Harry
That a 2lb hammer is precision instrument is exactly what I was told
as I started my practicle work in the works by a smith. The hammer
was placed in my hands a piece of screwed up brown paper was laid on
the leveling block and I spent the next few days learning to flaten
the paper without h
At 05:52 PM 5/25/04 +0200, you wrote:
>you don't see any problems with that big ball pein hammer?
According to a few of the mechanics who've worked on my cars it's a
precision instrument.
Regards,
Harry
it is STILL raining!)
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Subject: Re[2]: wire for threading 0-80 (Now annealing & tempering)
Harry
you don't see any problems with that big ball pein hammer?
Harry
you don't see any problems with that big ball pein hammer?
You ever heard about the old Smith who siad to his stiker
"when I nod my head - you hit it" ? Oh boy, thin wire big hammer, there
are good chances of hitting the nail right on the thumb.
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Bert & Edmunda
At 12:08 AM 5/25/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Warpage indeed... I'll end up with pretzels for main-rods for sure!
>Trot, the twisted, fox...
I simply don't see the problem . . . . . you have a big ball pein
hammer . . . you have a flat rock . . . .?
Regards,
Harry
Oh, there you go Harry. Just bash my hopes on the rocks of despair!
Warpage indeed... I'll end up with pretzels for main-rods for sure!
Guess I'll just have to try it to find out.
Trot, the twisted, fox...
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...well I will try this for the third time... as a reply not a new
message...hope it works this time... by the time I get this to work the
subject will be forgoten...
Hi All,
A while back I made a sightglass for one of my steamers based on a past
article from SITG and had to cut some 0-80 threads
At 05:53 PM 5/24/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Would this work for making side-rods with that loverly patina seen on the
>full size beasts? They are a medium brown polished look from years of
being annealed annually for stress relief.
It could. The hot-dip-in-oil process leaves a coating of dead
Say...
Would this work for making side-rods with that loverly patina seen on the
full size beasts? They are a medium brown polished look from years of being
annealed annually for stress relief. I had thought of trying to soak them
in old motor oil but that seems a waste of time as the coating
At 05:44 PM 5/24/04 -0400, you wrote:
>To blue small screws, . . . a can filled with old drain oil from the car.
That's the way I do it. I tip 'em into the oil, red hot. It kind of
stinks for a bit but the blue is a beautiful blue-black.
Regards,
Harry
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From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> And for anyone needing to anneal small steel parts . . . .
consider
> silica sand.
> To heat a small, thin, or delicate part which needs to be evenly
> heated, and/or heated to exactly a certain color (temp), lay it
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