Search results

  1. mitch

    Flat Disk Grinder - Glass to Carbalt?

    "There has been confusion trying to get the exact meaning of words since words were created." I know you think you understood what I said, but I don't think you understand that what I said is not what I meant.
  2. mitch

    black paint?

    way back in the 1980s Lynton McKenzie started using 2-part epoxy paint and it was the thing for some years. it worked pretty well- very durable and resistant to oil & solvents, but was relatively expensive and hard to find. i assume it's still available somewhere. i used to buy it from a...
  3. mitch

    Question: Engravers Cafe vs Engraving Bench - Hand Engraving Tips & Techniques

    enjoy it while it lasts, Jonathan. FB is "McDonald-izing" the internet, but unlike Mickey-D's, they're putting all the other restaurants out of business. Sam, how long before participation on the Cafe drops off to the point where pledge membership falls below a level you can justify the...
  4. mitch

    Learning location

    way back when i had more time and money...
  5. mitch

    Learning location

    oooh, you're not far from VIR...
  6. mitch

    My sex-change operation

    I'm thinking I might just give this to my god-daughter. Can anybody recommend a good quality coin pendant? Probably sterling, but I might spring for 14k if it's not too $$$.
  7. mitch

    Just bragging on my nephew...again.

    Hmmm, I don't know anything about that. I'll have to look that up and see what it is...
  8. mitch

    Just bragging on my nephew...again.

    Thanks!
  9. mitch

    My sex-change operation

    How's that for click bait?! This is my first, and maybe last, hobo nickel. I've been dinking around with this for months, whenever I have a spare, bored, moment. I just don't seem to have an artistic affinity for this medium- could be that the human figure is not exactly in my usual...
  10. mitch

    Just bragging on my nephew...again.

    just the guard bow of his Krieghoff K80. it's in gold & platinum. (photo was in TIFF format and this site wouldn't recognize it and/or let me upload it. i'm pretty computer-challenged so could only figure out how to save it as a PDF. it seems that uploaded okay, but we'll see if anybody can...
  11. mitch

    Laser welder under $4,000?

    looks interesting. @ $4K maybe even a few people who live/work near each other could share one...
  12. mitch

    Just bragging on my nephew...again.

    Colorado. He was living at the Olympic Training Center in Colo.Spgs. with the US Jr. team, but I'm not sure if he's still there. When he was younger he shot some of everything- skeet, trap, & clays, and was pretty successful all around, but about 5 yrs ago he decided to focus on int'l skeet...
  13. mitch

    Just bragging on my nephew...again.

    Thanks to all for your kind comments. My mom was talking about her grandson's recent accomplishment and she said, "He beat a guy who's won two gold medals in the Olympics. I guess that's a pretty big deal." I was a diver when I was a kid, so I told her, "Mom, that would be like me beating Greg...
  14. mitch

    Just bragging on my nephew...again.

    My brother's son, Nic, moved up from the junior ranks this year and beat two-time Olympian and four-time World Champion Vincent Hancock to win his first national title in international skeet. He was the Junior Nationals and Junior World Championship runner-up in 2018...
  15. mitch

    Question: Brownells Blue/Rust Remover

    only $53K? i'll take two- one for each hand.
  16. mitch

    Question: Cold blue

    I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!! I used to do my own rust bluing and the parts came out of the tank and I thought, "WHAT THE FUUUUDGE???" If any of you don't want to learn from my experience, you'll be needing this next bit of info: Put the newly 'silver plated' parts...
  17. mitch

    Question: Brownells Blue/Rust Remover

    It even SOUNDS like a sci-fi Buck Rogers raygun!
  18. mitch

    Practice dial for uocoming custom watch build.

    If you shoot an elephant that low it's just going to make him mad.
  19. mitch

    Learning location

    Well, I'm not gonna be any help. I'm in Asheville, which is 270 miles away. Sorry!
  20. mitch

    Question: Brownells Blue/Rust Remover

    i want one of these:

Latest posts

Sponsors

Engraving-Videos.com
FEGA
Top