Matt_K

McMaster-Carr has the brass.

My wife had just made the same comment, almost word for word.

Now tell her to imagine jumping jacks. :D

While very pretty, it also looks rather uncomfortable. All the weight of the front piece is going to be sitting on the low point of the spiral, which appears to be sitting on the collarbone. Perhaps a second flat spiral could be used to spread out the weight a bit.

Seriously? Not yanking my femur? Seems like it's be a lot easier to cast one piece, than weld two cast pieces together. How about all the odd lines under the tail stock? Inquiring minds want to know. 

Here's a 500 pounder with what looks like a welded base on it for a mere $3,000.00. A deal compared to the Wright.  :lol:

 

http://reno.craigslist.org/tld/3486668590.html

The owners name was Rob Edwards. I know he regularly served as a farrier for the Tevis Race, so he was likely in that area. I'll go look at my dusty archives and see if I come up with anything.

 

Kinda thought so. One can find him here. Address and phone number at the bottom of the page.

Is this the magazine that was published in Georgetown, CA? I know one of the smithing magazines was published in my area, but it was closed/closing down about the time I moved up here, so I'm not terribly familiar with it.  If this is the correct publication, I may know how to get in touch with the owner.

Thanks.  I've got about 10-15# of self-tapping sheetmetal screws that I can use for media.  I was thinking I would need something more exotic, like ground walnut hulls, lobster carapaces, or elephant toenail clippings. And I'll keep an eye out for tumbler for sale.  Based on the amount of free time I actually have (vs what I THINK I have) this might be the more tactically sound way to go.

 

 

Vibratory tumblers come up occasionally on Ebay and are great additions to a shop for general cleanup.

 

 

Harbor Freight has both (small) vibratory tumblers and walnut hulls. (Haven't noticed any elephant toenails on the site, but you never know...) I'm sure the quality on the tumblers is not all that good, but for occasional use, I'd expect them to be passable. 

 

Matt_K  are those for some kind of horse shoeing?  I'm curious.

 

They were made by a local horseshoer for jump welding a bar into a shoe. They'd be good for just about any sort of jump welding though. I have yet to need them, but someday... they're going to save my rear.  :D

 

 

Frank, those plowshare tongs are fascinating!

Here's a pair (triple?set? unit?) you might like. I always enjoy the confused looks on peoples faces when they spy them in the back of the truck. :D

 

 

 

How to tell if you are a purist;

Cash, or check. No plastic.

I have to find a way in the space we have to store these files, so that they aren't stored as they are, all just thrown in together,

Colleen,
For larger files, I'd suggest a small donation to the local volunteer fire brigade (if you have one nearby) which should net you quite a few feet of leaky hose they were planning on tossing anyway. While it's a bit of a pain to cut, you only have to do it once, and the hose will last practically forever. You can even get fancy and color code the outside fabric with some paint or dye, and then proceed to toss the files back into the drawer. :lol:

I've just got to comment that another 'wow' on this, is the images themselves. Those are quality scans from original 4x5 negatives. If you made a large print off of them, you could tell what kind of sandwich some guy in the background was eating. :D