Monday Night Meatloaf 139

Still here. COVID didn't get me. I know you all have been waiting for a batch of meatloaf. Here you go. I appreciate all the concerned emails from folks checking on me. It sure is nice to know I have some friends out there.
In this batch we have, Shop moving announcement, Norton grinding books, Helical tooth jacobs chuck, Colvin and Stanley toolbit test, Coneiak plastic polisher, Gyrocompass, PIG mat products, hot wire foam cutter.
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[@jpsimon206]

My friend's dad is the inventor of the Wonder cutter! It was invented very close to you, in Lompoc. If you have ever passed the 80 ft styrofoam blue whale in the middle of a farmer's field off of I-5, that is his place, and that whale was his daughter's science fair project. Small world!

[@elbowdonkey]

After watching your channel from the start, I didn't need another reason to admire you and your work. But then you casually mentioned Thrasher magazine. Not only that, you mentioned it in the context of hot wire foam cutting. When I was a teen, my dad's screen printing shop took on some interesting side work making enormous foam signs and "sculptures" for trade shows. Not just any trade shows, but for skateboarding and surfing trade shows. I spent several summers using hot wire foam cutters making Vans, Vision Streetwear, Quicksilver, and dozens of other brands' signs. During the school year, I spent most of my time in the high school machine shop learning how to program and run a CNC mill that replayed jobs off a micro cassette tape that you need a special device to record on to. So crazy to be reminded of all that with a single mention of Thrasher.

[@rossilake3430]

Tom, A couple of things. First; I need grippy mat for my tool boxes. Second; Did anybody notice the spinning 1144 (marker) steel in the lathe, I see a Swastika. Third; That gyro is pretty cool, what would it do up in a Airplane? I’m going to retire in a few years, I dread the move.

[@jwagnermail]

I saw the swastika also. Warning for video production, you don't want the number 4 on the end of any spinning item.

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

I noticed it also.

[@Beanpapac15]

Hey Tom, I work in a facility at the University of Nebraska Omaha with a powder based metal 3d printer that sits idle quite a bit of the time. I can probably get a few of those helical chuck keys 3D printed in 17-4PH stainless at near material cost whenever you get around to modeling it. Also if you could do a video on the how you actually create the model from the chuck measurements that would be awesome.

[@PeteBrubaker]

That would be super cool to see on the channel.

[@michaelscott8226]

Great to see you again, Tom. I feel for you with the move, man. Moving in general sucks, moving a machine shop, not something I'd look forward to. Can't wait to see the new place.

[@ericm8811]

Hey Oxtoolco! Greetings from Vancouver British Columbia Canada! The city of Edmonton Alberta label makes me think of some kind of geological survey tool for the oil or mining industries? Ride ride ride!

[@vincei4252]

Hi Tom, great to see a vid from you and great to see you're still here :) I won't lie I kept looking for material from you. Also awesome that you found a new shop and a better deal. It never ceases to amaze me how some landlords think they're the best thing since sliced bread and just end up driving good tenants away. All the best from CT!

[@Zappyguy111]

Sometimes it's no the landlords. Out in about Ipswich, Australia, the real estate agents there were charging Brisbane city rates (State capital, 50 minutes up the motorway) on their commercial zones despite... Eh hem: ***all the buildings being empty for the last 10 years*** (maybe 15). Everything is broken, not up to code, the landlords are too broke to fix it and the value proposition is too poor to sell out. The city council is now buying back buildings and rebuilding them.

[@vincei4252]

@@Zappyguy111 True. I wasn't going to bring up the middle men to keep my post short :) However, screwing with your tenants in the belief that you can do better is a strategy that is guaranteed to fail eventually and all they'll be left with is an empty building no one will rent or buy. Funny, that's kind of how some people conduct their personal lives 😂

[@MrShobar]

Most often, not so good tenants.

[@anathaetownsend1894]

The pen engraving on the metal side of the gyro compass enclosure reads "NAIT Expl." This may give us a clue to what it was used in. As this has the Northwest Industries tag from Edmonton, AB, NAIT here likely stands for Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, a technical school in Edmonton. Expl may be a reference to the Geological Exploration Technologist specialization available through the school. Due to sensitivity of the instrument it may be able to help map magnetic anomalies. I can imagine that would be helpful in attempting to find some mineral deposits.

[@heatshield]

intended to be used under vacume I think.

[@accuracymark]

NWI in Edmonton was a military contractor and back in the late 70-80’s they rebuilt the CF 104 star fighter. The star fighter had a primitive INS gyro system. I believe that was an instrument for calibration of that INS.

[@alexanderkupke920]

@@accuracymark A calibration tool would have been my bet as well. For something actually used on an aircraft it is way to sensitive to motion.

[@highpwr]

Thanks for letting us know you are still kicking. The world seems to have turned upside down for a lot of folks lately, myself included. We shall overcome. Enjoyed the meatloaf. I've seen those helical drill chuck/keys before. I think they are made from hen's teeth.

[@ROBRENZ]

Very tasty Tom! ATB, Robin

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice stuff Tom. Was the compass designed to operate in a vacuum, thus the case design, make it even more sensitive?

[@alexanderkupke920]

As sensitive as this thing is, I wonder if it really is intended to go on an aircraft as a compass. With all the vibration going on I bet that thing would start spinning around like crazy. And with nwi being an aircraft manufacturer, that would be the first assumption. A spherical compass in a fluid would be much more suited for the task instead of such a precision gyroscopic mount. But with the weird housing and crazy sensitivity, I wonder if that was actually a tool used as kind of a reference for calibration, although I cannot imagine how you are supposed to read it. I have seen some South, West, East, North marks on it, but I cannot make sense of the numbered scales on it.

[@canberradogfarts]

PLEASE DONT OPEN THE GYRO. It has jeweled pivots. It is for mapping the earths magnetic field. My dad had one from his NASA, Mercury - Gemini days.

[@AWDJRforYouTube]

Tom. great to see you... we all missed the meatloaf... 👍👍👍😃

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

The Koniack tool for plastic reminds me of leather burnishing. Makes me wonder if stacked leather would do the same.

[@paulcooper2897]

The "compass" that isnt a compass is definitely pretty cool tech! That 1930's grind took a 0.350 doc like it was butter! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@MrShobar]

I made a "Wonder Cutter" for my son using an old soldering gun and some Nichrome wire. He used it to sculpt foam blocks for his train layout. The USAF was formed from the USAAF by an Act of Congress in 1947. It's a compass. It's supposed to be responsive to magnetic fields; principally geomagnetic fields that are much weaker than any nearby magnet. Northwest Industries Ltd. was located in Hangar 11 at the Edmonton Airport in Edmonton, Alberta. It was an aircraft repair station. The founder (now dead) is a member of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame for his contributions to air transportation in the far north.

[@tom7601]

My dad joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. It then became the Army Air Forces, then the Air Force.

[@maxheadflow]

Good to see you back. Good luck on the move. That compass is not a gyro compass but a true magnetic compass tho it is kind of gimballed like one. Gyro compasses align with the rotation of the earth. That compass aligns with the magnetic field. You should be able to watch the decline of the magnetic field with that thing. When it starts spinning, look for cover. ;-}

[@russhellmy]

That Jacobs chuck gear teeth are helical so that the key cams-IN. All straight teeth keys cam-Out due to the geometry of the key hole in relation to the teeth.

[@ukzen9309]

A little unfortunate about the USAF toolbit versus the apparent Swastika steel

[@brooks3racing1]

Hi Tom glad you’re back. Being an aviator myself and living in Edmonton Alberta, Northwest Industries was an airplane manufacturer and repair facility. They were based out of our city centre airport Blachford field, which has since been closed and had quite the history itself. Northwest Industries had a full machine shop and from my knowledge produced its own avionics in house as well. They are notable for doing work for the USAF overhauling 112 F-84 fighter planes. I believe this was one of the first times a company outside the US was awarded such work. This would have been around 1965. Hanger 11 at the closed airport is still standing today as they grounds are slowly being converted to a new housing development. The instrument you have looks like some sort of angle of attack indicator but I’m really not sure. Lastly I noticed the back is engraved with NAIT EXPL. I would think this stands for Northern Alberta Institute of Technology which was and still is right across the road from Hanger 11. Maybe given to the school as a sample? In any case you have quite the desk ornament. I’m hoping someone who’s seasoned with more years of avionics knowledge than I am can chime in and elaborate.

[@squirrelmanbob]

Who else spotted the swastika at 22 minutes in, the 1144 written on the rotating stock formed a swastika 😂

[@joefalmo5528]

Not a swastika , just a plus sign doing cartwheels

[@davewright3088]

The 'Gyrocompass' as others have mentioned, is for measuring not only the Azimuth to magnetic North, but the 'Dip' or vertical angle of the local magnetic field. Used by Geophysicists, Geologists, prospectors, etc... What you have is a beautiful example from the mechanical age of instrumentation. Today it is done electronically, and called a 'three axis magnetometer'. You have one in your smartphone, along with some accelerometers and software, that do a pretty damn good job of figuring out which way is True North, despite all the near and far distortions of the magnetic field...

[@jebsaekam]

Northwest Industries Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

[@wilfredforshey7209]

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[@russelldold4827]

With flood cooling, I used to take 10mm depth of cut, 10 thou feed in the pre-carbide insert era. Yes, we did have to touch up a lot more often!

[@wktodd]

That looks like a dip meter for measuring angle of earths magnetic fields (good for navigating near poles?)

[@cambridgemart2075]

I agree, it's definitely not a gyro compass, in fact it's clearly not a compass as the only graduations are on the vertical wheel.

[@thompsonjerry3412]

If you talk long enough to landlords and lawyers, you will lose the ability to communicate. Hopefully you bought a shop so you need not deal with them or move again.

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Tom, Good to know you are okay... I feel sure the workshop move will a good thing once you've settled in... see you on the next one... Take care. Paul,,

[@stevenquigley4208]

Welcome back Tom, very glad to see you again. You were missed. Good luck on the move.

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Glad to see another meatloaf. Are you moving up near Randy Richard? Thanks for the video.

[@meh583]

little known factions about grinding is from 1923

[@bid6413]

Tom, so glad to know you’re alive and well. I was beginning to worry. Moving your shop is probably a monumental task but like repotting a plant, I look forward to seeing what you do seeing everything with fresh eyes. Best of luck. Thanks for the meatloaf even though I am a vegetarian 😋. Cheers, Will

[@Orxenhorf]

With the look of the angling of the grind on the top of that HSS tool, it was probably actually doing a cut unlike most grinds that are scraping.

[@jimforsyth2.]

1144 spinning is a swastika

[@DreadedOne509]

USAAF ended 17 Sep 1947

[@stuarthardy4626]

thanks for the video and update. those grinder swarf , reminds me of the time we were sent on a grinding wheel course ( mainly for how to change a wheel and balance it and dress it ect.) the first thing they showed us was a slide of the very same curly swarf , the tutor then remarked that's why you wear eye protection when grinding , you do not want them in your eye was his comment hope the move goes well how many low boys will you need for the move , and I hope the riggers are as good as the machine move of your neighbours

[@DMSparky]

Awesome video Tom, thanks for sharing! Even as a man who’s never touched a mill or lathe in his life, I really appreciate you sharing all your knowledge and insights! I just find those old books a bit depressing now, considering how much of our industry has been moved overseas.

[@machinists-shortcuts]

Thanks for the info on the Coneiak. I use a lot of PE type plastics, this will greatly improve my quality and productivity. One for the toolbox.

[@rcdieselrc]

I have a wonder cutter. Floracraft branded with a patent number. I think I got it in a lot of RC airplane stuff. The few times I've used it, I powered it from the bench supply.

[@gregeconomeier1476]

Good to see you again. Best luck with the impending move.

[@elanman608]

Nice portion of meat loaf. Have you made a decision about the recipient of the Herman Schmidt vice? PS I started typing and put pig mat instead of meat loaf and then spent 5 minutes stairing at it knowing it was wrong but for the life of me I couldn't tell why. Your not the only one:)

[@oxtoolco]

Yes. It went to Jennifer Ghidoli on Instagram. She is a an apprentice toolmaker and is making good use of the vise already. Cheers. Tom

[@OmeMachining]

Yet another great video 👏👍 sorry to hear about your shop. But still I'm exited to see the new 😊. Best regards from Denmark

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

You have no idea how many video suggestions I get that are meatloaf and other recipes because of these videos.

[@jeffpitzer8521]

Glad you're back!... dude, I feel for you having to move! I had to move my shop and 40 year accumulation of "stuff I couldn't live without" this year.. It was my full time, all day job for 61 days. The new shop is almost 200 miles round trip. I estimate about 12,000 miles, $3600 gasoline, 5 trailers, 2 trucks, 2 forklifts, multiple trips to the dump and scrap yard, 2 boats, and at least 3 trailer tires... good news is I have a much nicer and bigger shop now and found all kinds of tools I thought were lost or stolen! Good luck and be careful, stay safe!

[@andrewstoll4548]

Glad you're alive. You have been missed. Congratulations on the new building.

[@brentgalye2936]

That compass is very interesting, Northwestern in Edmonton was a huge aerospace manufacturer, turned into Spar Aerospace. They did a lot of work for the National Research Counsel. That could very well have been something used in the guidance system in a sounding rocket. Very cool item that may well need some deep digging to find out more about it. My father inlaw worked for the NRC launching those rockets out of Churchill Manitoba. He also later worked for NASA, Boeing and Lockheed, this was in the days after he worked for Avro, Yes that AV Row company that built the Arrow.

[@royreynolds108]

The PIG mats will absorb oil but not water. We had some on the steamboat GRACEFUL GHOST for use around the engine and in the bilges. If you have oil on water, just throw pieces of the mat on the water and the oil will absorb into the mat from the water.

[@sjoemie_himself]

Good to see you again Tom! Even better that you're doing well. Good luck with moving. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

[@hotdrippyglass]

I've been working on a move myself, for the past three years! NOT something I would wish on someone. Isn't there a Chines curse about "May you live in changing times!"?

[@johnlennon335]

Fun stuff! Both you and Booth are getting new shops. Just making the rest of us jealous! What a great opportunity to fix layout problems and use of space. Also I think moving machines is very interesting and I have been very thankful to my friends who showed me how to do it. I have only two 5,000Lb'ers and a few lessor mass toys. I hope you have a very safe and stress-free move, and have plenty of experienced and competent help, to make sure all the rigging and tie-downs are proper, and nothing gets buggered up. Don't forget to charge your camera batteries!! Thank you for some great video!

[@haroldsprenkle4173]

Been wondering where you have been. Good luck on moving shop. I moved shop one time, you find things, ha. But I am still looking for things from shop move 20 years later. That toolbit you showed was my old bosses favorite toolbit, he went to work as a machinist in the 30s. Have his toolbox he bought new in 1936? Probably one in it.

[@MatthewScott]

I was wondering where you were. Moving sucks for sure. Good luck Tom. Don't go disappearing again, okay? 😁

[@fredio54]

GREAT intro. 15 seconds into the video and already commenting. Didn't scare me, but did make me literally lol :-D nice.

[@danapatelzick594]

I have machined HTPE. Usually my thumb nail gets used to clean off burrs, this looks way better.

[@danballarin]

Glad you liked the Coniak Tom! For history sake: Wayne Kuniuk in San Francisco Prosthetic/Orthotic Services (SFPOS) invented them in the early 2000's. He allowed me to make a small run of these with his son, which we sold for a while and liquidated during the pandemic to give to a charity for starving children.

[@bgcal50cal]

About 20 years ago I worked with a friend who was one of the last men who served the official apprentice program at TAFT PIERCE IN Woonsocket RI. He showed me that grind on high speed steel cutters. Easy to do on a dead sharp square edge wheel on a bench grinder. I have used that grind for many years. Brings back memories. Thank you Tom!

[@Richard.Hybels]

Wow I haven’t checked in for a while. I was at open house 2-3 years ago. The guy from Vallejo with CNG Ford. What a pain to have to move after all the work. Sorry about that Tom.

[@Engineerd3d]

Good luck with the move. I moved over 1 year back, still not 100% settled.

[@daniloxyz]

Coneiak... And all this time I thought AvE was just kidding with his custom tool...

[@johnfriend240]

1.5" scale live steam locos use lots of #5-40 screws. 0.125" diameter, 1/8 full size so a 1" scale bolt, about right for locos...

[@Byzmax]

Fantastic video. Along with all the other things I learnt in this video, was the following fact. If using a USAAF cutter on a piece of material spinning in a lathe with 1144 on the end. The speed of rotation along with the frame rate produces a swastika on the end that gets chewed up...... Coincidence ? I think not ....

[@richardfrisbie6069]

Hey Tom, thanks for another great batch of meatloaf, and especially the update. I was getting worried!

[@charlieromeo7663]

I remember using a foam cutter very similar to that in elementary school art class in ‘71 or ‘72. Fast forward to the space shuttle program we used a ‘hot wire’ tool to remove tiles. It used nichrome wire that burned through the nomex felt pad between the tile and the aluminum vehicle substrate. It wasn’t used much since we rarely reinstalled flown tiles. The smell of burning RTV and Nomex felt was wonderful!

[@ypaulbrown]

1947 USAAF became USAF......USAAF was USAAC [United States Army Air Corps] until June 20, 1941... I have a dial indicator that reads in tenths that the face under the glass is marked USAAF in India ink by hand.......There was a major base here in WWII so I assume it came from there as surplus. and ended up in a shop where I worked, no one ever used it.....Still works great....

[@fristlsat4663]

OOH! a microplastic generator! I am really surprised by the large plastic pieces being pulled off by that silicone polisher.

[@petemclinc]

Tom, don't play with the gyro compass too much, you might come down with a case of "gimble lock"...

[@ypaulbrown]

I am sure someone has noticed, at 21:56 the 1144 spinning turns into a Swastika..... .must be some old Native American steel ?????A sign of good things to come maybe...... the ancient Swastika....from Wikipedia.... The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The swastika symbol, 卐 (right-facing or clockwise) or 卍 (left-facing, counterclockwise, or sauwastika), is an ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.[1][2][3]

[@v8Mercury]

Hi from Edmonton, Alberta. I may have to do some looking into this Northwest industries. Thanks for the meatloaf!

[@Paddington60]

Hi Tom, sorry about the move but it does sound as if you have found a more suitable place. Hope the move goes very well for you both. The Gyro Compass, I wonder several things, is it for measuring the angle the magnet force is heading into the Earth, or bearing in mind Canada is rather near the Magnetic North Pole is it an alternative sort of magnetic compass that reads dip angle, with a suitable chart it could be used for heading information. A very interesting device whatever it is for. All the best.

[@danbreyfogle8486]

Moving a shop is NOT fun. Probably the worst part is getting the new shop set up so you can find everything again. Best of luck as you work you way through this.

[@ypaulbrown]

Sending best wishes Tom in your new shop......moving is very stressful as we all know....so take it easy and it will get done......yu are an extraordinary Man and I consider you a mentor.....Best Wishes from Florida, Paul Brown

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Tom, are you going to do #toolfest2021? Hoping you will? At 68+, I have , and continuing to learn everyday from creators like you. Best to you on the move, and glad to see you back, Bear from Tx. (Not sure, but if Emmma ok's, think my tool will be the Drill Tree I did 2 month's back. I am covered up in customer work (that keeps the lights on ) and Nov 24th will be here before I can look up (@@)! Bear.

[@qivarebil2149]

@21:53 Oh, dear! Here we go again. One of them Proud Boys just found another way to draw the swastika...LOL

[@bigun447]

Great to have you back. Maybe it was your magnetic personality that moved the compas. Let us know what forgotten. lost tools and etc. you find when you move your shop.

[@MyRadDesign]

Tom, I don't think that is a gyro at all. It looks to be a compass that can align itself to the vertical and horizontal components of the Earth's magnetic field simultaneously. Typical compasses are balanced to attempt to only detect the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field. Note that were the center rotating wheel to be spun up like a gyro is typically, you could not read the numbers on the wheel. The center rotating wheel also lacks any visible vanes to be driven by air. Hope this helps.

[@stevewalston7089]

Good stuff and worth the wait Tom! Did anyone else notice how particles were virtually in orbit around the Coneiak polishing cone due to static electricity?

[@fredcreer1929]

Very good to see nothing bad had befallen you. The HSS tool is a nice grind, and the gyro is so fine. Now start packing and labelling so nothing is lost in the move, you will even find things you thought were gone forever.

[@michaelfiller3452]

Welcome back! Good luck on the relo. Theatrical set designers use a similar sculpting technique as the wonder cutter. Rolling on and off stage the parapets of Hamlet's castle is sooooo much easier when it ain't made of granite.

[@jpsimon206]

I don't think that is for polishing plastics. If it is, it is not new. My wife has had one of those on her nightstand for 20 years now!

[@jpsimon206]

Oh you use it in a drill! She uses hers in a reciprocating saw

[@dizzolve]

lol

[@bigmotter001]

Thanks for the meatloaf Tom. It's better to find out you are OK! Thanks for sharing and looking forward to new shop updates! Take care.

[@markdavies9912]

Good to see you back Tom. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Alistair_Spence]

Great Meatloaf Tom, thanks. Good luck with your move btw. I remember reading your blog, way back in the day, and the early videos that documented all the work you did in building out your current space, so I know it must be tough to have to leave it, now that it's all dialed in. Moving sucks, but it sounds like you have a good attitude about it. If I lived closer to the Bay Area I would definitely offer to help with the move in whatever way I could. Cheers.

[@traitorouskin7492]

For some reason i thought you live above or next to your shop or is your wifes shop next door ? It's not important but i seem to make up worlds for all the people i watch.Cheers ta Tom.

[@robertdebusk6157]

Tom, we are all very glad you have returned, and we are always hungry for meatloaf. Very interesting show today with lots of cool things. I hope the move to the new shop goes well and everyone stays safe during the move. You have lots of big, heavy machines, not to mention the boxes of tools and instruments. Take Care and Stay Safe. Bob

[@unclebuck5051]

Of all the things I have to worry about Tommy Lipton ain’t one of them. Sorry, lol.

[@MurphysSidekic]

Nice meatloaf Tom. When you get around to modeling the helical chuck key and need it metal 3D printed, let me know. I work for Markforged, and we design and sell metal 3D printers. I can get you a few printed up.

[@russhellmy]

It's not so much that the gyro compass is sensitive, it's more a case that the strong magnet is powerful in that it has strong flux lines that extend a long distance from it. The compass is a passive device.

[@testyourdesign233]

Yea meatloaf... Nice to see you're still around. Good luck with the move. If you need help just call Dale.

[@alaspooryorick9946]

Oh man, nice baby hot wire! I used to work on the dumb end of a giant cnc one of those. By the dumb end I mean that I would pull the waste off the cuts and tape em up to be fed into a granulator haha Cool stuff!

[@bisonsgames]

i feel bad for you to have to move the shop due to a greedy landlord. i to am am going through the same thing having to move bison workshop also. its no fun moving all the heavey equipment. good luck man

[@zarouszz]

First rule of moving and weddings, if only one thing goes horribly wrong, you're doin great.

[@p.oneill6943]

May Jesus Bless and Protect you and your Family and Friends, I will remember you in my Prayers God Bless You

[@JWH3]

I always loved those wonder cutters, I remember using one as a kid.

[@frankward709]

Good seeing back Sorry to hear about the shop You're in the same boat except hes got a crazy wife that's not supposed to be on the list and an employee that wants to arouse us and and peel out and fill in my shop If he can't control them he wants us to move

[@Robert-S-]

I like your quote on Perfection. One that seems to apply to your moving shop, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention". Good to see some new content, looking forward to seeing the next iteration of oX TooLs. Hopefully you can get some random B roll footage of the moving process and make the most out of the situation.

[@Chuckq1]

Shame about the renting issue biggest bane to the American people, I was sppprised to see the book "the grinding wheel" I have a copy of it.

[@taranson3057]

Woo hoo another great video with interesting information. Glad you were able to find a better solution for your shop.

[@wallbawden5511]

all best with the move and as always just like your videos and content great learning new things and ways to do them cheers

[@stevehowe9677]

Neat stuff, but I miss your machining episodes

[@NoLandMandi]

be careful with magnets and compasses. sometimes they reverse the poles on compasses when they get close enough. I learned it the hard way hiking on an overcast day in an unfamiliar mountain range with a compass and map not realizing we are heading south for 2 hours.

[@bcbloc02]

Good to know that steel today cuts just like it did in 1930. 😎 I appreciate you doing these chats of interesting things.

[@motionsick]

Forgot how much I enjoy this channel. Really sucks having to move. Running all new electrical is such a pain in the ass.