[TheForge] Don't laugh too loud

Tue May 21 09:38:01 2002

Well I was joking of course.  :)     My local RR yard sold me a complete 
section of track (34') for $75 which I considered a good deal.   I did have 
to torch it into four sections to get it into my PU truck.

Adam

At 12:18 AM 5/21/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Whiteson" <[email protected]>
>
>
> > If you  are determined to make an axe from one piece without welding, why
> > not start with a thick piece of tool steel , like a piece of rail cut off
> > the web of a RR track?  Best to wait for the RR crew to break for lunch
> > before torching their tracks - they can get pretty grumpy if they see you
> > doing this.
>
>Even better is to go ask the Yard Master for what you want. If you tell him
>straight out, and don't intend to load up your truck with every piece of
>loose steel you can find, he'll generally say, well, we've got some scrap
>like that, over behind those bushes over there, but I certainly can't give
>you permission to take RR property- you go get it, and he doesn't notice-
>but you aren't likely to get in trouble, because he knows you're there and
>why.
>
>Only time he'd be likely to give you a flat no, is if Home Office is
>sniffing around, and then just ask him another day. That's how I got my
>first RR rail anvil....
>
>Phlip
>
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