[SEL] How to Straighten Spoke in Cart Wheel

[garyepps at fidnet.com]

Bill,

I can find a place to store it if it will help a brother collector.  I can
even camouflage under one of my engines...

Gary

bill at antique-engines.com wrote:

> Sly, Gary, very sly...........
> You have a scrap yard for such junk, eh?
> 
> BTW - nice cart.
> 
> 
> Bill
> Runnells, Iowa
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> 
> > Like others have said, just use the hammer and you should be alright. 
If
> > you
> > think the metal has crystalized so much that it is brittle enough to
> > break,
> > you'd better not put a valued engine on the cart.  Just send it on up to
> > Theodosia and I'll store it in an out of the way place for you.  By the
> > way
> > you might want to paint it a dark green before you send it up here.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > "Paul Maples" <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Gary, I am not sure how much pressure it would take to knock it
> >> back
> >
> >> in line and I sure do not want to crack it if it is fragile from years
> >> of
> >> stress.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <garyepps at fidnet.com>
> >> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 10:27 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [SEL] How to Straighten Spoke in Cart Wheel
> >>
> >>
> >> > Paul,
> >> >
> >> > That's not bent very bad.  If it was mine I would just put a block of
> > wood
> >> > under it and tap it back in place with a hammer.  If you put a block
> >> of
> >> > wood
> >> > between the hammer and the spoke you won't leave any hammer marks on
> >> the
> >> > spoke.
> >>
> >>
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