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[boslab]

This post reads like an invite in the Sunday times for jobs in MI5, ( must like short crosswords and things that go bang)
the mrs just gave me a...

[boslab]

Cool build, I’m interested in the spot welder, I’ve only used the ones on a bench with two arms with a top and bottom copper electrode, really useful...

[boslab]

Well the kerf was 10 thou, so I’d guess the nozzle way less, quite a velocity of Oxy, must be mach1 + I can’t work out the math, Bernoulli blindness...

[boslab]

Plus explosive welding , not technically a hot process but used to make bits of tanks
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[boslab]

I sear the last hoses I bought were made of the same stuff as the mrs hot water bottle, it didn’t seem to last long, first sticky then perished, very...

[boslab]

Can I get some too, I think I need a bit of lithium with my lunch
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[boslab]

I do like polishing things too, very therapeutic, nice work, you could cast an epoxy clear over cover to make it easier on the hands, more knob shaped...

[boslab]

If he or she fails to show then it should result in dismissal, back dated to when he first didn’t show, unless co worker is like most of mine purely...

[boslab]

Looks a good machine, I do have a small buffer, soon learned to wear a mask after blowing some real rich brown **** out of my snout, I think dust extraction...

[boslab]

It’s odd really, I have a twinned hose from donkeys years ago, it’s blue and red rubber in a shotgun cable configuration, no perishing, no cracks...

[boslab]

I’ve used loads of ssr on lab ovens and such but never on a motor, I wonder how they deal with the back EMF of switching a motor, perhaps the arcing...

[boslab]

How about a Milwaukee m12 right angle drill with a roloc in the Chuck ,
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[boslab]

Cerromatrix low temperature fixturing alloy ( oft called liquid bolster in shops in the past), bismuth based but don’t forget to oil the part.
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[boslab]

Mild soapy water in a spray bottle was my weapon of choice, oxy hoses do rapidly deteriorate, they go stiff brittle and crack , I often used a bath with...

[boslab]

I’m a hell of a lot better at riding an excavator than a horse these days, I can ride but the legs aren’t what they used to be, not as flexible, when...

[boslab]

Should imagine a slide in insert made of some refractory or somthing to prevent burn through, im guessing btw,
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[boslab]

If my shop is a reflection of my mind I’m screwed, it’s a bloody mess , thinking about it that’s not a bad reflection these days!
I liked...

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They were £206 in a local outlet (ffx I think) not that bad really, a Milwaukee isn’t far off that, if I get a serious amount of tapping I’d get...

[boslab]

Metals can explode in contact with oxygen too, copper for example ( I found it fascinating) is unstable, you would think that puts nozzles at risk but...

[boslab]

Some people have all the luck, I’m glad I was more or less banned from fetching stuff home from work when the mrs pulled into the drive and nearly ran...