troy_mclure
04-08-2010, 10:51 PM
here i have been scouring the town for ww/pewter/tin/etc... for months.
haven't seen any thing for ever.
so i just ordered 20lbs of tin/solder yesterday.
and of course today i stopped at a yard-sale and what do i see but a whole crop-load of pewter beer steins, a large platter, and a really fancy tea set.
i got all the steins and platter for $16, but she wanted $50 for the tea set, and it was only 2lbs or so.
so ended up with 7lbs 7.8oz of pewter for $16.
that's 1/2 of what i needed for 1/10th of what i paid.
well now im flush with tin at least.
haven't seen any thing for ever.
so i just ordered 20lbs of tin/solder yesterday.
and of course today i stopped at a yard-sale and what do i see but a whole crop-load of pewter beer steins, a large platter, and a really fancy tea set.
i got all the steins and platter for $16, but she wanted $50 for the tea set, and it was only 2lbs or so.
so ended up with 7lbs 7.8oz of pewter for $16.
that's 1/2 of what i needed for 1/10th of what i paid.
well now im flush with tin at least.