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[Doozer]

I have had a real oxygen acetylene torch since I was a teenager.
My father had one before me.
Working on cars in Buffalo with salt, you...

[Doozer]

And plenty of guys to give you a hard time for buying the cheapest turd in the steaming pile and wasting our time to pay for your mistake.

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[Doozer]

What concerns me is the ignorance on their part of not knowing what is dangerous and what is not.
This caution caution caution due to ignorance...

[Doozer]

I had an MRI done once,
and I have a chip off of a cold chisel imbedded in the palm of my hand.
Big enough that a magnet will stick to the...

[Doozer]

I like dirt bike goggles for grinding with an angle grinder. They seem to work well for this.

I have been to the eye doctor more than 10...

[Doozer]

It is all about the design intent. Your expectations may surely be different than the original designer.
The Phillips head was designed to limit...

[Doozer]

Misnomer means to call something by the wrong name.
What is being called the wrong name?

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[Doozer]

I have a Hardinge HLV-H and the Tsugami chucker.
I would say the quality of the Tsugami is equal to or
dare I say even better than the Hardinge....

[Doozer]

The gizmo is for chase threading.
You put the leadscrews on the spindle (about 2-1/2" dia) and you have a follower
on the overarm, and...

[Doozer]

Yes it does make one think if all this complexity is the way to go.
I knew someone with a198? 3cyl GEO with a 4 speed.
With a 45 minute...

[Doozer]

If the previous owners ran water based coolant, the dovetail ways will be toasted.
There are 4 Bijur metering units under a cover and a manifold...

[Doozer]

Leave it to Doozer to start shlt.
(someone had to say it).

-Doozer

[Doozer]

Cool forge setup. Is the insulation seal so tight in your shop that perhaps your shop is under vacuum, and hence no flow to the draft?? Just a thought....

[Doozer]

Yeah, that is exactly what I said. Do you per chance work for the news media???

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[Doozer]

Well is the Indian Groz a good vise or is it all paint and Bondo over swiss cheese?

-Doozer

[Doozer]

If you try something and it does not work, then you learn something, and try something else better.
Why is everyone so afraid to fail? It is not...

[Doozer]

DoAll used to recommend kerosene for coolant in their surface grinders.
I find the smell of kero rather strong, mineral spirits makes a more pleasant...

[Doozer]

As for vacuum hose clogs... As eluded to before, keep a restricted end on the hose.
Sometimes called the crevice attachment, it is the adapter...

[Doozer]

Look at how much surface area there is between the parts.
Loctite or solder would be just fine. What kind of load on the nut??
200 lbs force...

[Doozer]

Use 50-50 soft solder.
Done and done.

-Doozer