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Looks like aluminium. Aluminium melts. You can melt it and make useless stuff...

Thanks for the kind words! Just a minute, are you trying to be funny? :bounce: It is a reassuring sound. Hmmm, I wonder if there's a shotgun cocking file on my iPhone... Reminds me of the guy whose phone started cackling like a hen in a large business meeting. He sheepishly says "my wife".

I can lost foam cast that into aluminum...

Only freeloading? :unsure:

A word about rivets. Rivets are a magnificent design. These days they are maligned by many but the real reason they aren't used more is the cost of labor. That resulted in a lack of skilled craftsmen who can put them in. Many tall buildings, bridges, and pressure vessels are only riveted...

Rian published pictures of the gate we made. I want to offer some more details. The frame is 2x4 14 gauge steel tubing. The uprights are 3/4" 16 gauge tubing. Because it is cantilevered the weight needed to be held down while still providing strength. Since the support beams are placed...

Mine is copper too, and I have never regretted it. I just have a piece of hydraulic hose from the compressor to the copper to isolate vibrations. I also like to use a street ell in the bottom of a compressor tank with a valve at the end. The condensate collects in the rubber hose and you can...

Thanks! I am embarrassed when I try to read your thread. I'm a slacker...

Thanks for the kind comments Joe! Aren't your great grandchildren supposed to have kids? I have great respect for ironworkers. I've got a section of a riveted joint from 1916 or earlier I'm going to post pictures of. It is a really riveting subject. My first job out of college was with TVA...

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: Thanks for the kind words! Actually it was the only one that Friday.:unsure: Thanks Rick. Too good to pass on. Almost free. It is really nice to grab a chisel and find you've already sharpened it.:bounce: Hey Andrew! Funny thing, I gave away a boxed set of chisels...

What an amazing experience. The little red job looks familiar...

As a retired mechanical engineer with 35 years as a project manager on some larger projects, I tend to hold engineers to a higher level of practicality than most prefer. Great fun when they try to bluff you with technical jargon and are then quite surprised you can go toe to toe with them, and...

Is a Hope **** like a Hope Chest? (Asking for a friend)

Hey Bob, I've got all three pickups sitting in the yard. If you would just walk over I'd loan you one, any time.

I never went anywhere...

Hi mate!

Very nice plans you have, and you've had some great feedback. I prefer a flat floor and squeegee to drains. All other work, including rolling cars, is so much easier on the level. Can you ask for a variance on the distance between doors? Unless that's an aesthetic requirement, having an...

It is really not hard to solder copper pipe, and you have a very long lasting system in air service. All compression relies on the durability of the soft goods. Parts of my shop are 35 years old, I never planned to have it that long but...

I read through your little build. Wow! Very impressive. Makes me so glad I live where I have essentially no building codes or requirements to meet. Beautiful location, well thought out build, and excellent execution. You are really making great progress on such a complex project.

I'm always amazed at the quality of your work! Love the pedal cars. I'd be driving one today but I'm just too fat.