[TheForge] Re: Interesting books from Lee Valley

[Ralph Sproul]

    Mike, Somehow I figured you to be the kind of guy that would have Rube
Goldburg Hardware down to a catalog item now............  Then again, if you
were unaware of your calling - it's good your focused now.

    ........I can see the article now.  Fine artistic hardware, from an
Excentric Canadian Blacksmith that reads reprinted books on mechanical
mechanisms, supplies your every whim with official junk yard elements, and
forges them to full creation with his power hammer run by a Chevy
Cavilier..........  Sounds pretty full circle to me.

Ralph

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:52 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Interesting books from Lee Valley


>
> > I started incorporating mechanical ends in my railing fixtures by
> > exagerating the parts that I'd seen in some early engineering books
> > and got some good results.
>
> That's a *great* idea, Ralph.  Mechanical doo-hickii as ornamental
> elements.  I love it.  I thought I was being real clever when I
> incorporated an old brass toilet tank valve into an indoor gate for a
> computer center.  But it doesn't *do* anything.  Lessee, a nice little
> hand crank, one them reciprocating widgets, I've got a little worm gear
> here somewhere, a slider made out of this here thing....
>
> Oh yeah.  :-)
>
> Thanks,
> - Mike
>
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