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  1. J

    17th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    I love that package wrapping!
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    17th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    I'm in!
  3. J

    Metal Lathe Cutting Oil ... Where does it go?

    Yep. I recently moved my lathe, there was a distinct stripe on the wall aligning with the area just in front of the lathe chuck.
  4. J

    What do tool do you want to buy, that you have gotten by without all these years?

    Definitely a lift. If I can make up my mind exactly how to position it without impacting the other uses of my workshop, I'll probably do it.
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    A Hello From Atlanta GA

    Zesto's is gone, sadly. I used to live walking distance to there (Inman Park) back around '08-'10. I'd occasionally wander over to L5P for a burger and beer at The Vortex or some such. Wandered into Zesto's once or twice too.
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    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    Thanks much! Merry Christmas and happy new year! The snacks are right in line with what the wife and I munch on during tv time after kids go to bed, and the Datsun/Nissan button is just plain cool - right in line with the era of my old truck ('84, says NISSAN in big letters, DATSUN in small...
  7. J

    A Hello From Atlanta GA

    Welcome from north metro ATL (Cherokee)! Same crowd doing takeovers and keeping GSP in hot pursuit?
  8. J

    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    I got some cookies and truffles that I'm sure the wife and I will enjoy, a neat vintage Datsun/Nissan button, and a gift card. Thank you very much!
  9. J

    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    I would like that as well. Especially for when we might try to shop for something out of the ordinary, i.e., something we can't just drop ship from Amazon or HJE. Something that takes a bit of time to get together.
  10. J

    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    There's always that warm feeling after I receive my GJSS gift and see that my recipient has also posted that all is right with the world. I'm looking forward to December 25th! xmas
  11. J

    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    A mysterious unmarked package showed up today. Santa-pig is guarding it 'til December 25.
  12. J

    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    Shipped! ETA December 19th.
  13. J

    If you were given $5,000 free to use towards your shop/garage . . .

    One or more of the following: A lift of some description Insulation / mini-split If it counts, some more gravel and grading around the outside
  14. J

    The Electronics Soldering Thread

    I tend to go brutally old-school for big jobs... I have a 1970s/1980s era Weller 8200 that I bought at a flea market for $4. Enough heat to solder a UHF (PL259) connector. It's 140 watts if I recall correctly.
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    The Electronics Soldering Thread

    Thanks for that tip! I currently have a FX888D (apparently uses the same tips as the FX600), but have been thinking about getting something a bit more portable in addition. I think that looks like a winner... I'll order one shortly.
  16. J

    16th Annual GJ Secret Santa!

    In there like swimwear.
  17. J

    Traveling to Germany for the first time, what are some must buy tools I should pick up?

    I agree with this. Here's my suggestion since in another post the OP says they'll be not too far away: https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ My wife and I went there when we were on our honeymoon trip, it's a fantastic museum.
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    Estaimte to survey property

    FWIW, I had my 1ac suburban lot done when I bought it in 2013. I think it was around $500 to have it surveyed. I bought what turned up to be a bit over 18 acres of mountain land in NC, initial estimate was $4000 and the final bill was $5300 (surveyor claimed the terrain was more difficult than...
  19. J

    Clausing Mill 8520 - Buy??

    Where is "local"?
  20. J

    Upside down backward NPT tap.

    ...or possibly aligning the tapped threads to a hole on the other side of a device?
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