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argent

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  1. Or, you could use some disks cut from a kitty-litter bucket to take up the end play, just dis assemble the outer plate, place them on the out-board side (or the end that rubs) and voila', new bushings!!
  2. Cats are the only solution, everything else pales in comparison, no poison, no carbon off-sets!! HA HA!!
  3. Boy, you got that right! My wife keeps wondering what I see in it. I keep telling her that it beats hanging out in the bar! No really though, it is a very therapeutic hobby, I deal with people who (for one reason or another) do not want to do the job they are being paid VERY well to do (Teamsters), and it helps to have something hard to beat on at the end of the day. Things right now are kind of wierd, I have just moved to a new place, and my wife and I are still in an apartment! YUCK!! I am very thankfull though, I still have a good job, the kids are on their own (well sort-of), and buying a new place is going well, but I miss my laboratory (shop).
  4. A bird in a roomfull of cats had better learn to "meow"
  5. Iron Surgeon, I have spent many hours looking at "blueprints" by your hand, you have no need to apologise...
  6. I personally don't have much experience with using coal. For the silver work I do, the impurities in ANY type of coal contaminates the metal when it is molten. I have always used charcoal, supplemented with L.P. for a very fast fire. I guess it has to do with the trace metals contained in the coal. Not that I have any problem with coal... just the opposite, here in Sebastian county, the coal is supposed to be a very strong coaking type of bituminous. I can't wait to try some out on steel work in the future. I will let you all know... Jim
  7. In the past, mostly silversmithing. I love casting wire blanks, rolling them out, and then drawing my own wire. Of course having a hot fire leads to making my own crucible tongs, and assorted small tools to help with my wire-making. I also love wood carving and I am getting to be a pretty fair hand at making my own gouges and chisels... nothing big, alas, my space is too small for very large work. My computer skills are still in the infant stage. I still do not have a digital cam, nor the knowledge to post pics yet, but that will come... Thanks Frosty!
  8. I have been casually looking thru this site for a couple of weeks now. I feel it is high time to become a member, so that I can fully use this mine of information. the depth of experience is outstanding! I especially like the idea of NO SPAM. Having been a millwright in my past life ( life before the freight biz ), I have had the tools and knowledge of machinery principles for years, and now that I am in a part of the country that has all the raw materials to fully pursue my crafting hobbies (except for silver), I am looking forward to picking a few minds, and offering any help I can to others. I really enjoy making my own tools, and it seems that with the help of this site's "blueprint" section, I will have all the ideas I can handle for a long, long time!
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