gary navarre on sun 29 jul 12
I started wondering why that box of Zinc Oxide with 2=3D
Hey Folks,=3DA0=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0I started wondering why that box of Zinc Oxid=
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5# on the side seemed so heavy so I weighed it and see it is really 55#. Wh=
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at was I thinking when I ordered that much of the crap?=3D0A=3D0AThat ought=
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add to the 100# of Kyanite 48 mesh and another 100# of old Spodumine I foun=
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d in the shed next to another big half sack of Cornwall Stone that must hav=
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e been shipped to Rovin in Dearborn from England in the '60's because it we=
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ighed 112#. I think I'm gonna have to put this heavy stuff in 5 gallon buck=
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ets with lids to make it manageable in the van.=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0 I'm com=
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o the trailer so I took it to the son of a retired welder I know in AA that=
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took over the business and he reinforced some welds, got the breaks workin=
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g, and installed the controller. Then I practiced backing up and put it int=
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o Rick's garage so we could do the bearings which turned out to be in vary =
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good condition ...=3D0A=3D0Ahttp://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/kpap/kdemo/g=
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ing-trailer-1.html =3DA0=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0A=3DA0=3D0A=3DA0Next project is to f=
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ne spare tire, maybe two in case I run over something that takes out both t=
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ires. I saw some four lug rims and tire on line so I'll also look locally a=
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nd go from there. =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0Rick gave me an idea for loading the =
bricks o=3D
n trailer I think I'll use it for the standard 9" straights ...=3D0A=3D0Aht=
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so it ends up 252 brick make about a ton and I'm still a couple hundred pou=
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nds under the van's pulling limit. When I'm done with the raw materials I c=
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an add another hundred bricks to the van and still be under weight. I wonde=
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r if I need to go over the scales at the bridge?=3D0A=3D0A=3D0AGary Navarre=
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arre Pottery=3D0ANavarre Enterprises=3D0ANorway, Michigan, USA=3D0Ahttp://w=
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arrePottery.etsy.com=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0=3DA0 <...... New Pots=3D0Ahttp://w=
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om/GindaUP=3D0Ahttp://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/=3D0A
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