The Home Machinist!

Congratulations RSG, I highly recommend it. I have about ten years of it under my belt and still haven't run out of things to do.

Good luck and enjoy whatever you choose to do.

Silicon bronze, TIG would be my choice also.

Al Gore is probably responsible.

Having worked in the plumbing, heating, and cooling industry for 50 years and having installed thousands of feet of copper tube I can tell you with certainty that no copper tube is measured or sold or ordered by it's inside diameter or I.D. Example, if you have a 5/8" copper sweat 90 degree ell it w...

Sad news, RIP Dave. . . your wit and wisdom will be missed by all.

b4autodark

Harold, thanks for posting this. Big Dave, I had open heart surgery 6 weeks ago and it's no picnic. You will get through it. Hug your pillow and try not to sneeze! The best part is when your body hair grows back and you feel human again.

Hang in there fellow putz,
b4autodark

That is cool, it even shows why we have blizzard warnings today in western Minnesota!

Used to use the brass screw c-clamps at work all the time for welding. Some were old and some brand new but none ever had the shield. That's a new one on me.
b4autodark

Thanks for the link, very interesting.

They bypassed the safety switches! And they weren't just using PVC for air...they were using it for an explosive gas! That's Darwin territory. In fairness, I would imagine hydrogen would also blow iron pipe into smithereens. Not surprised that it happened at a university. Common sense and the kind ...

Thanks for the link toddalin, sure looks like a fun time.
b4

toddalin,

Thanks for the info, I googled Fillmore to Santa Paula speeders and got a hit . The March 8 2018 edition of the Santa Paula Times has a front page article about a group of over 30 speeders that just made that run. It appears the hobby is alive and thriving on the west coast.

b4