Tn poor boy
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I got lee 350 mold for my 36 cal kibler rifle
What Was Under Your Tree?
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My beautiful wife gave me a Belgian made Centennial 1860 Colt pistol, when she went to the local gun shop to find something, she was the brass heart inlays on the grips and that was that!
Very nice. Not many people know how to use basic hand tools anymore. Lucky man.
That does suck. I had a house full of people and one of my bathrooms decided it needed the toilet rebuilt. Didn't cost a lot but not what I wanted to do on Christmas Eve.
Ha! My kids think the same way. We must be "a type"
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I got an email from TVM that said they were ahead of schedule and production on my .54 Early Virginia rifle would be starting soon.
Well i got nothing on Christmas day or any other day. I count Christmas Eve , I got a Spike with my ML at 4:42 pm n i am still happy about it.
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I was lucky, my grandad was a woodwork master , by 12. I was a competent woodworker doing dovetails and making boats And he got me a super set of tools
Mum was a handicraft teacher too. If you live in a country town you either become a teacher and move away or you work on the farms. I did engineering later, no money in woodwork.
The Jamestown Narratives is a great resource, but it is pretty heavily edited. Haile fixed a lot of spellings and such to make it more accessible to modern readers. It’s a great resource, especially for helping you find rabbit holes to dive into! Enjoy!
Jay
Sadly, not long after I posted this, I adjusted the iron, and as I tightened the cap, it snapped in two!
Can’t fix cast iron. Wonder if I could get a replacement machined?
A competent welder that knows how to weld cast iron will have no trouble fixing it. A picture of the break might help.
Didn’t know you could weld cast! I only forge weld, and that doesn’t work on cast iron.
Jay
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i wanted a KIBLER fowler under the tree but not yet im told.
It can be brazed with a A/O torch and welded with a TIG welder. It has to be preheated then welded and slow cooled, but should be good as new. Check with some welding shops by you. Some don't like welding cast iron though and will tell you it can't be welded.
i had to work, does that count
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Better look a little deeper! The “todays dollars” are what’s losing. The gold are silver are gaining. Check the price on a $20 gold piece!worth about 50 cents in todays dollars.
If you have any silver dollars, especially Carson City silver dollars, I’ll give you fifty cents apiece. Send me all Ya got!
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You’ll shoot your eye out.i wanted a KIBLER fowler under the tree but not yet im told.
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