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    Quote Originally Posted by billster View Post
    I have one cylinder that may be the one. Outside is totally rusted, but not flaking, so it has a nice patina. If I copy this, I'll post the result. I'm a patient person, but usually not when it comes to making stuff for myself - then it's quick-and-dirty. That will probably dominate the project if I do it, but I'm willing to show just about any Q&D work, almost always fun stuff.
    Did you have a go at this? Very cool idea; curious to see if others have tried it.


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    Haven't done it, yet. Probably will be after the weather isn't as inviting, and the woodstove is fired up. I did pick a mug to use, so that's progress.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billster View Post
    Haven't done it, yet. Probably will be after the weather isn't as inviting, and the woodstove is fired up. I did pick a mug to use, so that's progress.
    Sounds like step 1 is complete!

    We've been cooling off here in the Colorado mountains too, and have just started using the woodstove again.

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    I guess I should take the camera out, anyway. Got my old lathe working and my brother-in-law helped with two gunsmithing projects since hunting season is almost upon us here. I may just grab that old cylinder and start on it. Shouldn't take too long, though I do tend to get sidetracked when digging through my parts bins. I'm probably not alone there, though, ya think?

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    I often get sidetracked before I even make it to the bin. This mug was itself a sidetrack. Even my avatar is a product of a sidetrack. I was cleaning up the cutoffs from my metal moxon vice, when I noticed that they made some neat patterns.

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    I guess I should take the camera out, anyway. Got my old lathe working and my brother-in-law helped with two gunsmithing projects since hunting season is almost upon us here. I may just grab that old cylinder and start on it. Shouldn't take too long, though I do tend to get sidetracked when digging through my parts bins. I'm probably not alone there, though, ya think?

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    I did take notice of your avatar. I, probably like most on this forum, don't throw much away and repeating shapes are often inspiring for little doo-dads.

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    One of those things that put a smile on your face just looking at it.
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    I had set this mug aside since my last post because I couldn't find a proper cup to replace the temporary one. I found a Grey Goose drink mixer cup, which has more volume and thicker walls, but didn't have no idea how to fit it (I wanted it to be purely mechanical - no adhesive) until this past weekend.
    What I did was cut the cup down so that it wedge into the jack barrel with a bit still proud of the top. I used the very hydro press this jack came from to force the bottle over the cup. Then I trimmed the rim of the cup and the top of the bottle to make an interference fit, then crammed them together.

    Now it's as done as it'll get for now. Maybe ever.


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    It's springtime in the Rockies, much work to do, but after winter shut-in my own stuff gets (mysteriously) put at the top on my honeydew list. I have a couple of donor insulated mugs and the cylinder is looking like it needs a makeover.



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