Hi,

I thought that was part of the welding fun removing your fingerprints! I
seem to do it every time.

Pete

Peter Michael Maddex Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know WPS Workplace
Services Nottingham Trent University

-----Original Message----- From: oldtools-bounces@r... [mailto:oldtools-
bounces@r...us.law.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of WesG Sent: 16 April 2012
22:13 To: <contact@b...>
Cc: <oldtools@r...> Subject: Re: [OldTools] Blacksmiths in the
    Seattle area

B, Glad to have had a decent suggestion! The welder is a fun thing to
have... Like a hot glue gun for steel. The tiny voice screaming is
likely suggesting that you buy a pair of leather gloves! ;-)

Cheers, Wes

On Apr 16, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Bosaiya <bosaiya@o...> wrote:

> Wes did me good, a MIG welder did the trick on my cracked eye in just
> a few minutes. Took a good half hour to cool down enough to handle.
> Now that welder looks like a fun toy, though I'm not sure that it
> would play well with me. I'm looking at all of the deep cuts in my
> hands from a weekend of sharpening large draw knives and there's this
> tiny voice in my head screaming very loudly. Although I reckon blood
> wouldn't be as much of a problem at that temp.
>
> -B
>
> --- wesg@g... wrote:
>
> From: WesG <wesg@g...> To: "contact@b..." <contact@b...>
> Cc: "<oldtools@r...>" <oldtools@r...> Subject: Re: [OldTools]
>     Blacksmiths in the Seattle area Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:47:56
>     -0500
>
> B, Assuming its not a rare collectible, clear 3/16 of metal on both
> sides of the crack using a file and take it to anyone that owns a MIG
> welder and it will be usable in about 15 seconds. No Blacksmith
> Needed. (but many blacksmiths have the welder.) If you show up with
> the prep work done, I doubt anyone would charge you for it. Maybe a
> gift card for a local coffee house would be appreciated, though.
>
> Cheers, Wes
>
>
> On Apr 14, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Bosaiya <bosaiya@o...> wrote:
>
>> I recently picked up an adze which, as it turns out, had a nasty
>> crack going all the way through the back of the eye (where a poll
>> might go). I was hoping someone might be able to help patch that up
>> for not too much trouble. I'm currently in the north Seattle area.
>>
>> Let me know if this seems like something you're willing and able to
>> help with.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> B
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