double_edge2

its probley about a grand

same as prague

I am currently debating about 7 possible solutions
3 of them involve working with people i have talked to
1 involves a quick trip home to make some money then stia
1 I could head to england in july my cousin is moving there
I could head to a country where i know no one and dont speak the language

Ok, got a canoe?

How much is a ticket to here?

So I don't get it. You are learning, and cant find training workshops, or you are good at what you do, and need work?

FREE BEER .. where is this Mike ?

I'll ave ta see if i can get away & " enjoy " the " free " tinnies


Dale

just gotta remove the sticky tape, chewing gum, .......

There is a bracket of markets out there to be taken advantage of, so the companies and importers do. And for the most, would compare as competition for the name and more expensive brands, they are not.

As my business builds and resources, I lean toward the more expensive gear as as far as I can. I have a Chinese tig, and would gladly buy the miller box.

I have $50 grinders, and the $300 grinders, walk all over the cheapies.

If it does what you need in the price range for you, with no problems, then you have your quality item.

Cheap hammers, I'd buy them and turn some into top tools, and use the good ones as they are, the rest as trinket fodder.

The few I do, I ask for shade or cover for a couple of forges worth, power and water, vehicle access, and that the blokes aren't ripped off for some lunch, or I take the BBQ essentials. I go to promote the club, and dish out trinkets for the kids.... Big and small.

One invite I turned down, was going to cost about $400.
Shade hire, stall fee, per person fee, not allowed to cook our own food, but we could buy extra food vouchers, and ......

The two we did recently, were catered, sheltered, and fun.

I think if you go to sell as a business, and don't have to pay for the stall, all good.

If you make good money and have fun being there, a small stall fee is ok, ...... A percentage of your takings? Snap out of it , unless it really is a big money winner or lead finder.

If they want you there as an attraction, they shouldn't be charging you anything, and should maybe offer some assistance, as the few we do, do.

club meet 18062011
awesome weather
4 all up.

started a sign holder for a customer, the 10 yo nephew is a student. so he got to do some hammering and twisting.

And four wheel drive tours, if dale bring the rover up.....

And did I mention some free beer for dale?....

Club meet on sat the 19th, June,...

September gonna be the block of death tour again ( first week of school holidays) byo everything, .... Will be a couple forges and coke, tucker box freezer, generator, etc, help clear a few trees if you feel real energetic....
Enjoy australias wonderfull bush, many of it's exotic wildlife species, marvel at the diverse range of insects, Arachnida, reptilia. ( specially if you stuff it up and leave your tent open)....take the leisurely 5 klm bush walk,, being followed by the 4' goan....... I mean .... Absorbing the orchestra of the native bird population.......
Open fires and forging all week, spit again on sat night.

Competition for the coolest byo smithy setup,
Best with less comp,
Prizes, beer, tools. And an odwyer no2 anvil.

Awesome day at the demo. Thanks heaps to matt and pete for all their help, and attendance.. Bit drizzly to start the day bit fined up nicely, decorative fire poker from matt and a dinner bell from pete and matt to the organizer as a birthday present was a big hit. Plenty of interest from matt and Petes artwork attracted more club enquiries,. A visit from lurker, and a tong discussion.
Gidgee timber fire and Billy for tea and coffee, and a free burger and drinks from the organizers kept us, and the bacon & egg muffins on the forge for brelky, a ceremonious dropping of the left over eggs by me.....
Thanks to the Albert river winery for the invitation.

Should be able to do it mate.

Any of the others in yet?

ps

club meet sat 07/05/2011

Guest today will be French Blacksmith, Etienne Defroment.
after a series of underhanded Bribes and coerces... IE; free food...

got sick of trying every thing that didnt work, so found a good one in a second hand shop, made a strop, havn't had to buy disposables now for about 6 years.

normally i try to keep 6, 9kg gas bottles full and the 40kg,
and about 2 - 5 ton of coke.

club meets this sat may 7th and 21st. of may.
need a few lifters for a bench top...

coupla upgrades,

forge started off as a chat about chucking in a air gate in the old one, and ended up....(it will end up having two fire pots)




then a couple of small bench bases for bits of inch and 40mm plate floating around....

Coupla weeks old... And ?.....Zach at two or three weeks was at his first bike rally camping...... She took him in the car I took the bm. Lol. She me drive back so she could ride....

go the natuaral birth in a spring on the glacier....

or in the back of the ej ute on hessian sacks.... getting beer...

Lol .......grommet hangin off the crane..... Yep gas conversion

Need a few blokes for a demo at the Albert River Winery, Tamborine, on the 12 June 2011 , (2nd Sunday).
Gates open for public at 0900, we're in at 0600. (forges, anvils, yada yada, crane truck from here)

Heritage displays, plus Heavy and Light Horse Cav displays. all funds raised will go to flood assistance.

so far, Grommet and I are in.

dunno what the finnish time is yet, so plan for the day.

contact me to acknowledge availability.

Sat 19th March
Drizzle sort of set in after lunch, didn't slow any one down...coupla fire pokers for the weld and eyes,
A quickie twisted hook from some thread from me,..(Jasson's donation of half a ton of off cuts), a tin smithing hammer from Neil.. A rustic knife by Stewart, ,...Paul with a tomahawk from a rail nail...nice upsetting and slitting…. Bitta guidance from Wayne for a young bloke new to the fire...BBQ...
broken top tool, as an example not to harden the whole tool...

next meets are 2nd and 23rd April

addition to the gogettamobile...
it was on, now the hyd tank and pump is on and plumbed, just waiting for the 24vdc alternator, some batteries, solenoids, and some wiring (one or two pays and or a few jobs ). sure beats the hand pump crane.
5.8ltr f150, 3.6mtr tray, grommet showing off the 2 t CRANE! ...and a par...tridge in a pear...

Get hammered is just an event book mark ... Not a chronological marker

Whoohoo!! We got our own section!