I cooked with mine this morning, just a scrabbled egg but it was fast and easy. Let the sun heat the pan for like 2 minutes then crack an egg, it will be cooked from both sides and its as fast as the stove. My lens is for sale in the classifieds here if anyone is interested.
I have a fairly big one that I made a stand for. It is a spot focus lense, mine will make about a 5/8 inch spot. This is better for firestarting or getting maximum heat in one spot. You could just the same place the target slighty closer and spread the heat out for cooking and the like. Its...
Second on cleaning the chamber, old cosmoline can be very tough. Laquered surplus ammo also tends to leave behind some tough residue. Let us know what happens.
I would buy the cheapest kit you can find for your first one. http://whatacountry.com/romanian-ak-47-parts-kit-2.aspx , they also have a polish underfolder for like 70 more. These are just two that I found quickly on google and they may not be the cheapest, however if you do find cheaper let us...
Well I found the book at an antique shop, it was tossed in a rubbermaid tub with a bunch of other books. I have to admit it caught my eye quickly, I realized its potential immediatly. I ended up getting 5 books in all, although the others are just readers. One was the Scientific design of intake...
Thanks for all of the replies, Ill try that gardeners on mingo and see if they can tell me anymore about it. This is one of those maybe once in a lifetime finds. Even if it turns out to be a very common printing Im next to nothing in it and I love the author and the book so Ill just have to...
I would like to know if any one knows how to really positively ID the book and where I might go in the Tulsa area to get an appraisal of it. I have googled as far as I can. The illustrations to look for are the rose, mine is on p. 28 and facing right. On page 63 there is no crow. No 5 line...
Its one I made on a form 1, made to be able to handle about anything that could send a bullet through it. Marked as .22 cal. Threaded to the flash suppresors factory thread. Terrible place to mount anything btw as the front sight is actually the threaded part and it presses and pins on the...