[Nfb-krafters-korner] Please Introduce yourselves

Tue Oct 2 09:28:46 CDT 2007

Dear Audrey,

I am not part of the SCA.  You may have my message mixed up with Tony's 
message.
I do have allot of experience in making things because I am a 
Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer.
I was just trying to find out where in Florida Tony lives and I included 
some of the things I have done just as part of my intro.
If I can advise you, or anyone , on how you might make something, I am here 
at drevans at bellsouth.net .
AS for historical  crafts.  I have made swords, shields and did allot of 
wroth iron work, but I have not don any in a number of years.  I don't have 
my forge anymore and any welding I need, I farm it out to others now.
My wife does most of the crafts these days as my job doesn't leave me as 
much time as I use to have.
If I can help I will do whatever I can.  Let me know your ideas.

David Evans, NFBF
Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117-A Stealth Fighter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AUDREY WELLNER" <rencraft at snet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please Introduce yourselves

> Hi David,
>     I replied to your previous message before I seen this one.  You 
> certainly get involved in many crafts.  I sent my offline e-mail address 
> in the previous e-mail and if you would contact me there we can talk more 
> about the SCA and historical crafts.
>     I am the person the site monitor introduce as the costume designer.  I 
> get involved in researching all phases of costuming and would like to find 
> a group of the SCA here in CT. to get involved with again, but that's 
> another topic.
>     I also would like to know if you know people in the SCA here in 
> Connecticut. I guess most of you are located in Florida.
>     Please write me when you can.
>     See Thee Anon,
>     AJ
>
> David Evans <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Dear Terry,
>
> I love to do lots of different things.
> I do wood working, metal working, plastic, leather work, wood burning and
> Styrofoam and clay .
> I have made some of my own tools for working with some of the crafts such 
> as
> a Plexiglas bender for bending and folding Plexiglas in to aquariums and
> terrariums.
> It used a piece of nichrome wire laying in a notch of transite strips and
> connected to a switch and electric cord. When it is plugged in and the
> switch turned on, the wire gets red hot and heats the Plexiglas in a strip
> about an inch wide.
> The Plexiglas gets soft and you can bend it.
> You can cut and sand the Plexiglas just like you would shape or sand wood.
> There are special glues you can get to glue the pieces together. It comes
> in many colors and can be used to make many useful items, like napkin
> holders, planters, boxes etc, etc, etc.
> I have also used a piece of nichrome wire to make a Styrofoam and urethane
> foam cutter.
> I made a metal frame and insulated the ends so I could fasten the ends of
> the wire to them.
> The top arm is hinged and loaded with a spring that always keeps the
> nichrome wire tight as it expands when it gets red hot.
> The wire passes through a piece of wood with a long slot cut in it.
> This lets me set different angles between the line of the wire and the
> wooden table surface.
> This makes cutting angles easier and more precision.
> I use it to cut out foam shapes for airplanes and other things I want to
> make using foam.
>
> I have used some of the things I have cut out to make cast aluminum parts
> by the "lost wax" method where the foam part is placed in a special metal
> box called a cope and drag, packed with "green sand" and red hot metal
> poured in to the cope and drag.
> The hot metal gasifies the foam and the metal takes the place of the foam
> part. After it cools, the cope and drag are split apart, the sand removed
> and the metal part recovered. The extra metal is cut off and the part is
> shined and finished.
> I make parts for cars and airplanes in this way as well as parts for other
> things.
>
> Well, I have bent your ears enough for now. Talk to you later.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]"
>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please Introduce yourselves
>
>
>> Welcome David!
>> It is nice to find out that this list is not all females. Men also have
>> crafts to shair.
>> Chris Hallsworth;
>> You got us started on this list, now what is your craft?
>>
>> Terry Powers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Evans [mailto:drevans at bellsouth.net]
>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:14 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please Introduce yourselves
>>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I am new to the list as of today. I had no problem signing up for the
>> list.
>> I am on about 10 NFB list and this is just one of them.
>> I was on most of these list before, but because Bell South's Spam
>> filters were mistaking the NFBnet.org addresses for a spammer, my
>> messages were bouncing and I did not know it.
>> The automatic software would kick in and unsubscribe me.
>> I hope that it is fixed now or Bell South and I are going to have a go
>> around they are not going to forget.
>>
>> Now as to who I am. I am David Evans, a long time NFB member who has a
>> wide range of interest.
>> I was a Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer for many years, but now I
>> work in Public Transportation.
>> I have been a scratch model builder and artist. I have built cars and
>> planes both as models and the real things too.
>> I was a machinist, welder and have done allot of different crafts along
>> with my wife.
>> She and I have built doll and bear houses and I make all of the wooden
>> stands for her bears and all of their props.
>> I look forward to hearing how other people creat crafts and I hope I can
>> add to the discussion.
>>
>> David Evans, NFBF
>> Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
>> Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117-A Stealth Fighter
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>> To:
>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:36 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Please Introduce yourselves
>>
>>
>>>I have noticed a few new members joining us. Please take time to
>>>introduce
>>> yourselves.
>>>
>>> Have any of you had any trouble signing up for the list? I know one
>>> person
>>> had trouble, but I need to know if anyone else did.
>>>
>>> I had always wanted to learn how to decorate cakes. Really I love the
>>> frosting that a friend of mine used that was into decorating.
>>>
>>> Is there a special recipe for that?
>>>
>>> I know this is a craft and art place, not food.
>>>
>>> but...the vanella frosting and chocolate cake was to die for.
>>>
>>> Joyce
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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