I set up a smithing shop in Joe's garage

nikto · 05-18-2016, 08:25 AM

back in 1980, blued quite a few 1911's there, cast a lot of bullets, too. Used a 20 lb propane tank and plumber's furnace as heat source. Joe welded together some flats of steel to make a little 10" square blueing tank for me. He's a grandmaster mechanic, can do more on cars with his eyes shut than anyone you ever heard of with their eyes open.

Garand · 05-18-2016, 09:08 AM

What have you done since 1980??

BigBassMan · 05-18-2016, 09:12 AM

Had a lot of fun in that garage from the 70s till 2001 when I moved here, now down to a two car, everything that was in that big garage is here! Talk about full!

nikto · 05-18-2016, 10:03 AM

I remember the problem with the header and wires getting shorted. Do you remember the little blonde who bought my 1911? I coached her for a few hours. She bought a .22 unit in her own, IIRC. She knew Handy. I spoke to Bill P a few weeks ago, he said Pam is having one of her spells. He always did blame me for that, but her family said it had been a problem long before I came along.

Remember the little roll pin punch. That was a TINY little shyte of a thing. It never occurred to me that they made them that small. :-)

05-18-2016, 08:25 AM	#1
nikto Registered User Joined: May 2014 From: USA Posts: 3,050	I set up a smithing shop in Joe's garage back in 1980, blued quite a few 1911's there, cast a lot of bullets, too. Used a 20 lb propane tank and plumber's furnace as heat source. Joe welded together some flats of steel to make a little 10" square blueing tank for me. He's a grandmaster mechanic, can do more on cars with his eyes shut than anyone you ever heard of with their eyes open.

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05-18-2016, 09:08 AM	#2
Garand Registered User Joined: Jun 2004 From: Canadian Badlands Posts: 8,756	What have you done since 1980??

05-18-2016, 09:12 AM	#3
BigBassMan Registered User Joined: Jun 2015 From: North Posts: 1,584	Had a lot of fun in that garage from the 70s till 2001 when I moved here, now down to a two car, everything that was in that big garage is here! Talk about full!

05-18-2016, 10:03 AM	#4
nikto Registered User Joined: May 2014 From: USA Posts: 3,050	I remember the problem with the header and wires getting shorted. Do you remember the little blonde who bought my 1911? I coached her for a few hours. She bought a .22 unit in her own, IIRC. She knew Handy. I spoke to Bill P a few weeks ago, he said Pam is having one of her spells. He always did blame me for that, but her family said it had been a problem long before I came along. Remember the little roll pin punch. That was a TINY little shyte of a thing. It never occurred to me that they made them that small. :-)