ThomasPowers Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Peavine, Lincoln, Prairie Grove, Fayetteville, been around those parts; shoot I was born out there as well as my eldest daughter! (During a full Moon in Springdale!) I picked up a small blower like that from the "Black Hole in Los Alamos"; cept mine has AEC scratched into the paint....of course all the folks at the BHofLA have Geiger counters in their off hand(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Murray Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Just stopped by the local truck repair shop .the guy gave me these trailer springs and said come back anytime always welcome to go though the scrap trailer. 13 4"×3/8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 Be very careful removing that collar and bolt from the leaf spring assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Agreed. Something that can hold the bundle tight while the bolt is removed and then released gradually (such as a large C-clamp) would be advisable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Large postvise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Murray Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Coil springs that are still on the struts,yes very careful. Leaf springs that are off the vehicle and not under any load I,ve never had a problem with. I just cut these bolts off with the grinder cutoff wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I would strongly suggest taking the coil spring/strut assembly's to an auto repair place and have them disassemble them. Look at some utube videos to see what can happen if things go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The first time I disassembled one I put clamps on by advice from here, when cutting the bolt of it still went flying through the room, luckily the spring assembly didn't violently release their load. I'm really glad I read that you should put on clamps as I'm unsure of what would've happened if I hadn't. Even if the springs are not attached to the vehicles there can still be a stress on them. ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Murray Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I agree coil springs and strut assemblies are very dangerous. Never had a problem with leaf springs that are off the vehicle. But as always safety first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 This was with leaf springs. I don't have much experience with disassemlilng them but that one and a second time. Even if it should be fine, better safe than sorry and it's zero hassle to put on a clamp. ~Jobtiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) the leafsprings I've had the bolt and collar only align and held the leafs together not under any pressure like a Coil spring which can turn into a projectile Jobtiel what kind of clamp you use? an F or C clamp? Edited November 1, 2022 by M.J.Lampert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobtiel1 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I used an f clamp, don't have any C clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 A nice hammerhead followed me home. The guy who owned it before, didn't want to put a new handle in it. Also he welded on it, but it cleaned up nice. 1500g. A bit heavy for my taste, but never bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 This arrived in the mail yesterday: a 3D-printed prototype of a replacement stop collar for my fly press. It was made by a member of a robotics team coached by an old college friend. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet, since I’ll have to disassemble the press a bit to get the collar into place, but if it performs as desired, we’ll see about machining one in steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Have them make the next one with bolts on either side so you can apply it to the shaft without disassembly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Or hinged on one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 need to get some pictures but was given an old tube radio cabinet to refurbish it. It has working inners and once I have the cabinet fixed the owner is letting me decide what happens to it. not sure what make or model but there is a stamping on the inside "10/36" and another "Neptune" so my guess is a 1937 model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Made me sift through a bunch of console radio images looking for a name. Then I re-read an email from a friend who I pay Call of Cthulhu with who happens to have a masters degree in history. When he sets up a game in a time period it's loaded with accurate details, people, events, etc. Anyway, out current game is taking place in 1927 and a lot of the story depends on detecting and tracking a radio signal / interference and. . . Anyway, a radio shop is one of the game locations and I had to read a bunch. Long story short a 1927 radio shop typically had a store room full of various popular brand radio chassis, speakers, panels, RCA, Motorola, Magnavox, Victrola, Philco, etc. The work room in the shop was typically a cabinet shop where custom furniture cabinetry was made. OR the chosen radio was fitted to the chosen cabinet. There were companies that just made cabinets too. It wasn't until sometime in the 1940s after WWII IIRC that the big companies squeezed out the hundreds of little local shops and a person could buy a mass produced radio and cabinet say, Sears. All those little neighborhood "radio" shops had names and put them in the cabinet, not ON them, IN. Putting your name in plan sight was considered tacky unless it was a name to be bragged about. It didn't matter if they were made in shop or a specialty shop, the radio store put their name in it or added theirs to. I don't know what the chances are of finding information about your radio cabinet but I'm betting you'll need to track it to the place it was sold, maybe made. It could be a fun bit of research to find out what or where a "Neptune" radio console was made or sold. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Got an unexpected surprise in the mail today! a friend and forum member sent me a chisel they made! thanks a bunch!!! I’ll let you identify if you want too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 If you have an idea of the area of location you might try checking old telephone books or city directories. I'd start with the nearest town or city large enough to have a radio shop and work out from there. My research into this kind of thing is all analog, e.g. going to the local library and actually looking in old phone and city directories. Some or much may have been scanned and is now available on line. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I went down this rabbit hole on Google. Seems Neptune Cabinets were produced in Neptune NJ and Emerson radios used them among others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said: sent me a chisel I think I saw the post about that one after it was made. A good looking chisel and it should cut with the welded in HC bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonred Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Should have been in Followed Me Home Picked up at Wimberly Market days, surprised at price $5 for all. Going to make bottle openers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No pictures? Didn't happen, as per Iforge tradition. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I see you spent more time down the rabbit hole than I did this time around. I got really lost when Sean linked me so I could get up to speed for the game. I knew I recognized Neptune but searches didn't hit on anything relevant. Nice looking chisel. Whoever you are. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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