Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[Guster]

I think with the new forge in play he's lost interest in cleaning up the shop.

Life is short, there's metal to melt. I'm only doing what I have to.

The foundry also helps clean up all the scrap aluminium into nice stack of muffins and ingots of course!

 

[dchance]

Andy
It's been two years and 5281 posts since you started this thread. It has been enjoyable following along with you on your adventures. Looking forward to following some more.

Dwight

 

[dchance]

Andy,
Looks like a good time was had by all.

It's been two years since you started this thread and I have enjoyed following along with you. Looking forward to hearing from you in the days ahead.

Dwight

 

[Grizz1963]

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=789333&stc=1&d=153134269

OMFG, Look what Mickey delivered to my suite.
Andy, I’m honoured, thanks mate.
Both will be exported home to London, and taken care of.

Many many thanks.
Best wishes
Steve

I am not sure if I should be embarrassed or thankful but I suspect its the first time I have replied to your thread.

Thongs like this makes this forum and its members awesome.

And also makes the world very small.

Of course I now want to build a furnace too and melt everything in a 100 mile radius.

Really hope we get to meet up and make it up as far as you are in September.

Craig and I both think alike so it should be fun.

PS. Looks like I have some reading and catching up
To do.

Rian.

 

[86turbodsl]

Andy, maybe I missed it somewhere, what do you use to break down the scrap aluminum into ingots? I have thought about a 55 gallon barrel with holes into the bottom and a fire inside to break down wheels and whatnot to get the scrap into smaller peices.

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[oldironfarmer]

The foundry also helps clean up all the scrap aluminium into nice stack of muffins and ingots of course!

I knew I liked you!! Yes, that's it!! I'm cleaning up

Andy
It's been two years and 5281 posts since you started this thread. It has been enjoyable following along with you on your adventures. Looking forward to following some more.

Dwight

Thanks for your kind words! You're right, I missed the anniversary

Andy,
Looks like a good time was had by all.

It's been two years since you started this thread and I have enjoyed following along with you. Looking forward to hearing from you in the days ahead.

Dwight

We had a very good time. I like visitors.

I am not sure if I should be embarrassed or thankful but I suspect its the first time I have replied to your thread.

Well it's a two way street. I've read your thread off and on and only the other day posted. There are too many good threads and it takes too much time to read them all so we all tend to settle in to our own community of threads we read regularly. Glad to have you look in.

Thongs like this makes this forum and its members awesome.

I like thongs too, but I'm so forgetful I don't know when thongs were mentioned here.

Call to Stas26: We need thong pictures.

And also makes the world very small.

Of course I now want to build a furnace too and melt everything in a 100 mile radius.

Really hope we get to meet up and make it up as far as you are in September.

Craig and I both think alike so it should be fun.

PS. Looks like I have some reading and catching up
To do.

Rian.

You'll be surprised how much aluminium there is within a few miles of your haouse. And it's pretty easy to cast stuff from cast offs.

Andy, maybe I missed it somewhere, what do you use to break down the scrap aluminum into ingots? I have thought about a 55 gallon barrel with holes into the bottom and a fire inside to break down wheels and whatnot to get the scrap into smaller peices.

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Please skip this epistle if you're not interested in melting aluminum.

I pour ingots, but I try to use every tool I have to prepare scrap to go into the crucible.

You may have seen the 55 gal bulk melter. It is less than ideal. Aluminum oxide, while a great material, is created by oxygen and aluminum, at a greater rate when then aluminum is hot. So melting aluminum and having it drip down into incoming air is not the best. Holes inn the bottom of a drum would likely plug up with aluminum unless you can get the bottom to stay red hot. My grate has about three inch openings and with a lot of melting I find the aluminum starts piling up on top of the grating and will sometimes bridge across.

The melter leaves lots of big piles of aluminum which can be broken down with a hammer, but it is work. The resulting nuggets which do fall into the water (the majority of the melt) are tedious to separate from the aluminum oxide (heavier) and charcoal (lighter). I made a sluice box which helps but it is still slow. And all the product still needs to be melted if it is put into ingots.

The bulk melter is great for stuff like auto air conditioner compressors, small engines, etc. because the aluminum leaves the steel behind and the plastic burns up. Carbon is more beneficial than harmful when melting aluminum as it combines readily with oxygen when hot so reduces aluminum oxides. But brass and bronze bits (bushings, gaskets, etc.) can contaminate the aluminum and make a dross which is a higher melting temperature than pure aluminum and not useful. So in the end analysis anything which can be disassembled into crucible sizes saves time to manually break it down rather than bulk melting. Bulk melting in a large bonfire is better for eliminating oxygen but then you're left with a large pool of aluminum under the fire which must still be cut up.

You can cut up wheels nicely with a table saw. You roll the wheel into the blade to cut off each bead then work you way in to the center. It will rip long structural which is too wide. Specialty aluminum cutting blades are worth the money.

A porta-band is great for cutting up stuff like pistons, valves, engine crossovers and is also used to desprue after casting.

Reciprocating saw is great for radiators and large light pieces. I cut up a satellite dish that way. Here is a radiator I cut up this morning:

Easy cutting

Made eight pieces

In she goes!

Swallow sucker!

Two and a half pieces made 3.1 ingots.

Each about 1-1/2 pounds.

Beverly shear is incredible for light structural and thin material. Great for lawn chairs too. It's also the tool to cut up wire.

Plasma makes a big mess and is of less value.

So the summary of where I'm at now: Disassemble as much as is easy, then cut up everything you can, cut through pipe connections to get rusted steel out. Cut valves through to get rid of high alloy valve seats.

I try to get screws out of window frames, iron, cadmium and zinc are not good in aluminum but a little doesn't hurt. Rubber and caulk burn right up.

When aluminum is a few degrees below melting it is hot short. Hot short is very weak and can be broken up. Cooking wheels on a grate over a fire can be done, you break off pieces with your tongs but the temperature soon rises and the wheel remnants fall into the fire and have to be dug out cold. I've not tried it but may be ready this fall when it's cool out.

Now back to real life

 

[1/2 Cup]

Thank you Andy for the write up.

Interesting.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanks, Steve! It's loads of fun too.

 

[njhoudini]

Sure seems like making radiators disappear qualifies as cleaning. Hope you have a steady supply! [emoji12]

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[Grizz1963]

Thank you Andy for the write up.

Interesting.

Part of what I love about these forums continues to be the tutorials people create so we all learn and avoid the potholes previously discovered.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Part of what I love about these forums continues to be the tutorials people create so we all learn and avoid the potholes previously discovered.

Endorsed..

 

[bolensboneyard]

Neat! Andy imagine nobody had to pass a law to get you to recycle? Yeah scrap! Looks like loads of fun; even better than removing tires then stacking the rims in nice little rows. I am only half kidding. I really do enjoy taking something that is unsightly, but precious, and making it into treasure that looks like inventory on a shelf. Good job.

 

[a_thiel24]

Andy, I just wanted to let you know that I received my aluminum hammer in the mail. Lucky number 13 was delivered to me just one day after Friday the 13th

This hammer, along with so many other things you do, exhibits such a great deal of craftsmanship that you possess. This will be something that I will be able to use for decades to come and I am forever appreciative of your generosity.

Thanks, Alex

 

[Hubscrub66]

I noticed the price of aluminum cans has been dropping around here. Guess you've flooded the market with muffins.:

 

[oldironfarmer]

Sure seems like making radiators disappear qualifies as cleaning. Hope you have a steady supply! [emoji12]

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I do not have a steady supply of radiators. While they make lots of slag, they are also easy to melt and make lots of aluminum. I pretty much use what I've been given. Sometimes it's a little odd, like the satellite dish.

My friend JB has brought me the best stuff, and I'm hoarding it.

Part of what I love about these forums continues to be the tutorials people create so we all learn and avoid the potholes previously discovered.

I guess that's true, if you ever suffer severe mental issues and go down the road I have traveled. It's all in the trip.

Melting metal is fun, but pouring liquid metal is loads of fun.

Endorsed..

Neat! Andy imagine nobody had to pass a law to get you to recycle? Yeah scrap! Looks like loads of fun; even better than removing tires then stacking the rims in nice little rows. I am only half kidding. I really do enjoy taking something that is unsightly, but precious, and making it into treasure that looks like inventory on a shelf. Good job.

Hmmm, we have no recycling laws here. But you bring up and interesting point. Making ingots, and stacking them up is almost as rewarding as actually making something. Like the joy of having a stack of green lumber stickered and drying.

Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

Andy, I just wanted to let you know that I received my aluminum hammer in the mail. Lucky number 13 was delivered to me just one day after Friday the 13th

This hammer, along with so many other things you do, exhibits such a great deal of craftsmanship that you possess. This will be something that I will be able to use for decades to come and I am forever appreciative of your generosity.

Thanks, Alex

The mail system let me down.

Thanks for the kind words, I truly hope you enjoy using the hammer. Free handle replacement if it happens to break. That goes for every hammer I make.

If you get use from the hammer I'll be very appreciative.

I noticed the price of aluminum cans has been dropping around here. Guess you've flooded the market with muffins.:

Oh no, I've not let any muffins get away save the young daughter of a friend who would rather have a muffin than anything else.

But the lack of value of scrap aluminum is a boon to me, it's just not worth hauling light stuff in to be recycled so it's easy to get. heavy castings are different, but I've been very lucky there. JB. And a few others.

I'm still looking for sources of brass. I've talked to three water districts about scrap meters. I'll have to pay for the meters but it's still reasonable. I also have a few plumbers to talk to, see whether I can get some old fixtures. Some of them are quite heavy. And the local well driller is saving brass pump heads and pressure tank manifolds for me.

No doubt I'll have more brass than I need.

Dreamingmuscle did bring me a nice stash of brass. Thanks Glen!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

I did get the hydraulic cylinder finished up, just needs painting.

2" half ****** welded in.

Cylinder end polished inside and prepped for welding. The piston had been at this end for 30 years and there was some rusty areas I dressed down.

That picture is sharp, it must be your eyes, just rub them a little.

Tacked the end cap on then made short welds around before welding it out.

That's better, isn't it? Told you it was just you.

Got it finished and realized 1/2 Cup would paint it. I thought I was done. So I've started wire brushing it.

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

[Guster]

That looks surprisingly like a humongous syringe!

So are you planning to extrude directly using the rear port on the ram to drive it? With the piston pushing the wax through a die or something attached to the 2" ****** end?

You'll be able to extrude wax fillet strips too.

Oh yeah I remember you mentioning the galvenised sheeting in your sandbox rusting already. I was told the stuff only works if exposed to atmosphere but corroded quickly if buried or in contact with soil. Might explain why it is corroding faster than expected. Talking about zinc... just noticed the yellow zincoxide colouring in the vent of your foundry lid showing your brass qualification!

PS. Oh gosh, just realised we've attracted Grizz(Riaan) here under the false(but industry correct) mention of *******!

PPS. Do you check for high magnesium content in the aluminium or is that one of life's rare joys/surprises?

 

[jblnut]

Andy, the work on the old cylinder is pretty neat. I'd love to see it in action when it's all done !!!!

 

[Terrick down Under]

Yes, Well done, cylinder repairs are usually left and buy a new one. I was given a few trailer rams a while ago. Small cracks in the end weld, simply heat up over about 2 hours with a heat light and weld then wrap in welding jacket to cool slowly. Presto, fully working trailer ram.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy you are on to it, painting is the go.


Nice welds too..

 

[M-technik-3]

Ever do converter's with your smelt?

 

[oldironfarmer]

That looks surprisingly like a humongous syringe!

So are you planning to extrude directly using the rear port on the ram to drive it? With the piston pushing the wax through a die or something attached to the 2" ****** end?

You'll be able to extrude wax fillet strips too.

Actually I'm preparing the cylinder for someone else who is planning on extruding. I'm not doing any lost wax and really have no immediate plans. He is planning on driving it with an electric jack. We are both concerned the wax would be contaminated by hydraulic fluid and he has no power source for hydraulic pressure. I had proposed using two cylinders linked at the rods so he could have power retract. I told him to just use one of his tractors for hydraulic power.

His plan is to make dies out of 2" pipecaps.

Oh yeah I remember you mentioning the galvanised sheeting in your sandbox rusting already. I was told the stuff only works if exposed to atmosphere but corroded quickly if buried or in contact with soil. Might explain why it is corroding faster than expected. Talking about zinc... just noticed the yellow zincoxide colouring in the vent of your foundry lid showing your brass qualification!

I was unaware of rapid failure when buried. This wasn't exactly buried but failed fast enough anyway.

I have melted brass. But I also melted a couple of whole single cylinder engines. I think they had zinc carburetors. Made for bright lights in the crucible! I thought the zinc had all burned up in the melter but not so.

PS. Oh gosh, just realised we've attracted Grizz(Riaan) here under the false(but industry correct) mention of *******!

PPS. Do you check for high magnesium content in the aluminium or is that one of life's rare joys/surprises?

Yep, thread has gone to pot. Oh well, good times can't last forever.

I check for magnesium and have not found any. Apparently it makes for a good show.

Andy, the work on the old cylinder is pretty neat. I'd love to see it in action when it's all done !!!!

Thanks! I'll try to get him to send us a few pictures. It may be some time, of course.

Yes, Well done, cylinder repairs are usually left and buy a new one. I was given a few trailer rams a while ago. Small cracks in the end weld, simply heat up over about 2 hours with a heat light and weld then wrap in welding jacket to cool slowly. Presto, fully working trailer ram.

I've never had one break like that. While in college we borrowed two and bent the rods in a hydraulic bumper test. Used a soils lab press and vee blocks to get them back as straight as ASAE standards. The soils press was great because it had two needles, one showed hydraulic pressure on the press and the other showed displacement. Very easy to bend steel on because as you are loading the rod elastically the needles move together. When it starts yielding the hydraulic pressure needle slows or stops while the displacement still moves. Makes it easy to judge how much set it has taken.

Andy you are on to it, painting is the go.

Nice welds too..

Thanks Steve!

Now my issue is do I paint multicolor? Such as, should the ****** be slightly darker?

Ever do converter's with your smelt?

Do you mean have I tried to melt a catalytic converter?

We're having fun weather. Low seventies early in the morning. So I can melt aluminum early in the mornings.

 

[Hubscrub66]

:Note to self: Secure all metal while in Oklahoma. Unsecured metal subject to waiting melt pile in above picture.

 

[M-technik-3]

Yes that is what I was asking.

 

[oldironfarmer]

:Note to self: Secure all metal while in Oklahoma. Unsecured metal subject to waiting melt pile in above picture.

Not an issue. Absolutely a non issue. Your metal is safe, and if you're worried about it, I volunteer to store it for you. A deal you can't beat, long term storage with no fees and no worries.

Yes that is what I was asking.

I don't know anything about separating palladium and the other precious metals from the catalyst so, no, I've not smelted any catalytic converters.

Thanks for the visits, guys!

 

[oldironfarmer]

I am not a hoarder.

That feels better.

However it is prudent to have supplies in advance of needing them. So I've collected some aluminum to melt.

A few radiators and stuff

And 7 more 17" wheels.

Glad I'm not a hoarder. I'd be worried I had a problem if I were, but I'm just ready with adequate supplies.

Cut up the pawn shop sign today.

And lined my green sand molding bench storage pit.

I had brown caulk.

That's all folks!

 

[Grizz1963]

Woodwork, now that I can relate to.

Neat box.

From elsewhere, some woodwork getting done.......

See anything you recognise in the photo?

 

[realvc]

A broom from OK.
Grizz is everywhere on the web forums!

 

[Bob Heine]

I am not a broom expert. Not even a broom novice. I use them and pay little attention to how well they work. Probably because we've used plastic bristle brooms for most of the last 50 years.

Then we are gifted an Andy Martin custom hand made broom. It's different but I don't know why (not an expert). Then my wife (a broom expert?) tells me it's the first broom she has ever used that sweeps leaves from the gardens without dragging the pebbles along for the ride. It also captures dog hair and tiny dust particles that usually require a damp mop. Like the plastic brooms, it sweeps up seed hulls from the front porch but unlike the plastic brooms, the Andy Martin broom gathers all the hulls in a pile with one or two sweeps instead of ten.

The only drawback to an Andy Martin broom is the comment I hear way too often now: "Why can't you be more like your brother Andy..." followed by an ego crushing reminder of the latest thing he's done.

THANKS ANDY

 

[bj383ss]

I am not a broom expert. Not even a broom novice. I use them and pay little attention to how well they work. Probably because we've used plastic bristle brooms for most of the last 50 years.

Then we are gifted an Andy Martin custom hand made broom. It's different but I don't know why (not an expert). Then my wife (a broom expert?) tells me it's the first broom she has ever used that sweeps leaves from the gardens without dragging the pebbles along for the ride. It also captures dog hair and tiny dust particles that usually require a damp mop. Like the plastic brooms, it sweeps up seed hulls from the front porch but unlike the plastic brooms, the Andy Martin broom gathers all the hulls in a pile with one or two sweeps instead of ten.

The only drawback to an Andy Martin broom is the comment I hear way too often now: "Why can't you be more like your brother Andy..." followed by an ego crushing reminder of the latest thing he's done.

THANKS ANDY

That is fantastic Bob. I may have to order one from Uncle Andy.

Bret

 

[Toothaker]

I am not a broom expert. Not even a broom novice. I use them and pay little attention to how well they work. Probably because we've used plastic bristle brooms for most of the last 50 years.

Then we are gifted an Andy Martin custom hand made broom. It's different but I don't know why (not an expert). Then my wife (a broom expert?) tells me it's the first broom she has ever used that sweeps leaves from the gardens without dragging the pebbles along for the ride. It also captures dog hair and tiny dust particles that usually require a damp mop. Like the plastic brooms, it sweeps up seed hulls from the front porch but unlike the plastic brooms, the Andy Martin broom gathers all the hulls in a pile with one or two sweeps instead of ten.

The only drawback to an Andy Martin broom is the comment I hear way too often now: "Why can't you be more like your brother Andy..." followed by an ego crushing reminder of the latest thing he's done.

THANKS ANDY

Wait, what? Your wife sweeps the garden?

 

[Bob Heine]

Wait, what? Your wife sweeps the garden?

Mick, she only does it twice a month, the day before the lawn service comes to mow, trim and rake everything up. I think it's because she refuses to have a house-cleaning service to clean up for.

EDIT: From your question, you obviously don't understand women (I don't either but I figured this part out after 56 years).

 

[Toothaker]

Mick, she only does it twice a month, the day before the lawn service comes to mow, trim and rake everything up. I think it's because she refuses to have a house-cleaning service to clean up for.

EDIT: From your question, you obviously don't understand women (I don't either but I figured this part out after 56 years).

Ha! Understand women! You're funny.

I'm coming up on 21 years with my lovely bride, and no, I don't have a clue.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Woodwork, now that I can relate to.

Neat box.

That's my sand box. I like to play in the sand...

From elsewhere, some woodwork getting done.......

See anything you recognise in the photo?

I thought that might be one of my brooms, but mine always get hung up

A broom from OK.
Grizz is everywhere on the web forums!

Apparently. We'd have ot see the label to be sure, may just be a broom from Walmart.

I am not a broom expert. Not even a broom novice. I use them and pay little attention to how well they work. Probably because we've used plastic bristle brooms for most of the last 50 years.

Then we are gifted an Andy Martin custom hand made broom. It's different but I don't know why (not an expert). Then my wife (a broom expert?) tells me it's the first broom she has ever used that sweeps leaves from the gardens without dragging the pebbles along for the ride. It also captures dog hair and tiny dust particles that usually require a damp mop. Like the plastic brooms, it sweeps up seed hulls from the front porch but unlike the plastic brooms, the Andy Martin broom gathers all the hulls in a pile with one or two sweeps instead of ten.

The only drawback to an Andy Martin broom is the comment I hear way too often now: "Why can't you be more like your brother Andy..." followed by an ego crushing reminder of the latest thing he's done.

THANKS ANDY

Wow what nice things to say! Makes me want to get one of them for myself. I've got three in my shop, the first one I made (pretty bad), one that didn't come out well (a second), and one more. When I find time I need to make another but it seems every time I make one it goes away.

Note to others: Ego crushing for Bob is an ineffective effort undertaken by many. It's a bit like bashing an anvil with nerf hammers.

That is fantastic Bob. I may have to order one from Uncle Andy.

Bret

Get 'em while they're hot!!

Wait, what? Your wife sweeps the garden?

Mick, she only does it twice a month, the day before the lawn service comes to mow, trim and rake everything up. I think it's because she refuses to have a house-cleaning service to clean up for.

EDIT: From your question, you obviously don't understand women (I don't either but I figured this part out after 56 years).

I've come to understand some things about women.

No, really.

We have a housekeeper who comes once per week. She changes the bed and I make sure it is made before she gets here. I just don't want her to think I can't keep the house tidy. I ridiculed my wife for years over that kind of activity (she worked and we always have had a housekeeper) now in my old age i'm doing it. I understand.

That one thing.

Ha! Understand women! You're funny.

I'm coming up on 21 years with my lovely bride, and no, I don't have a clue.

I could clue you in but the balance of nature would be thrown off and the world might come to an untimely end. I'm enjoying my shop too much for an early Armageddon.

Thanks for all the nice comments, guys. For a little while this thread was on autopilot but Bob was steering.

 

[jimreed2160]

After a week of sporadic testing I have a report on the Andy Martin "Clean Sweep" broom. It cleans without leaving a trace behind. But sweeping is not really what it does. This soft broom simply caresses the floor.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Got a little done today. My Zumba teacher's husband came over today to change tires. He is into rally racing and other sports car activities and was swapping tires and wheels for a car change.

Those are his wheels. He has given me a few and I picked up one of these and carried it to the foundry but he retrieved it.

He's a pretty good guy but does not understand why I dance with the girls.

Do you remember the lift I picked up for my son? I've had it a couple of years, it's why I went down the ultrasonic thickness tester repair rabbit hole. Well he asked the other day how big the hole needs to be in the ground to get it installed (22" diameter minimum and 8'6" deep). I told him I'd get cracking on the lift as I hadn't touched it (been busy on the Studebaker for his daughter).

So Bob the Bobcat carried it into the shop for me. He brought some stuff on his forks I didn't really need. Oh well, he's strong and not too bright and I didn't notice he'd picked it up. And it was hot with no wind today so we both hurried.

I used the vacuum blaster to start cleaning it. Very nice to be able to sandblast inside without making a mess. Then I switched to a twisted wire wheel because the sandblast was leaving some of the old tar.

The shell is pitted but the pits are hard to see so I put some primer on it. Easy enough to sand blast it off if I need to weld anything.

Those little dimples are the pits.

And there is a real gouge at the top end. I suspect they did that pulling it out of the ground. That was twenty years ago or so. The gouge is a candidate for welding. It' been laying outside all this time. It's a Globe lift.

When I got a local pipeline company to come by last year and measure the thickness on the shell he read about 0.188". 0.180" is Schedule 10. I've seen guys replace the shell or sleeve completely over it but it's worth doing a little arithmetic to me. Figuring pressure on the shell of 175 psi (won't be that high), and stress of 16,000 psi (it's stronger than that) it only needs 0.07" wall thickness for the entire shell to hold the pressure without rupture (a 10,000# car on a 0.10" shell only adds 2,500 psi, off center maybe 5,000 psi, shell should be good for 21,600 psi). Unconnected pits could make it thinner than 0.07", safely.

So my next job is to find my pit gauge (made for exactly this measurement) and select a minimum thickness I'm going to live with (for my son and grandchildren).

I doubt any of the pits are over 0.060" deep, but I may let them go to 0.080", leaving 0.100" of good metal. They are never as deep as they look, and I've looked at lot's of them over the years. So my design criteria are 0.100" minimum thickness for general corrosion.

Got almost half of it brushed, blasted, and painted.

The tube on the right is the guide rod to keep the lift from twisting. The rod is still inside and I suspect the tube is rusted through and the guide rod is stuck. If so I will need to rebuild those. Looks like 2-1/2" pipe tube with a 2" pipe guide rod. I have both of those sizes if need be.

Yes, I melted more aluminum this morning. Why. What's your point? No, I don't have to do it every single day. But I like melting aluminum.

Thanks for looking in. I appreciate all comments, even Bob's!

Come back soon!

 

[oldironfarmer]

After a week of sporadic testing I have a report on the Andy Martin "Clean Sweep" broom. It cleans without leaving a trace behind. But sweeping is not really what it does. This soft broom simply caresses the floor.

It is made for the ladies, you know...

Glad you like it.

 

[Shootinok]

How does one acquire an Oklahoma made broom ?


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[tym]

How does one acquire an Oklahoma made broom ?


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I believe you have to show up on Andy's doorstep offering a tribute of scrap aluminum.

Now makes me feel bad I sent the old water pump from my Mustang to the local scrap yard.

 

[djones1a]

The broom has it own spot hanging in the shop.I just bring it out for special occasions. I was sweeping the front porch for the first time and had to set down to go get a beer,Lol It is a very nice broom!