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  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Susquatch's post in the thread Do I need a surface grinder? with Like Like.
    Most SG machines have a working area a little wider and longer than the mag chuck so that the chuck can be dressed. But the size rating...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Tom O's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    did you as least fill it with water?
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Tom O's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Reminds me of a joke Guy says Honey I cut my finger off …She says the whole finger? And he says no the one next to it!
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to 140mower's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Yup, haven't had gas in them in probably a decade or so..... I didn't blow up when I cut them open, so I am taking that as a win..... :p
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to combustable herbage's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    You drained the gas out of them????? Asking for a friend. Glad to here your Ok and that you turned it into a learning experience:)
  • Tom O
    Despite my lack of updates i have actually been working on this thing. I put the motor back together with oem vw thrust shims supplied...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to 140mower's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    The plasma was an after thought..... I was going at it with zip discs prior to that. I was wearing my go to Watson 007 gloves, the...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to phaxtris's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Shouldn't have happened in the first place, to bad it happened when you weren't wearing the appropriate gear im no saint, there have...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to 140mower's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Nope...... but I won't be making that mistake again..... ........this week. :rolleyes: :p
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Chicken lights's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    That's the important finger, for scratching your eye :rolleyes:
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Mike R's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Were you standing on the plate you were cutting? Trying to understand the path the juice followed - does seem odd it decided you were...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to phaxtris's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    i dont know why that happened, some kind of short would be my guess my question is what kind of gloves did you have on ? im guessing...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to TorontoBuilder's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Thank god it wasn't worse. Now I'll have to be more fearful using any such machines in the shop
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to 140mower's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    I'll have you know I still have couple more fingers. :p Ironically the big white bandaged finger happens to be the middle one. ;)
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to jorogi's post in the thread Plasma advice with Like Like.
    Looks like you won't be pushing your glasses up your nose for a while. Maybe go and see if a pretty young nurse could tape them up for you.
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