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[Tim The Grim]

Finished my free “side work” project to turn a guy’s belt buckle into an H-D “Points Cover”

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[Tim The Grim]

We had a guy at the refinery that believes in “cold energy”. To him, when something cools off, it’s not a lack of a heat source or the lessening...

[Tim The Grim]

Modified a set of handlebar risers. I’ve had these on a shelf for years after getting a great price on a closeout. Turns out they didn’t really fit...

[Tim The Grim]

ISS came over here at 17:46 this evening. I had some good Nikon binocs and could see the Dragon Capsule trailing a few miles behind.
Back when the...

[Tim The Grim]

The ‘73 XL model year includes the removal of the countershaft driven speedo and the reinforced case wall in that area. ‘73 and later cases don’t...

[Tim The Grim]

Did the initial mounting of my new front wheel configuration using the brackets I made to mount Razor quad calipers on the old 33.4 Sportster forks....

[Tim The Grim]

Liquid N2 is the ultimate chill and should do the job. Be aware of the Asphyxiation dangers of close quarters N2 use. Our body is accustomed to breathing...

[Tim The Grim]

Well, that was really a blessing in disguise. That layoff sent me to Texas Work Force who then got me the interview at the refinery that allowed me to...

[Tim The Grim]

After 6 interviews over two months, I was called again to now speak with the PM who hired me on the spot and then called in the HR people and read them...

[Tim The Grim]

I was kind of shocked to open the new Nov/Dec issue of The Home Shop Machinist and not find a Harbor Freight advertisement or a listing in the index.