Found Dreaming

Yea, I wanted to use the offcuts from the table saw and such, just knock the corners down quickly, then run it through those to create the dowel rods, then I can use those for the foundry patterns. Around here, you can only get really coarse grain beech or oak dowel rods, and neither are good for pa...

Well, a little bit of an update on the linseed oil situation. It has thickened up considerably and is about the same consitancy as sodium silicate. I put a bit, just soaking it on to a piece of pine, and within 24 hours, it had soaked in and was cured. I ran my thumb over it with considerable pressu...

Still alive here, havnt done any casting tho even tho I really want to, lol. Just waiting on the weather to warm up first.

lol, I was going to say that richard is over there going "yea, it's so cold we had to put a shirt on", and we're up here dressing up like an eskimo every time we need to walk to the garage or car, lol.

buckeye chuck huh? I think it's about time I got a new hat, lol.

lol, if phil comes out and sees his shadow, he's a braver soul than I am because I dont want to go out in this weather.

It seems that metal casting and metal shaping don't have many young guys. I would guess that 90% of the guys under 30 now couldn't drive a nail with a hammer. But they can swing a mean video game. Richard Yea, for the most part that's true, but I think most have just moved away from forums and more...

oh man, Im sorry to hear that. He seemed like a pretty cool guy back when we were on alloyavenue. My best wishes to his family.

lol latz, one wrong mistake and you'll be singing christmas songs.

"Chestnuts roasting over an open fire", lol.

Jammer wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 27, 2025 10:55 am

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Don't eat too much.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone also, and no promises on eating too much, lol.