[TheForge][OT] Re: Brooms and Welding Cast

Mike Spencer mspencer at tallships.ca
Fri Dec 16 22:28:58 EST 2005


Ralph> Mike,  I was wondering who Gloria Mundi was..........

I stole the play on words from Robertson Davies' novel The Fifth
Business.  The lead character refers to having loved three women in
his younger days: Gloria Munday [gloria mundi, splemdors of the
earth], Agnes Day [Agnus Dei, Lamb of God] and Libby Doe [left as an
exercise for the reader :-)].

This admittedly trivial literary device was much maligned by the
hoity-toity critics but they hadda pull their punches a bit,
considering that, though he never won, Davies was twice nominated for
the Nobel in literature.

ObSmithing: I think I have a shot at a 400 PSI compressor for $200.
Has a 3PH motor so once again I would have to punt.  Maybe this one is
small enough for an affordable whatchamacallit -- phase converter?  --
someting that looked just too compicated for my 15+ HP air hammer.
The compressor rig has what appears to be a good motor but no switch
gear, air tank or plumbing.

- Mike

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Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~. 
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