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    Spellman transfer punch set

    Ahh, Barry, you had the fun of red-hot metal PLUS oil PLUS a plastic container. :eek: is right!
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    Spellman transfer punch set

    Will, Another (relatively) easy way to temper hardened steel is to use an oven. You just put the hardened steel pieces in the oven, then turn the oven on and set the desired temperature, let 'bake' for the desired time at the desired temperature, turn off oven and let cool. Done. This way...
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    Miter Saw

    Definitely buy or make some way to securely clamp and hold the workpiece. Your hands do NOT count as a workpiece clamp. Especially when cutting metal. As mentioned above, if the workpiece shifts just a tiny bit, all Heck will break loose. The piece will twist, the blade may launch carbide...
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    Miter Saw

    Pablo, Although a miter saw can cut some aluminum, it is usually not quite the right tool for the job. As stated above. A cold saw is called that because the chips coming off it are not red hot! Although there can be and is some cross-over between cutting wood and metal and other things...
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    Could use thoughts & prayers

    Wishing you a successful surgery and speedy recovery! Wow, freak accident all right. :eeew: :awman: :eeksign: note: I have a habit when I drop something (tool, light, whatever) of trying to break the fall and lessen the impact damage by catching/blocking/cushioning with my feet (just one foot...
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    Looking for Ideas on Plastic Canoe Re-Enforcement & Repair.

    Ah, a square-back canoe. Ummm, I think you have a little too much weight in the stern. :nana: Plastic is not just plastic, there are many many different plastics. And they behave differently, to varing degrees. If it polyethylene, not much will stick to that plastic. Short of some...
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    its here !!!

    Congrats on the new lathe. I'm sure that I had previously written something to the effect that the 8x12/14 lathe could eat the 7x lathes for lunch. Little lathe = 80 pounds or so, 8x lathe = 230 pounds or so. That's a BBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGG difference! And your lathe has a "MOTOR"...
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    I'm heading to the USA!

    Re: Where to go on holiday in the USA? First off, in the US we "go on vacation". We don't "go on holiday". :nana: Next, the US is pretty big and the geography, climates (environmental and political and socio-economic) can be very varied. You'll sort of have to narrow down your desires and...
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    Shaving Razors..??

    Oh yeah, pre-shave prep before shaving makes a HUGE difference. Wash to get rid of skin oils etc and to start getting some moisture into the hair to soften it a bit. Warm/hot water works best from the cleaning AND the moisture standpoint. Then a good shaving cream/gel/oil/whatever to...
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    Shaving Razors..??

    A blade that never needs sharpening and remains razor-shaving-sharp forever? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahohohohohohohohohohohahahahahahahahahahaha There is no such thing. A good straight razor, freshly stropped, wielded by a competent hand, will give you about the BEST shave ever. But...
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    Best Kitchen Knives?

    Buy good stuff once and take care of it. It costs less in time, money, and frustration than buying lesser quality stuff. That said, most kitchen knifes are made of a relatively soft steel and/or not highly hardened in order to handle 'ease of resharpening' (softer sharpens easier but dulls...
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    Knife Sharpening

    Re: What's the catch with this sharpener?Why should I get a better? Well, it's not really razor sharp. Real razor sharp is a whole level or four of 'sharp' past what that type of sharpener can do on a good day. Drawbacks to that type of sharpener: Fixed angle of blade edge, rods have all...
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    New Gillette Fusion Razor

    Well, it looks like Gillette's marketing approach of sending the free Fusion handle+one cartridge worked for them. I've tried the Fusion for a week or two, maybe a half-dozen shaves. Still getting used to it, but overall I think the shave is better and easier on the face than the former...
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    New Gillette Fusion Razor

    Absolute worst razor for me and lots of folks I know - disposable Bic, I think it made more nicks in the flesh than shaving. Even when it didn't take out a chunk of flesh, it often seemed to scrape away enough of the top layer of skin that there was a general seeping and weeping of blood from...
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    I smell trouble...

    " protect your shoes/flippers from the dwarf" ????? Yeah, I just hate when a dwarf gets stuck in my shoes or slippers. Ya know, I also don't like getting SWARF in places where it shouldn't be, either. Like in a tool case full of sockets underneath a lathe, fer instance. Lathes make swarf...
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