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Old 09-02-2009, 03:05 PM
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Coaches, Buggies, & now Wagons, Oh, My!

Silveroxide, I have now found & followed all three of your completed horse-drawn vehicles, and I find them truly amazing. I was an illustrator in 4th Psyop Gp (A) from 86-97, now retired, and appreciate your design work with paper, pencil & straightedge. Tip: Brass tubing comes in many sizes, and makes excellent punch for perfectly round holes or circular pieces. Cut to 2-3" long, file or hone inside edge of one end, file outside edge of other and you have two diameters, varying by thickness of metal. Use piece of scrap board on top, and a couple of taps with a hammer and you have your cut! Many model tool catalogs sell brass tubing in telescoping bundles, and the brass is easy to re-sharpen as needed.
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