He bought a rare Optimus that idk, was found on the bottom of the ocean or something, and sold at auction.
Most people were scared off. paid maybe 12 and stuck 10 into the rehab.
In the resto, as reported here, the barrels needed to be honed out to remove corrosion and pitting. The barrel man said, hey, wait a minute. You can't get there from here. I can only go so far in the lapping for all kinds of reasons. You won't get what you want. It is best to stop here. Leave a better average wall thickness, but more pitting.
An honest craftsman not blackholing his patron.
It wasn't the Optimus story, it was the integrity I wanted Lloyd to read about.
Between that report and Drew's examples, the op should kinda see the picture.
That resto might have fallen into shadow.
Last edited by ClapperZapper; 02/22/16 03:12 PM.
