Ive never owned a new car because I have always considered myself as the last owner of a vehicle before it heads off to recycling heaven. I am not a restorer.
So when my brother sends me a picture of an ancient cabbing machine in pieces, saying its mine for free if I want it... and hell deliver it to me, I immediately think Im signing up to be the middle man in a trip to the tip.
Before agreeing to accept the pile of rubble I contacted local rock toy/mechanic enthusiast, Dihusky, to see if it was worth the trouble. His reply, Hell yes.
For someone who precision cuts gem stones, he is very capable with a hammer, and after a fairly heavy beating the old Gemmasta finally separated into its component parts.
Everything got cleaned up, sand blasted, refinished and reassembled with new hardware... and its just like a new one.
So when my brother sends me a picture of an ancient cabbing machine in pieces, saying its mine for free if I want it... and hell deliver it to me, I immediately think Im signing up to be the middle man in a trip to the tip.
![1587875985_d1037d1a-333a-4021-b36a-4205824b99a0.jpg](https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1587875985_d1037d1a-333a-4021-b36a-4205824b99a0.jpg)
Before agreeing to accept the pile of rubble I contacted local rock toy/mechanic enthusiast, Dihusky, to see if it was worth the trouble. His reply, Hell yes.
For someone who precision cuts gem stones, he is very capable with a hammer, and after a fairly heavy beating the old Gemmasta finally separated into its component parts.
![1587876609_dcbad015-2223-4b03-8869-00945c6f3140.jpg](https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1587876609_dcbad015-2223-4b03-8869-00945c6f3140.jpg)
Everything got cleaned up, sand blasted, refinished and reassembled with new hardware... and its just like a new one.
![1587876922_febda5eb-280d-4de5-a81e-d69cb3fd33a8.jpg](https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/14320/1587876922_febda5eb-280d-4de5-a81e-d69cb3fd33a8.jpg)