Remission

Dec 29, 2025 Last reply: 6 months ago 3 Replies

In my Christmas message I noted I wasn't going to make any molds in the shop until after the start of the New Year in spite of getting over a nasty bug


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Well, that choice has resulted in a minor remission of another bug. My HSD (Horizontal Surface Disease) is improving in a couple different areas. I can now see more than 60% of the surface of my welding table. Its still 90% obstructed, but I can see it.



HSD is a horrible affliction, but I am working on long term mitigation factors for that as well. Part of the reason for clearing off my welding table is to get back on making the storage cabinet work benches I've wanted along the back wall for a long time. I have most of the steel. I have most of the drawer slides. I have the steel top material. I just need to clear up my HSD a little bit to get started.


I suffer from that same affliction ... the first step in my case is going to be to throw a bunch of stuff "I might use some day" away . Then get all the usable steel scrap moved to the location most of the big stuff is already at . Some of my scrap is aluminum that needs to be converted to ingots . Haven't decided what to do with the copper/brass/bronze yet .

Copper can be converted to aluminum bronze which can make a decent plane bearing material.

Bronze is bronze, and brass can of course be cast into other brass parts.

Beware of zinc fumes.

BTDT and it sucked . I'm more careful now .

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