Pogo's Killing Spree

[Pogo]

Well, I've managed to scavenge more tooling. My Uncle gave me regs and hoses, and I immediately attached them to the neighbors oxygen and prop bottles. I did not yet have flashbacks, but felt safe for a short initial run. I then went on an hour long rampage trying to shove this 1/4 hose onto my RedMax's 3/8 hose barbs. Knowing this was going to be an issue, I made a post days before called Hose Vs. Barb that was going to solve my dilemma. Needless to say, it didn't. After literally blistering my thumbs tryin to force the hose boiled in water on the barb, I got a spark of ingenuity and took a sharpened drill bit (undercut for rubber) and bored the hole out a bit. Went on much nicer. Oh and my barb is like 1 inch long and I only drilled out like 3/8 deep. I then went to open up the tanks to check for leaks, and much to my dismay the propane regulator pissed out a hiss of gas out of the back.

Life lesson reinstated: patience.

Broke everything down, took regs back to Uncle, exchanged for known working victor set (Higher quality than first pair of old craftsman) and decided to wait on more tooling.

Sold my Pappy my 5-string Ibanez bass for $100 (knew i could get the cash, i could borrow it whenever i wanted, and I play guitar and own 3 of those anyway) towards flameworking equipment. Ebayed new flashbacks for $25, then got a pm from my glassified for used equipment from forum member TheHead. Scored a 2" pair of solid brass 6 claw grabbers and a 8" tungsten pick for $35 shipped. They arrived quickly and I am stoked to own them. Thanks TheHead!

Due to the recent drought and oppurtunity, the remainder of the fundage went towards safety break supply (also a necessity). Bass I NEVER play outta my sight; flashbacks, tools and good fun ahead. Total investment thus far, $0.00

And that leads us to Sunday mornin', comin on quickly and an event waiting to be brought into fruition. It's my very first "Torch on the Porch," where me and my friend from the stained glass studio will talk shit and melt glass. All the makin's of a righteous mornin. Of course there will be pics to follow.

Stay Tuned