Gosh Kerry
I thought you would have forgot about that by now
My son still tells everyone and threatens me of replaying the video you made were it tells USA on my adventures of getting a flat (blowout) on an english wheel.......
It was quite innocent , I was wheeling a two dimensional shape in a hood panel , when a customer came into the shop, I left the wheel loaded with what may just have been a bit to much pressure on the pneumatic upper wheel.
Well my old shop was a bit split up and I was on the other end when I heard what sounded like a 12 gauge shot gun ringing out from the shaping room and for a moment brought me back to my days in Boston
Needless to say when the conversation came up, Kerry schooled me on how much was to much took my pneumatic wheel away from me.
Oh ya, he did replace it with sharp advice and a brisk shaking finger.
I still have my second upper wheel and I do not leave it unattended with ANY pressure on it at all.
On another note Kerry I looked for you guys at spring Carlisle. I have a wedding to go to next weekend or I would take the trip to Dutches. I have my old shop leased out and up for sale and built a new one on the west side of Danville. I will post some photo's later on. Fire works tonight and Kate and my son Tom are throwing hints about going......there in the truck now
Cheers