just for kicks i checked the net and found mcmaster carr sells a heat and quench surface hardning compound. whether they ship overseas i couldn't say. 5 pounds for under a hundred bucks.
i live very close to primo fishing grounds but due to sea sickness i mainly surfcast off the beach or jetty. early am. i use a penn spinfisher or antique mitchell spinning reel and a 12' fiberglass 2 pc pole that belonged to my late father. monofiliment line 25 pound test. imvho anyone can catch...
i'm recently retired after 46 yrs in the welding game. the last thirty years i was a welder for the city of new york working for the department of corrections on rikers island. at doc i made a lot of prison style gates,bar sections welded steam lines and fabricated/repaired things for the...