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Ulu · Apr 1, 2023

Today’s off-topic welding project:

I put a feather back on my wife’s tin peacock. This is THIN! ….just Half a Millimeter.

I use the Victor 000 tip, but my regulators are the Victor Super-range regulators, and they’re not the finest ones for this light work.

I torch whipped it to within an inch of its life. With 1/16” E70xx

After some burnishing.

I shaved it with a Dremel & shot a little clearcoat on it so it wouldn’t rust immediately.

I cleaned the little glass ornament with Barkeepers Friend, which really knocks off water stains.

user 35233 · Apr 1, 2023

Ulu said:
So now you’re making me wonder if he made more money off of the Yankees, the ice tea, or the candy bars. (Why do I have a feeling that it is the candy bars?)

In the documentary I swiped that first flick from he said he made far more from ads than ball. Prior to becoming a sellable face his original gripe with the Yankees was that the players were making less than 25K a year, thus the move west.

Ulu · Apr 2, 2023

The Chinese lantern flower. I’ve never seen one of these before but my daughter has one at her new house.

Ulu · Apr 3, 2023

Kevin B said:
Reggie was THE celebrity collector car guy well before Leon's car fame. Both have top collection.

I must admit that I was trying hard not to feel some major car envy.

When I was a kid I wanted to work for General Motors as an engineer. (Instead I became a programmer. Long story…)

Of course I watch Jay Leno and lots of other car guys on TV. Vehicles of every kind interest me, and I watch plenty of those shows.

Particularly impressive are the ones where people customize, do things from scratch, or come up with unusual designs.

(Extra points if lots of welding is involved.)

GuitarlCarl · Apr 5, 2023

Go Digging. A very similar machine (but not a tandem) was built here on ratrodbikes. Here's your hint, he lives in France.

GuitarlCarl · Apr 9, 2023

deven_science said:
He's gotten into using old electric components and other discarded equipment to make unusual homemade musical instruments, but he's gone mostly social media dark. I met up with him a couple of years ago.

I did see his electric music/ rhythms.
I think @kingfish254 cruised with him over in Paris.
Also good to hear from you here, I see your Insta posts too.

GuitarlCarl · Apr 14, 2023

Went to the auto recyclers today and got rims and tires for my other Ranger off of a Mustang. No center caps but still pretty good for 200 bucks...

It had 3 different rims and 4 different size tires on it for a while. Pretty raggedy but fixin' things a little at a time. Still needs new rear drums but the list of stuff we've done in the last 4 years is pretty extensive.

ingola · Apr 14, 2023

Who lived close enough to watch the CBC in 80s.
https://superheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Mister_CanoeheadHonoured in beer.

MattiThundrrr · Apr 15, 2023

I grew up close enough to remember him, but I never saw the show.

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