I am a metals geek. When some guys hit fifty they get a new wife. (I don’t need one. I’ve got a great one). Some get a shiny new sports car. (My GMC pickup with the AWESOME 380hp Duramax diesel will do 0-60 in 8 seconds TOWING that sports car). Me, I’ve got a metalworking studio in my yard. 200-pound heats of ductile iron….no problem. It’s my Edisonian lab. My creative man-cave. Casting, welding, cutting, firing….all just a short stroll across my driveway.
On this site I may talk about Bainite or bills currently in the US Congress. I may ruminate on the virtues of metal casting and Austempering, or I may let you in on a particularly creative project I’m working on. I might even tell a story or two.
Speaking of stories……. When my father was teaching me to drive he wanted to emphasize the (now obvious) need to accelerate when merging on to the freeway. His oft repeated, Yogi Berra-ish saying was, “If you’re going to get hit, get hit going away!”. (I miss his rather direct, earthy advice).
‘Til we meet again,
Chip Keough