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One man's trash is another's treasure..

I was preparing some scrap metal for recycling today, when I took note of the lamp my friend and his wife gave me.. It hadn't sold at their yard sale, so it became part of my inventory..

I got a bit ahead of myself in tearing it down, and failed to take photos of the torch style lamp before disassembly, however this photo gives the general idea.





everyone had one of these in college.. These torch style lamps were also known as "fire starters" that created just a little less light than heat.. What could I possibly use this for?

Well the stainless "transition" between the "shade" and the "post" intrigued me, the shape was just about right, and the diameter seemed correct.. and it was stainless, (or appeared to be)

So I tore the old lamp down, and harvested this

Which, with a little trimming.. should be useful for this:





This the becomes the "bell" between my stainless column and steering wheel.. and will solve a few problems along the way..


In other news, A recent trip to Dad's shop yielded a nice piece of 3/4 diameter stainless round stock, so hopefully soon I can rid myself of the billet shifter parts I made previously..

AH stainless.

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Factory Lightweight?

Although my uncle once owned an awesome Boss 429 Mustang, as a rule I don't seek out muscle cars. However, The "factory lightweights" produced by ford, and others have always intrigued me.

But alas, the choice to make aluminum Bumper "irons" for my Recycled wagon project is strictly financial. Stock 40 steel bumper irons are bringing good money on "the bay" , and this aluminum was part of a machine that my neighbor had in the garage.

For those concerned with safety, never fear, these aluminum copies will not save my front sheet metal any more than the stock steel ones!