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In the wheel pick? like 15+ inches diameter and tapered down to twelve. Some were hollowed down half way on the tapered end but those two were solid.

I told someone I would get pics of the 55 gallon barrel mill balls. Apparently it was moved somewhere because they swear they did not sell it and it was not taken to to the mill. So no pics of that. Since I was there anyway I decided to get a few pics. Yes some of them are sideways First two are teeth of some sort. There were a bunch of these and they were all in barrels or laid out nice on pallets The next three are railroad parts. ASOs anyone? That spring is really three springs. Some were still attached to the part that attaches to the car. I was able to find one outer spring by itself and it came home with me all 70 pounds of it. I could barely lift the ones with all three springs. I have a question about number 6. I found more sawmill saw blades without the brazed on carbide pieces but the the teeth were rusted differently from the rest of the blade. You can see the pattern in the pick. Is this tooth a larger piece of carbide brazed on? All of the teeth showed this pattern The very last pic was just for the coll find aspect. And it made me think Ausfire could do something cool with them. They told they have a little over 147 acres of scrap. Lots of cool stuff. I am trying to get permission to take real photos in yard but so far no such luck. They are afraid I am going to kill myself.

Something I know about. I work on boats that come out of the water every 3-5 years. Lots of them are older houseboats with steel pontoons. Stay away from the spray on rubber. I would do this 1 of two ways It would help if I had a pic 1(what I would do)- Install a rubber pond liner. Attach it to the upper rim and put a frame on it to hide the liner edges. You will not have to worry about making sure the basin is water tight. this is the easiest way to keep the basin from rotting out. For the sculpture I would spray on the galvanize stuff. If you want to the steel to show through and look like steel coat it well with several coats of water proof poly. You will have to repaint it though, often. For the area where the water will be coming out of or in constant contact I would find marine bottom paint. Not the anti fouling stuff, the bitumen stuff. This is the cheapest. There are MUCH more expensive things out there but not necessary. 2-Bitumen paint the basin. Two coats and make sure you put it on thick near any seam, and corner. Also put it on the areas that will be getting the most water. Waterproof poly the rest to keep the look of the steel. This will have to be replaced over time. If this is going to be an outside fountain make sure you get the poly that is suitable for being outside.

Ok. I am going to try this today. I have the silver, I have the copper, i have the crucible, I have the water, the cloth and the pot. I have been looking all over the net for the answer to this question. When introducing the silver to the copper do I need a flux of some sort. There is a video where a guy does flux but that is only one video. I am also wondering if i need to drop a bit of charcoal into the crucible to control the oxygen?

Bummers. They are a sizable employer.

When are you planning on kicking the bucket? I got family in Corsicana who would be happy to help me move it. I can be there in 2 days. My standard answer when folks ask how much items are worth is "not worth a single penny". Ends the conversation.

I did as much of everything as I could get my hands on. Ditched it all when I was in my twenties. I loved my then girl friend more than I did the other stuff. Married her too. Then I hit 39. For about 5 years I was having a surgery every year or so. Both shoulders, hand, back, Me and the opiates got along wonderfully. First it was for the pain but in no time I was using them to get through the day, and to sleep at night etc.....You would think I would have known better but the doc prescribed them and I never even gave it a thought. 11 months without pills next week. Kicking those were no problem compared to the cigarettes. 20 years and I still want one.

I took one semester of ancient greek. The prof said he would pass me if I NEVER took another class of ancient Greek. True story. I was that bad at it. Tried hard, real hard, just never could wrap my head around it. I am taking notes about different cooking methods.

Okay. I get it now.

Cool thread. Glad it was resurrected. I am coming back to my large cameras. While I use my digital camera a lot, my large format cameras are calling me. I dusted off the 8x10 a few days ago, and started looking for all of my processing equipment.

I see the benefits but i also see the large size of the machine. I am guessing, since there are not a lot of responses I will need to get or build a 2x72.

Bummers. Laying off the most experienced is like chasing the lowest bid. Never made sense to me. Good luck with the new venture.

I am planning a trip to the scrap yard next week and will get some pics. I don't understand what this means.

The 2x72 standard sized grinder unit is both bulky and takes up a chunk of real estate. If all goes well I will have to move all of my stuff to a much smaller space. Right now my shop is 32 x 90ish feet but we are trying to sell the property. When it sells I have to move everything home to a space a quarter of that size or less. Because of this I am looking to be able to mount everything machine wise on on the 4 foot side of my 4x8 welding table. A 2x72 will take up a lot of space. If I have to do that then fine but I would prefer a more compact unit. 2x48 and 2x42 get mentioned sometimes but it seems not a lot of folks use them. Why is that? Are these smaller units too limited? So folks understand, this is not a matter of cost, tools cost money and you pay for the best you can afford. My goal for the machine is to finish forged knives, not swords

That is quite the pattern. Very Nice. Can't wait so what you dress them in. What steels did you use to get such a major contrast?

A reminder of how unpredictable life is.

Those are nice tools. I am envious of your free time. I have Three bosses. One understands the meaning of contract time. The other two can be real butt busters. I've been trying to get fired for years but when you sleep with one, and the couch sucks you do what you must. The third boss is me and well I can't seem to get fired there either. Darn my parents for instilling a strong work ethic.

I wondered about that Steve. Do the losers suffer any business loss. I have seen a few whose arrogance really stuck out in the beginning then they lost first thing. I was planning if we sold our business to pay one of those guys for a week of training. After seeing his attitude I started looking elsewhere.

Good to hear. Surprised the bandages are off. Every surgery I've had (two shoulders, wrist, hand, back) I had to keep it covered for over a week. Get a a couple closed eyes tattooed above it. When someone asks tell them to shhh or they'll wake the demon up then whisper you are not responsible for what happens to their soul after that.

Good points. I had several GCs as customers when I took over. They road the boom well. Big houses, big trucks, even bigger boats. None of them made it out anywhere near successful. I talked to one a few weeks ago and he said he was probably 10 percent of where he was. He said it was rough winter though. I don't think the recreational marine industry had any illusions about success during that time. Those portraits of success never said things were great. Down sizing seemed to be the way it was handled. Unfortunately workers lost their jobs but a business owner's first responsibility is the business. That is what feeds their families. On a side note I found it interesting that during this time shops around here saw an increase in very high end boats coming in for repairs and looking for high end storage. Lake Powell also saw increase in the number of million dollar boats. Not every one suffered

I was very impressed with the way the Marine industry trade publication, I used to get, handled the down turn. Yes they tried to put a happy face on it but they reported on the real struggles people were going through. They also showcased business that were making it and what they were doing. I learned quite a bit. We shut down the Marine Service section of the business because I could not find employees who would take pride in their work. and it was dragging us down. As a teacher I was not there all the time and our shop managers were as bad as the mechanics. I had no idea it was acceptable to call in "Too drunk to come to work". Every business person I talked to here said it was very common. The price of being in a place with a limited workforce, and an even more limited skilled workforce. My favorite call in will always be "I'll be really late because I'm ******* my old lady". Something to be said for honesty I guess.

Robert, they are in a scrap yard. 35 cents a pound on a good day. 50 cents a pound on a bad day. Really rusty and beat to xxxx. Very few of them are still round. Some look like beans or nuggets.

May have to rethink the mill balls. That is what they are. Fun to roll around and fidget with. I three 1.75 inch ones in my desk I fidget with.

Prayer sent. Went through lower back surgery and had 95% nerve blockage. Doc was surprised I was able to walk at all. Surgery was the closest thing I will ever come to experiencing a miracle. You will be asleep so there is no reason to worry. DON'T do what I did and try to watch a youtube video of your surgery before you go in. It scared the crap out of me. I lost some serious manhood points after that. Don't let your pride get in the way of your healing. You can easily screw up the work they do if you do not do everything the doc tells you to do for as long as they tell you too. I hope you have someone you can rely on for a while. If not reach out. Good luck

The scrap yard is a rabbit hole. soooo much good stuff, so much to sift through. I've had several people give me the same advice as Squirrelonastick gave. I decided to take it and I am glad I did. I am trying to work through the ABANA lessons and you just can't do it if you don't know what you have. I got a stick of 3/8 round and 1/2 square. That's 40 feet of known metal so each piece I cut off will act just like the one before. I can concentrate on my technique.....which really sucks right now.