bobo383 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:Cool! Got to shop for some stout tubing tomorrow.
The beetle rocks!
A long time ago, I worked for a zinc plater (yes, cyanide) and ran his E-Nickel line for several months. I nickeled a 1911 45 auto that turned out spectacular.
yea it's tough to beat bright nickel coating. I am not a fan of zinc plating in any form. The way I see it is if the odor can eat the fillings out of your teeth then it is not for me. Then again I am lucky where I work I am in a lab clean room if you will, but outside the room is a nasty environment.
The bug was a lot of fun. I let it go two years ago. A guy called Me from Kansas he was shipping out to Iraq in a few weeks and saw my bug on the internet. He wanted to buy a bug and asked me to paint it. After a log conversation I offered him mine so he could drive it before he left just in case he didn’t make it back. I didn’t really want to get rid of it but seeing how I am home for good he needed it more than me. 8)