Scott NC

Tom Swift Jr had his atomic jet and I read his adventures in the 1960's. Does Johhny Sokko and His Flying Robot belong in this conversation? Who cares! Brain novacaine.... I like Verne too. Just look at the clothing and haircuts. Rotary phones. Ahh, the good ole days.

Tell me more....

I've read Isaac Asimov, H.G. Wells, Raybradbury and a few others, but I can tell I'm treading in deep water even posting this. I have heard of the Hitchikers Guide, but never read it. I will. I am but a neophyte in these smoky realms. Please forgive..... I did see a Rod Serling version of "How to serve man" on tee vee. So there.

I concur 100%. Theres a slew of interesting things I dont comment on, due to: priorities, time restraints, missed posts, but mostly lack of knowledge and experience on my part. I wasn't fishing, just blathering on and trying to have fun as usual. Thomas, is there a guidebook for us Tellurians? I sure could use one. Badly..... I googled "sol 3 guidebook" and came up with Sol Gel Synthesis and learned all about mechanical, optical, electrical and magnetic properties of sol-gel derived materials and the methods for their characterization such as diffraction methods and nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared and Raman spectroscopies.

I just noticed, my Pinocchio works in reverse. His nose grows when somebody else tells a whopper... Lol... It's been a long day. "I'm watching you... "Frosty"... or whatever your name really is.

I no longer work there. BTW its in that too depending on the oil you chose. Vinegars probably ok though.

The process that made the blue cheese dressing you had at supper could blow a hole in the ground 50' deep and flatten/incinerate a 10 city block radius. If something went "wrong" that is.

Very cool indeed. I almost thought the blade was somehow inlaid for pete's sake! Again, nice work. Scott

Not to detract from the blade, but is that a stained glass something in the reflection on it? Just curious. Nice work.

Careful Frosty, remember the nose!

Poor Pinocchio. Nobody likes you.... Maybe that's because your rr spike tip nose would start growing when others tell a fib, yarn or other outlandish, unbelievable, long winded spoof of their exploits. Your photo, nose included, would take up too much bandwidth if that were to happen. Might stall out the whole forum. Maybe the internet itself. Poor Pinocchio.....

I am always the last to know.... Seriously though, it's a new one to me and rather exciting. I was trying to glue glass bead "eyeballs" on a few projects, but they looked all bulgey and you could see the glue through the glass. I can envision a new way of doing it now. I have an idea for a big butterfly (big chopper mandibles and all) with all different colors built into its wings and may be able to adapt this technique too it. There is an artist collective near me and I may pay them a visit. I know they have a glass blowing department and may be able to learn something first hand. It's been years since I last visited and things may have changed, especially with this foul virus circulating around. I'd do some experimenting but my shop has been downsized, packed up and buried behind several tons of assorted household belongings. Thanks for the thoughts and information fellows. Ben Franklin: “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” True for some.... Others, not so much. Scott

That is a nice machine, Ed. Its very satisfying cutting metal on a tool you built yourself. I built Gingerys shaper many years ago and learned a lot from doing it. It lasted a long time but eventually fell apart and into the rolloff it went (minus a few MAPs). It bit me once in a careless moment so I wasnt too sad to see it go. Scott

Thats a fine bottle opener and a cool concept. I can imagine all sorts of possibilities. I may need a bigger forge though. I wonder if contraction of the metal as it cools would present a problem with cracking and if tempering and slow cooling would help. How about slumping it into/over expanded metal?!? I have some research to do... Something new, red hot and dangerous to delve into. Wonderful!!! Thankfully, I dont have to take Metformin.

I like the rusty, crusty look is all. How does the torch work fit in with the glass? Melt it down into the holes in the perforated metal? I used to be into electronics and could make leds slowly glow on and off, among other things, but it was all too fiddely for my metalwork. I never got all that good at it. Stunning effect though.

Robert, it was a made as a gift by myself and an accomplice to a young girl who likes monsters. Quite honestly I cringed when I saw how they festooned it. Actually, it hurts my eyes and I should not have posted it ;-). Im a Hack too.

Ahh... As Ozzy says... "The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me..." I seriously wasnt trying to dredge that up from the depths. Loose lips sink ships . I might as well show the final product. It kind of turned out along the lines of what Frosty had in mind. What say you Frosty? Disclaimer: I have no control over anything after it leaves my shop.

High praise in my book. I posted a project of a ladybug on here a while ago that had vicious mandibles. No flame thrower, alas. We named it Gamera if I remember right. Asian lady beetles will chew on you. They actually bite. I cleaned out a dead tomato patch one year that was infested with them.

The edit function is junk!

Im going to start making lady bugs!

Ok. Ill quit kicking this dead (infested) horse thread back to life but not before one last quote from the master. 8-)

Robert, those teeth are actually the retaining/locking rings for the nut that holds those very roller bearings in place. I just flatten them with a hammer, cut out the section I need. If I want smiley teeth (8-)), I heat it gently (they are thin) with a torch to "back bend" them. Wish I had pictures but you get the idea. I've toyed with the idea of using the same concept on gears and cogs. Heres another, but harder to see them. Scott.

I apoligize. Its from the Andy Griffith Show!

Testing.... Testing....

George, I've never been there or smelled that, but I've close ones who have. Recently. Our family is military. Smell that bad does not go away even after its molecules have faded out, I suspect. Still, the skunk was bad. I had to crawl under and pull it out. And it came apart in the process. (Sigh...) Thank you! This just keeps getting better!