would have thought older though possibly 60's ? great pile! Ian

i'm not familiar with this specific model but many oilers allow/require packing with felt/cotton wool(poormans felt and easier to source) the denser the pack the slower the drip! Ian

just an outside the box comment the "cooler"colours of white are less likely to attract the flying bugs. but that may not be problematic in your part of the world?

And where pray tell is the "proof"of these purported hardy tools that you "supposedly" made ? not actually doubting you ..... well we just like pictures

kudos for a worthwhile job well done, and "quo vadis" where to now?

WRT. = with regards to and yes interesting, Thanks. p,s, anyone seen a hammerhead in their shop? Ian

welcome and it sounds like you got a great deal for those not familiar with the currency its about $70 odd US. BTW. Rayner most folk on this site have no idea just how big sa is so adding a town to your location helps those that are interested look up where you are! regards Ian

Slag , that's a very interesting article thanks for posting. there is an old adage relating to those that mess with Mambas " the quick and the dead"nd WRT. the sideways fangs, sorry no knowledge in that regard. Ian

as an uninformed African pray tell how?