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Senft

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  1. Occasionally though you see some things like this-  Link to esty sales site removed.

    Tons of sales, he's getting good prices too. What is the secret to this? Obviously you have to do much work to promote the Etsy store to get the traffic to yours, you can't just put a few things up and expect everyone to find it right away... but what are these people doing to get it?

  2. Thank you! Great stuff. Having had some exposure to both, it's very interesting the different ideas and approaches to the same thing you see between American and British steam locos. Plate vs. bar or cast frames, they don't use mechanical stokers, they don't wear gloves while running (and look surprised if you ask!) they may hold a rag in their hand instead. Cleaner design, lighter, less appliances etc., and naturally built to smaller clearances, it goes on... Very neat! 

  3. I too tried this- Industrial Coverage Corp? Phone calls ,emails, paper mailed app form, online app form, no reply at all. Don't know what could be going on there. It became obvious that if a certificate of insurance to get into a show or god forbid a claim needed? If they won't even sell it then after the sale does not look good.

    Talked with the owner of a local Erie agency that took the time to hear story- pictures of work were needed, a few lengthy phone calls to clarify what it is you do, trouble is it is not a clean fit into a normal category. Artist, sculptor, ornamental iron was able to fit apparently but it took some time to figure out.

  4. 42 minutes ago, Kevin_Olson said:

    Here's my clothes dryer forge. Disk brake rotor firepot and im using thr dryer fan for the blower. I have a nice slide gate for air control that works great. 

    I really like that!

  5. I recently visited Barcelona, and noticed a new to me finish/ coating / metal paint. This appeared to be common on very much of the outdoor metal work from Gaudi decorative iron elements to normal gates, fences, and even water fountains. It resembles and feels to the touch like a newly sandblasted surface with a bit darker color- close to graphite. Appears very similar to graphite mixed with a binder but is not slippery, in fact has a gritty texture, satin finish with barely visible sparkles as though it contains some fine abrasive. Looks so close to a metal surface it's hard to tell it's paint, except where it's chipped. A little googling turned up mentions of "Hammerite" paint- however the pictures of Hammerite really do not resemble what I saw. Type of thing I've been looking for forever but not seen! Had no luck trying to find out on the short trip...

    Anybody know what this stuff is?

  6. 2 hours ago, David Einhorn said:

    I usually go to  Boulevard Sales , about half the price of buying from welding/fabrication shops because they are one of those places that the welding shops purchase their steel. It's close to you and they will cut for a fee.

    Boulevard Sales Corp

    Structural Steel Supplier

    7205 Washington Blvd

    Elkridge, MD 21075

    410-796-9370

     

    M-F 7:30 – 4

    Sat 7:30 - noon

     

    Me too! Sadly, last time I went- about a month ago they were just closing the door for good. Literally just as I got there. 

    So I'll be looking also.

  7. That's pretty cool. Do you work for Steam into History or over at Strasburg? I've always loved steam locomotives. Getting to work on one would be really neat. They have a small steam excursion line not all that far from my house in New Hope Pa.

    B&O Museum. Mostly work on a 50 ton Porter built in 1950. We also have some replicas of older locos that operate.

  8. Several years ago I started making bottle openers and searched around looking at as many pictures as I could so as not to directly copy anything. Made a bunch, each slightly different of course. In the last year mainly noticed a number of others of the same pattern and after going around with myself decided not to worry too much. Pretty much all seem to be some variation of a loop, hook, or question mark. I'm sure the same basic things get created in different places independently. You can pull your hair trying to come up with something new then see someone else has done it but who knows when??

  9. I have a Milwaukee with variable speed control (don't remember model number offhand but the mag base and drill motor unit were sold separarately). I like it much better than dewalt and some others i've used. Variable speed much nicer, general quality seems better. As I recall it seems to maintain speed control with varying loads.

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