Moving from old cars to old tools. I have an electric soldering iron (small, circuitry size) in good condition that I've had for 50 years, since I was a boy.
Maybe a bit odd, but I sometimes take them out and oil them and think about how the owners before me would have used them to help solve a problem I'm currently stewing on..
My ex-wife!
I've got a Civil War Canon Ball that I use as a mandrel from time to time in shaping steel / aluminum sheet. QUOTE]
Randy,
I could be wrong, but that Civil War Canon Ball migh just be worth $. I know there is a large group of folks that collect Civil War stuff. I would hate to see you banging on a priceless historical object.