Ripe for havoc

[Ironbearmarine]

I’ll hold the spike. You swing the hammer. When i nod my head, hit it…

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I saw a video about a farmer in England who is also a mad bodger. He likes to build things that ostensibly helps him get things done on the farm. Builds...

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I am participating in a Craft Show in our county’s only town, Port Townsend. I have an extensive selection of sculpture and metal craft work, but i...

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you are most likely correct. However this model was custom built. Only 600 made. Had a full bench seat in front and i was told it had a ford lehman diesel....

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I was in and around Japan in the early 1970’s. The “z” cars were sold a “Fairlady” and were marketed to women drivers. No Japanese man would...

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You could try online with Airgas or Central Welding. Online. Buying from them for years. No complaints....

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I have a Beardmore London taxi. It had one of these in the boot when i bought it. The previous owner repowered it with a ‘73 datsun engine. It originally...

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I was speaking about the knob you turn to tension the hair. The long screw had rusted in place and someone in twisting the knob sheared it off. If that...

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Replace your hoses! Disconnect them from your tanks and discard them, now!
then leak test your regulators with soapy water. If you are lucky, getting...

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Here’s a new Something I Did Today. I have a little 17 foot sailboat thats about 90 years old. It sank a number of years ago and i salvaged it. Its...

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You know whats really fun, Fiddle Fixer? Its getting a beautiful bow with gold fittings and a tortoise shell frog and finding the tensioning nut has sheared...

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In my studio i have an old stoneware crock. In it is about twenty antique violin bows. I call it my “bowquet”. It seems to me that your tailstock...

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At a craft show last month i met a metals craftsman who had a beautiful selection of handmade knives, wood chisels, specialty hammers, and jewelry. The...

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I had just bought a Chinese mini-lathe and i checked the 3-jaw chuck’s runout, which was .006. Using a .5 inch steel dowel. I then checked the runout...