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How can AI be a well covered topic when advances move so fast. What is the word? Exponentialy? I will look into them though.. Ben G. Thomas...

Good or bad? It's coming fast. Do you think it can't mimic blacksmith or metal arts? Will we be able to tell the difference? It's a hideous idea, but there's no hiding from it. Robot blacksmiths, artisans, fabricators, artists, what have you. Do you think someday it wont even require physical robots? What do you think the end game will be? I would never quit doing what I do in the face of it, but I wonder about human creativity. It may not be on everybodies radar but maybe it should be.

My mom loses her purse from time to time so they can be a good thing. She's getting on in years. I lost my false teeth once and that cost me.... I bet a chip for them isn't far down the road..... Better living through AI.....

Whatever you do, don't throw the 11B block away. You may want to use it in place of that crazy bearing roller for some purpose in the future. I should have mentioned that.

Thank you for the photo's and your thoughts. It looks like fun for all. Sledge on an axe, eh? .

Ahhh, just attach an AirTag to everything you own.

I like the idea of an Armed Rooster very much. I like to draw but nothing of mine will ever end up in the Louvre. When you settle on a concept, it might be fun to draw. A beak shaped helmet, as part of the overall suit of rooster body armor, would be cool. Theres all kinds of helms, maybe the beak should stick out just so it looks "roosterish". Might get knocked off in battle though.....

Thanks, Jeff. I have been side tracked, just lately, as well. I have a list of things to try, too. Aric, it was an old project and I haven't casted in a long time, but it was fun. I am getting the itch to get back into it but will try iron instead. Aluminum and brass have a cold look to them, I don't want to mess with bronze, so I think I will build a cupola and take a whack at it. I'd like to make an iron butterfly..... IFCW, only 4" tall. The whole skeloton was 20" tall. It was for a halloween display. A forged one would look better, I think.

I looked for a patent on this drill and could find nothing. One of the brothers had a few patents for taps, dies and other things but nothing on the drill itself. I used every name associated with them but, nothing. I wonder if companies sold rights to use their ideas and designs. I did find an old sales catalog but it did not list their drills by number. I like a challenge and may keep looking. Here's a wheel attachment I found interesting. No shop would be complete without one.....

You should never sell yourself short. You can do it! I think aluiniminilioman works as long as you can say the word and convey your meaning.

Did you make that? Yes, it is cast in anumilum. Allunimum. I mean eluminuionm. Maybe it was pot metal.

I like your mori coins, Shainarue. I had never heard of such a thing, it is an interesting study. Congratulations to your nephew.

Ham, beef, chicken, moose.....?

I leave you with this. Make of it what you will....

I'm curious about this. How does one go about that?

Repeatability is always a challenge when bending. I used to bend those big tapered "arms" that hold up traffic lights at intersections on a long, very heavey duty, horizontal bending machine. The poles were 20-30' long, or longer in some cases, and it had different dies for different radii. We kept notes on the length to bend and after a few trial and errors on the first ones we had movable electric eye sensor we would set up to stop the bender. They came close to tolerance (+-3 degrees) but never the same. If they were over bent, we would hold the big, base end up on an overhead crane and slam the bend on the floor, you eventually got a feel for how hard to throw it down. This took out some of the bend. We also made the arms that hold up power lines on transmission poles. Same general principal only shorter. They were 3/8-1/2" thick, tapered, hexagonaly bent material though, so you had to put them in the bender backwards to take some radius out. That machine scared everybody and nobody wanted to work on it. It used rather large chain to hold the base end and pull the smaller end around the die. It creaked and groaned enough to make you grit your teeth. All the pipe, tubing and plate steel was formed in house so I imagine it was due to the quality of the steel. It came in by rail car, probably from China.

Angiolino, it seems you are trying Jerry's advice. Nothing to laugh at. I wish I could advise you, but like I said, I'm learning right along with you. Keep seeking the knowledge you are looking for. You will find it.

Maybe you could use some of the nicer beads to adorn something you make, whatever that may be, for family members.

I like the idea of using the school mascot and will work that into whatever I make. I wonder about shipping a suit of armor though....

George, I won't do a cannon because I have a small collection my Grandpa made. They are all going to him someday when I am gone. I want this to be one of a kind. I may pm you just to pick your mind. Post anything you think of. I appreciate the ideas. He graduates Sunday, so what I make, it's going to be late. Iron dragon, I am the most horrible bladesmith you will ever meet. I now wish I had expanded my talents in that area. He would like a battle axe. PB. Cannot do cannon. You should finish that one just because. Hope your ankle goes well.

I will tell you what, George. I wasn't at risk as I assumed it drove the devil out. It wasn't until I smelled it going bad that I had to go under and find it. It had plenty of time to air out, pesticide wise. Jeff, sometimes we learn the hard way. I'll tell you the about the time I tried to fix my pit well myself, sometime.....

Did somebody say crackers?I One of our family...

Bug spray in enclosed spaces is a bad thing. I tried to drive a skunk out from under a mobile home once by throwing bug bombs under there. It killed it instead and I had to crawl under there and pull it's carcass out. I doubt a respirator would help much in there.

My oldest Grandson is graduating this year and I would like to make him something as a gift. His main passion's are firearms and medieval things. I have had a few idea's but I want to make something really unique and so I am asking for input. One of his options after graduation is a job offer from a major ammunition mfg and I think he is going to take it. I have to ship it to him so it can't be a full size civil war cannon (he likes anything that goes BOOM). I can forge something or weld together a sculpture. I would prefer forging at this point. It should be something from my own imagination but I can put my own personal touch on any suggestions, most likely. Thanks for any ideas.

I was about to recommend the Teotihuacan Pyramids of Mexico City, Billy, but you can't climb them anymore. I googled it. I was lucky enough to go when you still could and went to the top of the Temple of the Sun. Unreal.