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Postby bobhenry » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:35 am

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I finally got aroung to getting some good pictures of my rat tail spider skillet.

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The close up shows the rough sand casting. I as almost sure it is a one off sand casting. As old as dirt.
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Postby bobhenry » Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:14 am

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I like your dutch oven table. Question! The dutch oven that has the lid on it with the ring. What brand is that, and was the ring already on it or did you put it on there? Reason I ask is, I bought one for my spider(not knowing it was the wrong size). Mine has no ring on it. I was wondering how it was designed to be lifted.
Anyway, what's the story on the new table? Did you cut loose with some cash on a new one? I think I might have heard the story but can't remember.
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The D.O. table was a gift from a fellow camper. I had done some electrical work and designed him a 12 volt & 120 volt combination light and had given him a electrical center from a large motor home and this arrived on my fronnt door step as a thank you.

As to the big pot with the ring. The ring is HAMMER WELDED so it is ancient. It appears to be a cousin to the bean pot as they share several casting similatities. (The lid on the bean pot is a 10" lodge I purchased at a yard sale).

These and the rat tail spider were lurking in the wife's brothers basement when he was moving out of state and he knew we camped so I was presented them. :D

They have all seen good use since they arrived. They are as smooth as glass inside and rough as a corn cob outside. They all appear to be sand casted as you can see where the gate marks ( where the molten cast iron is poured into the mold) were ground off. I have a mair lid lifter that accomidates the lid even with the ring.

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Postby caseydog » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:43 pm

White feather, I think my spider has a better patina on it. More of a dark brown to black color -- kind of like a good cast iron spider. :lol:

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Sorry about the thread jack. :oops:

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Postby bledsoe3 » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:15 am

My spider is better. It's dead.

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Postby Ptomaine » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:45 pm

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Postby white_feather » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:59 am

Awesome arachnids. What exactly is a spider skillet and how do I identify them? I would like to check them out.
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Postby starleen2 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:10 am

If you come across a CI spider like this - you'd better snap it up!Image
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Postby Cliffmeister2000 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:31 pm

Here's a spider about to become home to a tarantula Hawk's next generation.

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Postby Cliffmeister2000 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:41 pm

And here's a fine looking young lady and her boyfriend.

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At this point, the male is trying to get enough courage to say "Hello". You can see the male in the background.

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