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On May 22, 3:56*am, Don Foreman wrote:
On Sat, 19 May 2012 18:05:09 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: I was using the radial arm drill this afternoon to drill a couple 3/4 holes in 1/2 inch plate. I needed to copy the hole spacing on a part I'd ruined so I clamped it to the plate with a couple vice grips. Then in the drill vice and drill the hole in one shot. The drill grabbed right when busting through and the part pulled right out of the vice and turned into a helicopter. I'm glad the vice was as high as it was, I just got a nasty bruise on my belly. If it had been a few inches lower, I'd be a soprano right now. Can *you sing worth a **** as a baritone or bass? * Barry Gibbs and the BeeGee's *made a ton of money singing falsetto sopano. Like the drill press, they can never be forgiven for what they did. |
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On Tue, 22 May 2012 08:14:30 -0700 (PDT), "Denis G."
wrote: On May 22, 3:56*am, Don Foreman wrote: On Sat, 19 May 2012 18:05:09 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: I was using the radial arm drill this afternoon to drill a couple 3/4 holes in 1/2 inch plate. I needed to copy the hole spacing on a part I'd ruined so I clamped it to the plate with a couple vice grips. Then in the drill vice and drill the hole in one shot. The drill grabbed right when busting through and the part pulled right out of the vice and turned into a helicopter. I'm glad the vice was as high as it was, I just got a nasty bruise on my belly. If it had been a few inches lower, I'd be a soprano right now. Can *you sing worth a **** as a baritone or bass? * Barry Gibbs and the BeeGee's *made a ton of money singing falsetto sopano. Like the drill press, they can never be forgiven for what they did. A FREAKIN' MEN. -- Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities. -- Susan Rice |
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On May 23, 6:18*am, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Tue, 22 May 2012 08:14:30 -0700 (PDT), "Denis G." wrote: On May 22, 3:56*am, Don Foreman wrote: On Sat, 19 May 2012 18:05:09 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: I was using the radial arm drill this afternoon to drill a couple 3/4 holes in 1/2 inch plate. I needed to copy the hole spacing on a part I'd ruined so I clamped it to the plate with a couple vice grips. Then in the drill vice and drill the hole in one shot. The drill grabbed right when busting through and the part pulled right out of the vice and turned into a helicopter. I'm glad the vice was as high as it was, I just got a nasty bruise on my belly. If it had been a few inches lower, I'd be a soprano right now. Can *you sing worth a **** as a baritone or bass? * Barry Gibbs and the BeeGee's *made a ton of money singing falsetto sopano. Like the drill press, they can never be forgiven for what they did. A FREAKIN' MEN. -- Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *-- Susan Rice Flashbacks will go away with time. |
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