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  1. bigweasel

    estate sale magic

    picked these 2 up at an estate sale in mifflin (read as: middle of nowhere) county. the P.O. says that the A.M.F. Royal Master was his as a kid in the mid 60's and the Packard was his mom's... both are pretty complete and in good shape for having been hanging above the horses since the '70s...
  2. bigweasel

    a little kindness...

    thanks, rob... what year is the bus in yer avatar? i still have a '72 7 passenger that i bought in '87 as my first car. the no. on the bike is at the lhs rear and is A84623, and there is some rusting detritus on the front fender that might have once been a light...
  3. bigweasel

    a little kindness...

    definitely factory cutout on the schwinn tank... thanks for the info!
  4. bigweasel

    a little kindness...

    helped a friend get his leaf blower working (rebuilt the carb) and i found these in my living room when i got home today! a little bit of road patina, and some post factory paint, but i am stoked! the bottom one is a colson, minus the chainguard and whatever was on the front fender, but i...
  5. bigweasel

    Having trouble finding oxalic acid!

    naval jelly is a gel form that works well.... or try this if you are feeling like being in highschool chem class..... http://www.instructables.com/id/Electro ... aka-Magic/
  6. bigweasel

    looking for the grail

    OK... first, i am doing my best to edumacate myself on, and memorize all of the minutae and esoterica of every bicycle make and model made across the planet over the last century and a half or so.... but, i am trying to eat and sleep and remember to feed to dogs every other day or so, and it...
  7. bigweasel

    Kickin A in PA...aka Stand Up and Be Counted

    I just looked at clancy's map, and there are 2 of us listed... Is there anyone else out there? PA pride, and all that.... Even the moped army can cop to a half dozen or so PA buzzboys... Just curious. Anyone in spitting distance of Hbg., York, Lancaster...?
  8. bigweasel

    aluminum casting

    this R.R.B. forum has thus far shown itself to be full of good folk and advice/help. i am so glad i found this place! and quanah, anything that has the following in it can't prove to be anything but something worth persuing: "First off, this instructable deals with …"fire, molten metal, sharp...
  9. bigweasel

    aluminum casting

    awesome. thanks. as if i wasn't already the neighborhood pariah... what, with the junk yard in the front yard, and lots of very noisy two wheeled toys and kids and dogs and all that other good stuff, but now im gonna have a foundry in the back yard...(wonder how cool that will look, all lit up...
  10. bigweasel

    aluminum casting

    cool. thanks for the info. i guess, as i think about this more, i am wondering how fiddly aluminum is to work with. all my bronze casting was lost wax method, and i have found that the more delicate/intricate/fragile/thin castings are acheivable; but require a great deal of finesse, which comes...
  11. bigweasel

    aluminum casting

    hope this is the right forum... anyone have any experience with aluminum casting? a buddy of mine runs a junk (curio)shop across the river, and called and said he picked up a couple of nice older bikes (no specifics yet: to brian, a bike is just something to sell IF it will fit on top of the...
  12. bigweasel

    Prince of Pennsyltucky

    Hey, y'all... honestly i never thought id be back into humanpowered machinery...but life is, well, unexpected. i went from racing bmx in the early 80's (GT, Powerlight, Redline), to a long term, pocket emptying, love affair with vintage BMW 2 wheelers. that led to italian motorcycles, which...
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