[TheForge] mailbox

[TodEstesRN at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/18/2005 11:01:37 AM Central Standard Time,  
crimsonkil at lycos.com writes:

you  REALLY want humor, place the mailbox on a round pipe that fits over a 
smaller  round pipe that has a spring in it. . . . . 


-Chris K.

-----  Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Douglass"  <douglass at ptdcs2.ra.intel.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA"  <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] mailbox
Date:  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:56:48 -0800

> 
> Andrew Vida  wrote:
> >
> > Chris Kilpatrick wrote:
> > >  Walt,
> > >      I have an idea for you.
>  >
> >  >Why not make an internal shell of 1/4" plate, or  make a mailbox
> >  >from 1/4" plate or better and make it  look like a sheet metal 

Along the same line use a large spring add a very simple catch,  Compress it 
and latch so that any rotating or striking the mailbox launchs the  mailbox 
bout 10 foot or so in the air.  With luck it will land on em... 

 
 
Time enough for sleep in the grave.
Tod  Estes