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I have been wondering if a concentrator would provide enough oxygen to fuel a torch. Is that Map gas, or propane?
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That's propane with a Smith Little Torch. I think MAPP would work fine also. Lots of videos on YT of people doing this. This will be perfect for brazing and silver soldering.
The pic does not do it justice but there is a nice 1/2" blue cone inside that flame and a nice hiss.
Robert
The pic does not do it justice but there is a nice 1/2" blue cone inside that flame and a nice hiss.
Robert
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Finally got me a M18 12.0 High Output battery. 9.0 was the biggest I had cause I never wanted to pay the price for a 12.0.
Home Depot has a BF sale for them that is already live. Buy a M18 12.0 battery for $199, get a M18 8.0 HO battery for free. That's a pretty good deal by itself considering the 12.0 battery was $249 when they first came out & was $149 for BF last year.
However you can then return one of the batteries. You can get $108 back for the 12.0 or $91 for the 8.0. I walked right back in after purchasing & returned the 8.0 battery. So I ended up paying $108 + tax for the 12.0. I'm happy!
You can do this with other free item combos that they have on sale right now as long as the free item you are returning has it's own sku number & retail packaging. The return value will print on the receipt when you purchase.
Home Depot has a BF sale for them that is already live. Buy a M18 12.0 battery for $199, get a M18 8.0 HO battery for free. That's a pretty good deal by itself considering the 12.0 battery was $249 when they first came out & was $149 for BF last year.
However you can then return one of the batteries. You can get $108 back for the 12.0 or $91 for the 8.0. I walked right back in after purchasing & returned the 8.0 battery. So I ended up paying $108 + tax for the 12.0. I'm happy!
You can do this with other free item combos that they have on sale right now as long as the free item you are returning has it's own sku number & retail packaging. The return value will print on the receipt when you purchase.
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Got another HD trickery return deal today. M18 gen2 vacuum is on sale for $89. Bought the double M18 4.0 battery starter pack for $199 & got the vacuum for free. Walked right back in & returned the starter pack for $137. Ended up paying $61 for the vacuum. 
Antique market finds. A pair of scrapers $8.35 CAD, larger one has a carbide blade. 24" folding rule $5. Handful of hss US made drill bits + 1 cobalt bit $10. Passed on a metric set of Bondhus hex keys for $20. Saw a few other useful things so I'll go take a look again next week.
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Starrett 251 Trammel.
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Not a new purchase, but from about 15 years back, when I was just beginning to be a newbee. I had e Roung Foo mill/drill, and just got the Shopfox gunsmith lathe. Thinking I could have fun maxing my own BXA tool holders and needing something to cut the dovetails. I found this one on Ebay, obviously I did not pay enough attention to the dimensions. Imagine my surprise when I opened the box.
I ran across the old pic today, and thought I would share a good newbee story.
I ran across the old pic today, and thought I would share a good newbee story.
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If I needed some DXA holders maybe. I did look to see if I could get an R8 holders for a 2" cutter, but failed. Now I have some for my Van Norman 22, but still do not need the DXA holders. YetLooks like you coulda cut both sides of the dovetail in a single pass. What's not to like about that?
