Ive never owned a new car because I have always considered myself as the last owner of a vehicle before it heads off to recycling heaven. I am not a restorer.
So when my brother sends me a picture of an ancient cabbing machine in pieces, saying its mine for free if I want it... and hell deliver it to me, I immediately think Im signing up to be the middle man in a trip to the tip.
Before agreeing to accept the pile of rubble I contacted local rock toy/mechanic enthusiast, Dihusky, to see if it was worth the trouble. His reply, Hell yes.
For someone who precision cuts gem stones, he is very capable with a hammer, and after a fairly heavy beating the old Gemmasta finally separated into its component parts.
Everything got cleaned up, sand blasted, refinished and reassembled with new hardware... and its just like a new one.
So when my brother sends me a picture of an ancient cabbing machine in pieces, saying its mine for free if I want it... and hell deliver it to me, I immediately think Im signing up to be the middle man in a trip to the tip.
Before agreeing to accept the pile of rubble I contacted local rock toy/mechanic enthusiast, Dihusky, to see if it was worth the trouble. His reply, Hell yes.
For someone who precision cuts gem stones, he is very capable with a hammer, and after a fairly heavy beating the old Gemmasta finally separated into its component parts.
Everything got cleaned up, sand blasted, refinished and reassembled with new hardware... and its just like a new one.