Snag wrote:

John B. wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:40:10 -0600, "Snag" wrote:

Jon Banqueer wrote:
In article ,
spaco@baldwin- telecom.net says...

How about you off-topic folks making a new year's resolution to
take it elswhere?

How about you realize that this isn't going to happen and figure out
what really caused this newsgroup to be destroyed. When you finally
make the effort to understand what happened, make sure you thank
Mark Wieber and his clique of clueless idiots.

In the meantime, suggest you start discussing topics that advanced,
modern, home machine shops would be interested in. I do it all the
time.

I don't think beating your own drum counts , Jonnyboy .

Earlier today I fabricated a small aluminum spacer to give me just a
little more adjustment on my chainsaw bar needs a new chain and
sprocket , but the saw was free so .... Then I used a hammer and
wedge both metal to split the wood I cut with that chainsaw .
Yesterday I used the angle grinder to clean up the mushroomed head
of that wedge . In a little while I'm going out to the shop and make
a small rake of metal to clean the ashes out of the grate in my
wood burning stove . I'll be using a welder MIG or TIG , haven't
decided , bolt cutter , bandsaw , and grinders . That enough
metalworking for ya ? Of course it won't be "advanced" or "modern" ,
just good old low-tech hand work ... unless I use the TIG , it's a
modern inverter based machine . --
Snag

Just a thought. Is sitting at a computer really "metal working" or is
"metal working" getting your hands dirty and actually doing it?

I suspect the later. The bloke that wrote the software that controls
the Mars explorer thingy doesn't claim to be a space explorer.

Ouch , that's gonna leave a mark ...


Not this time. Even a diamond can't scratch 'Grade A stupid'.


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have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.