Something for nothing

[Geoff SheppardParticipant @geoffsheppard46476]

Stuart

I believe that the techniqe of wrapping steel bar with brass shim is known as 'close plating'. Used on car steering columns to give an air of 'luxury'. Never known to miss a trick in the parsimonious stakes, were they?!!!!

Geoff

[Philip RoweParticipant @philiprowe13116]

And I thought that I was the only idiot that has got caught with buying "brass" stair rods. Same thing happened to me, although in my case it was a charity auction in the village where we were then living so I didn't begrudge the cost too much. Still got them somewhere, I think the only use they have been put to is for plant stakes in the garden by the other half.

Phil

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

"rain coming down like stair rods" won't mean anything to the next generation.

I remember them at home and replacing them with modern invisible hook plates though I think ours were plain iron. I wonder if they are still around somewhere. At school the main staircase had big triangular ones about 1 in side with patterned cast ends. Probably there since 18?? and will still be there in another 100 years.

[john kennedy 1Participant @johnkennedy1]

I live near a farm and whilst walking the dog on a path accross his land I saw these !!

They are weights off a combine harvester. I spoke to the farmer and showed my interest in

buying them off him. He said I could have them for nowt as long as I didn't sell them.

They weigh about 30kg each so I had to come back with my wheelbarrow. Ive started hacking them up to get a couple of cylinders out for my loco. They are beautiful soft cast iron with no chills or blowholes (yet) . Amazing what you can get if you ask nicely …..

Edited By john kennedy 1 on 02/03/2013 20:54:15

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