Paul, Respectfully, when we get to posting here on Stovebolt we tend to start speaking to the issue. We start discussing alternatives, suggestions, where to purchase or how to make. We fade away from talking at, or to, the original poster. We talk to the post. No one was challenging you. You, in fact, did abuse a list of suggestions and experienced info in a sarcastic way. I would have reacted to that the same way DG did. We all know that not everyone has a lathe. The info from anyone should always be welcomed. Each reader can decide if it's useful or not. From the length of your posts here, you seem like a "serious restorer". When DG says "
you could get" or "why bother when
you can buy" he is not talking at
you.
It means "a person could get"...it's info passed along to the thread. If you are a real sensitive person, you will miss that nuance in forums. We are truck guys speaking our piece in a Post, not Emily Post.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Post
