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Silver Creek Slim
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The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 05, 2006, 09:23:27 am »
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Yesterday, I was out in the backyard with the cookfire going making a roast in the dutch oven. The roast was on and going good. I had to stick around to babysit the fire to make sure it didn't become a forest fire.
I trimmed the branches on a boxelder that is west of the house. I cleaned out the kid's/dawg's wading pools (2) and refilled them with water. I decided, since I had the fire going, I would melt the lead alloy outta the 3' long by 4" pipe. I took it over to the fire on a handtruck 'cuz I couldn't lift it. I struggled to git it situated in the fire right. I put the closed end on a couple logs and the open end on an 8" cement block so the it angled down toward the open end. I put my smelting pot under the open end. I got the fire going good with pine branches. We have pine shelter belts 'round the yard. The majority of the heat was in the center of the pipe. I tried getting more fire at the open end but it was hard to do 'cuz the cement block was there. The fire started dying down so I went over to the shelter belt to get more pine branches. As I was collecting them, I heard a noice from the fire that sounded like a tennis ball gun. So, I went back to the fire. There sat a chuck of 4" diameter by 7" long lead alloy 3 feet from the end of the pipe.
The smelting pot was covered with lead. Lead was splattered all over the side of the firepit. The pipe had move about 6" backwards. After the chuck of lead colded, I weighed it. It is 28 lbs. My guardian angel was working overtime.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 05, 2006, 10:09:18 am »
I never thought about it doing that, after thinking about it over night I almost bet there was some moisture in it as well as the expansion of the lead.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 05, 2006, 10:26:51 am »
The moisture theory might be valid. Hmmmmmmm...
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 06, 2006, 10:01:01 am »
BTW, here is a picture of my "cannon" and projectile.
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July 06, 2006, 04:49:08 pm »
Ok... I just strolled in outta the weeds... and the only lead I handle shows up at the casa lookin' like boolits already.
Why was there lead in "the" pipe?
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July 06, 2006, 05:13:47 pm »
The pipe used to be 5' long, but someone cut 2' offa it 'cuz they needed a section of it. It was previously used as a counter weight for an overhead door. The 5' pipe filled with lead alloy weighed about 300 lbs.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 06, 2006, 05:27:11 pm »
How much fg will it take to launch it?.......Glad you and family are okay
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July 06, 2006, 05:58:28 pm »
At least a couple lbs.
The family was at a parade when the incident happened. Just me, the dawg, the cats, and the chickens were home.
BTW, welcome back from KY.
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July 06, 2006, 07:40:25 pm »
I talked to Gopher Grease this afternoon, he's like me, he thinks there was some water down in there someplace that built up pressure and when enough melted it let go.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 06, 2006, 09:22:53 pm »
Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on July 06, 2006, 05:13:47 pm
The pipe used to be 5' long, but someone cut 2' offa it 'cuz they needed a section of it. It was previously used as a counter weight for an overhead door. The 5' pipe filled with lead alloy weighed about 300 lbs.
I see. And, I've seen those at warehouses that are as old as Del.
A good find.
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July 07, 2006, 04:28:18 am »
Quote from: Stump Water on July 06, 2006, 09:22:53 pm
I see. And, I've seen those at warehouses
that are as old as Del.
A good find.
that's old
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July 07, 2006, 09:24:36 am »
And how dangable old do you heathens think I am?
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 07, 2006, 09:25:13 am »
Quote from: Stump Water on July 06, 2006, 09:22:53 pm
I see. And, I've seen those at warehouses
that are as old as Del.
A good find.
Quote from: litl rooster on July 07, 2006, 04:28:18 am
that's old
I didn't know there were warehouses that old.
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 07, 2006, 09:26:00 am »
Quote from: Delmonico on July 07, 2006, 09:24:36 am
And how dangable old do you heathens think I am?
Aren'tcha Noah's brother?
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Re: The "Don't Try This At Home" Department
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July 07, 2006, 09:29:17 am »
I ain't even ever got AARP junk mail in my name yet, but my wife has.
(I expect it soon.)
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Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on July 07, 2006, 09:26:00 am
Aren'tcha Noah's brother?
Slim
Lord, I hope not. Noah is the one whut got in the cables last night - my grandboy. I'd rather drive an F-150 then ta have Del as a grandkid...............
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Quote from: Arcey on July 07, 2006, 09:49:33 am
Lord, I hope not. Noah is the one whut got in the cables last night - my grandboy. I'd rather drive an F-150 then ta have Del as a grandkid...............
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July 07, 2006, 10:39:03 am »
But Arcrey, down in the land I travel in, all the locals wave at me. They don't wave at SUV's that is tryin' to pretend they is a Pick-Up.
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Quote from: Delmonico on July 07, 2006, 09:24:36 am
And how dangable old do you heathens think I am?
Old enough to know better than to ask that question in these here parts!
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July 07, 2006, 11:52:44 am »
I ain't skeered of none a ya!
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July 07, 2006, 12:27:29 pm »
Who has an SUV?
Noah, the l'il ole cable snatcher hisownself...................
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July 07, 2006, 12:35:10 pm »
Round here we call them SUV's, they tain't really a Pick-Up. Don't know no farmers or ranchers drives one.
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July 07, 2006, 12:59:41 pm »
Like they always say, ignorance is bliss................
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Quote from: Arcey on July 07, 2006, 12:27:29 pm
Who has an SUV?
Noah, the l'il ole cable snatcher hisownself...................
Noah, the cable guy.
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Quote from: Delmonico on July 07, 2006, 11:52:44 am
I ain't skeered of none a ya!
'Cuz ya gots El Kabong!
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