Carol Sartor

So on the way to do some errands with the family, we drive past a garage sale. The seller is barking *real garage sale prices, two dollars for that hatchet*, said *hatchet* springs into my hand as if of its own volition, there to stay.

Then the seller says *I will make you a deal on that cart, two dollars!*. Now, I've been looking for a metal table of some sort as the basis for the MkII forge. Something waist high, about 2 foot by 3 foot or thereabouts. Maybe with a shelf. I've looked at plant stands and patio furniture, I've lusted after metal mesh cafe tables, scoured restaurant recycling stores and considered wheeling hospital furniture away under cover of darkness. This cart is waist height 18x30 inch sheet steel, heavy wide casters, quarter inch steel rod welded all around the perimeter and two bucks to boot, I could have plotzed right there. So I'm four dollars in, but having a five in the wallet, I grab from the ground a couple of V Blocks, about 4 x inches, and an inch and a quarter thick, square bottomed V groove in one long side, marked Eclipse-made in England and E 106 on the flat next to the V. I suspect they are a larger version of the little one inch V block I used to hold round things that need holes drilled in them.

Five bucks and I'm glad I had both the wife and the mini van, the cart just fit in the back,
the V blocks chocked the wheels to keep them from rolling around and we were off, I don't think we were at the sale 10 minutes.


Michael

Michael I wish you can get whatever quality you want. You may approach to some online websites for purchasing a metal table of your sort.

Jer I wasen't going to go there but I must. Worked in Fl for a major outdoor
Patio/beach furniture co. Early yrs our powder coat was warrentied for life.
Wanted to coat my 48 Indian. the local stripper said " don't screw it up cause i can't strip it"(60s-mid 70s) Co went to cheaper powder. No more warrenty on paint. Ya can stick weld aluminum Ya can mig it or do it right and tig it.
point is are we talking H-F powdercoat or some place that has a 1/2 million $
set up. In my case we were offered the optimum pkg. purchasing sold a part of the system(No need) WRONG. Co went from a 22Mil Co to a 2 mil who lost?
Now work for me. Goats are great best kids you will ever have. NO drugs, or bad habits.Well a little medicinal Red man for worms.
Ken.

Ahem..... I have to say you are waaaaaaay incorrect mr. frosty on your Powder coating information.
I happen to have first hand knowledge here as its what I do for a living.
There are a shit ton of weather durable powders available, there are mixes specifically for durability and UV degradation etc etc.
I was going to recommend to the OP that he have the guy enlist the services of a good knowledgeable powder coater.
There is no way I would choose "paint" over "powder" if I had the option, especially wouldnt choose krylon, even the worst of powder is better that spray bomb.
Please visit my web , as I guess its my resume for ya to look at so, you might get the idea I speak from experience.
pluuuus, I came here to learn smithing and I have learned tons and tons, so I get to pay back with knowledge of what I do in this instance.

Instead of powder coating one can use the furniture cover some outdoor furniture cover.

Hey! Thanks....Now , I am finding that my efforts are not going unpaid.

Hi all I am Carol. I`m an independent contractor for a major telecommunications company; working from home. My life is pretty full and right now I`m losing the battle against age-lol. I`ve recently lost 130+lbs, and Im trying to stay as young as possible, and my most recent attempt failed miseriblly.