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Mr Grumpy wrote:No problem Dave, and sorry for hijacking your thread, we don't see each other often so I sometimes jump on the opportunity to reach out.

For those of you who don't know, Dave, Jerry, and I go a long way back.
I first met Jerry about 20 years ago at a wet T-shirt/Patrick Swayze look a-like contest.
He and I were the two finalists that day and although I was the first runner-up, I couldn't have been happier
that he took the crown. It couldn't have gone to a nicer guy.

The next year, a young upstart who went by the name 'Dazzling Dave D' stole the show, and the crown.
We had many good times and I especially enjoyed the European competitions where we would spend weeks at a time
touring small french towns, being mistaken for Patrick Swayze and his brothers of course.
It was interesting how sometimes people would recognize Jerry to be Patrick, or sometimes Dave or me.
We were really good back then.

Here's a picture we took at Stanton's last year.

Swayzes.jpg

Anyway, that was a long time ago and I've probably gone too far off topic.

Anyone know how to fix cracks in Columbia Q spring barrels?

JerryVan wrote:

Victrolacollector wrote:I ran into the same problem with one of those plus one with the worn down teeth. You can check around with Mark Gaiser (croakinfrog) on ebay, George Vollema or Ron Sitko. You can probably find a good one from these guys made from the better metal...that is what I did, I think it was maybe 75.00 tops with the old sping inside.

How is it that they would have one made of better metal?

Victrolacollector wrote:

JerryVan wrote:

Victrolacollector wrote:I ran into the same problem with one of those plus one with the worn down teeth. You can check around with Mark Gaiser (croakinfrog) on ebay, George Vollema or Ron Sitko. You can probably find a good one from these guys made from the better metal...that is what I did, I think it was maybe 75.00 tops with the old sping inside.

How is it that they would have one made of better metal?

I spoke with George V. he told me that some were made of aluminum and some were made of brass. I purchased one from him that he sold to me made from plated brass. The one I had on there was made from aluminum, the spring barrel teeth were broken or worn down.