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A set of stairs I built with the help of Bill Ward
Designing castle parts
making molds
Casting parts
Castle parts
We had a mason, Rick Hauer, putting it all together, and a hell of a mason he was!
The castle was conceived
by the owner Cliff Slinkard (on left). I was mostly involved in designing
and implementing the tricky details.
well used molds
piggie - sculpted in clay, molded with silicone and cast in concrete
torch guts
Flipping a switch by the barbeque grille turns on the gas and triggers the igniters
Ferrocement stairs
The skeleton of the shroud. A Marlon Blackwell design that Bill Ward and I are building in the rennovation of the old public library.
$300 Geo Metro
- it was smoking and rattling - broken piston apron and
rings
Freshly rebuilt
Metro engine. Had crankshaft ground and cylinders bored.
New pistons, valves,oil pump, etc.
Since then, the Metro is running really well. getting a solid 43 miles per gallon, as of feb 2007, I estimate it has saved me approx 300 gallons of fuel. I drove it to Gallup, NM and back (1800 miles), and at an average of 70 MPH, it got 41.5 MPG.
UPDATE: June 2007 My mileage has increased to 48 (mostly highway, but some city). I think the engine must have developed full compression by now - maybe I have slowed down a little, too. Still running great!