[TheForge] Finding things

[Jerry Frost]

Oh THANKS Andy! You had to mention Chamersburgs I used to own a 1/3 interest 
in a 300lb chambersburg Utility and it along with much other stuff was 
stolen from me by an "associate." BASTARD! I'll talk about my multi-meters 
anytime I like. <sniff>
Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Finding things


> Oh, you just had to go mention multi meters... that gets me thinking
> about the one a certain unnamed person still has and all the machinery
> of mine he sold/lost/GAVE AWAY.  It's been a sore point with me the last
> week or so because I've been trying to get my machine shop back in
> operation... slow going.  As I go through things the inventory of items
> lost to me or buggered up to no end keeps going through my head.
>
> For example: what would cause a sane person to remove three of the six
> jaws on a Buck chuck true-set?  This guy buggered up no less than 5 of
> my chucks in various ways.  I have a very expensive Swiss made BANI
> chuck the drive gears for which grind and skip!  Scratch about $2K.  He
> DESTROYED my Chambersburg, lost TWO Bridgeports, an extremely rare 13x60
> Southbend in pristine condition, gave away another lathe that today
> would cost me $45K to replace, gave away my hardness tester... and so on
> down a miserably long list that I am trying hard to forget about.
>
> So keep your fancy talk of multimeters to yourself, sir.
>
> :P
>
> On 8/12/2012 8:02 PM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
>> I only have one multi-meter.  I've had it for 35 years, and have never 
>> lost
>> it.  Mainly because I keep it in the same drawer of the same work bench 
>> that
>> I owned when I bought it.  I'm on my 5th house but have kept on moving 
>> that
>> work bench. One of the few constants in my crazy life.
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
>>
>>