ferretman Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 is it me or does everyone who has an interest in metal work who sees any piece of steel hanging around just have to pick it and take it home and wonder what it can be made into , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 some call it a gift, others a curse, pretty much comes with the territory :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Friends say that the metal "calls to me" as the only explanation why I seem to be able to find stuff buried or out of sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Bryan Morgan Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 What? Sorry, I saw a piece of metal on the side of the road and got distracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Greetings, If it begins with F and ends with E ... Its for me.... Don't leave your scooter parked to long at the hammer in.... It might just turn into a tool or sculpture... Welcome to our world... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec.S Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Some people listen to music when they are on a bus or train... I on the other hand, look eagerly out of the window for scrap steel on the side of the road..... Just your normal 15 year old kid! wait.... hang on.... that's not normal ;) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I refer to it as the "magnetic personality" ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Good Mourning, I can't remember, Is this a problem????? :) :) Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I could confess to having picked up auto wheel weights from roadsides since I was about 8 year old.... one day I'll make that repousse block... ;)=) A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Think of it as your artisitic insight being awakened. One man's trash .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gaddis Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Just ironing out the details.... Carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 My metal disorder is where I keep those rescued treasures. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Its not just bits of metal, its tools as well Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I could confess to having picked up auto wheel weights from roadsides since I was about 8 year old.... one day I'll make that repousse block... ;)=) A. Word of Warning, wheel weights are no longer made of pure lead, and the resulting blocks are somtimes not suitable for repousse blocks for fine work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Looks like its not just me then .happy smithing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsShip Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I developed the habit since I can't afford to buy stock metal, and often scrounge for springs and things to forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Emig Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Sorry, I was just digging through a couple tons of metal outside the shop looking for just the right piece and missed your comment... Better hurry up and repeat it before I start looking for the other piece I need.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Whew....and I thought I was alone with this afliction. Is there a medical term, are there group therapy sessions, is it fatal, can I still live a normal life? Last time I moved, I scraped a half ton. Sure not looking forward to another move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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