Well Dang!
Here is a photo of the table I wanted to bid on:
It is made from cast iron and about five inches thick -- this table is not going anywhere (probably weighs around 1,500 pounds).
If I needed to make multiple identical pieces of ironwork (say for a railing or multiple tables or chandeliers, etc...), I would place jigs in the holes and use this for bending. A little 'persuasion' with the torch and you can do some really nice work.
These tables are a couple $K so I'm not rushing out to buy one anytime soon but when the option for this one came up, it was worth the drive down and the overnight in the motel.
As I said, it was owned by one of the companies employees and withdrawn from the auction.
There are two more auctions this month (
here and
here) and that's it for the next couple of months.
Posted by DaveH at October 5, 2010 6:39 PM