Show What Tool You Made*

k0ua · May 10, 2014

I thought they might take a dim view of anyone carting off their rail. They are a very possessive outfit.:laughing:

jwmorris · May 10, 2014

BTW, after at least 2.5-3 years of that rail sitting there seemingly ignored,, I noticed a CSX truck parked across the street from it, with a gu y seemingly sleeping there in it....

That's the guy you needed to ask. An employee of the rail road that might rather let you have it than have to mess with it himself.

PhysAssist · May 11, 2014

Maybe he'll still be there waiting to catch me on Monday, and I can ask him then.

jwmorris said:
That's the guy you needed to ask. An employee of the rail road that might rather let you have it than have to mess with it himself.

Gordon Gould · May 13, 2014

This reminds me of the time a few years ago when I wanted about 60 used RR ties. I went to the maintence yard near by where they had a giant pile of them and asked the forman. He told me a long story about how it is against the law for anyone to have RR property or to even be on RR property and that he was not autherized to sell them but if I were to leave a case of beer on the porch of the little building he used as an office/house he didn't really see any problem with me taking what I wanted as long as I did it when the yard was quiet.

PILOON · May 13, 2014

"but if I were to leave a case of beer on the porch of the little building he used as an office"

LOL

I visit pour local city re cycle depot every so often and browse thru the paint collection shed.
Couple of well placed $$ lets me chose. My usual grabs are red black yellow tremclad paint and primers.
I have found qts that barely had more than a brush dipping or two. Best find was gal of primer and gal of tremclad gloss black.
Simply amazing what some folks heave out.
Oil based paints withstand freezing but not water based ones.
When it comes to tires he even helps me search for the size I want!

chopped · May 14, 2014

I dont understand why they want money to give back re cycle materials. So much paint is ''destroyed' and could me multi mixed and used. yet we have to pollute more and make new paint.lol

PILOON said:
"but if I were to leave a case of beer on the porch of the little building he used as an office"

LOL

I visit pour local city re cycle depot every so often and browse thru the paint collection shed.
Couple of well placed $$ lets me chose. My usual grabs are red black yellow tremclad paint and primers.
I have found qts that barely had more than a brush dipping or two. Best find was gal of primer and gal of tremclad gloss black.
Simply amazing what some folks heave out.
Oil based paints withstand freezing but not water based ones.
When it comes to tires he even helps me search for the size I want!

jwmorris · May 14, 2014

Back to homade stuff. A belt sander conversion on an old bench grinder, complete with rollerskate wheel.

3930dave · May 14, 2014

jwmorris said:
Back to homade stuff. A belt sander conversion on an old bench grinder, complete with rollerskate wheel.

Nice setup.

Rgds, D.

DaveOmak · May 15, 2014

Nice...... Dave

PILOON · May 15, 2014

chopped said:
I dont understand why they want money to give back re cycle materials. So much paint is ''destroyed' and could me multi mixed and used. yet we have to pollute more and make new paint.lol

Recycle centers only take stuff that can be re processed and that they can sell. Rubber gets shredded, paint is multi mixed mixed into cheap 'Blah' colors, paper re cycled, and metals sold to smelters. They don't take construction debris either.

The $$ I gave to the attendant is basically a TIP to allow me to browse and help myself. They frown on folks stealing garbage and my TIP is real cheap shopping.