[TheForge] Don't laugh too loud

Tue May 21 11:02:03 2002

damn what was that .$0.02 a pound!
Dan Scheid
Flying horse forge
http://home.earthlink.net/~chevalvolant/flyinghorseforge.html

> 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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