Getting an old valve grinder back in service, and fabricating some of the missing parts.
Dad Nerf Rules
This Looks Ominus
My number of YouTube subscribers has doubled in the past year, but things might just take a turn for the worse….
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CC’ing Combustion Chambers
All the stuff you wish you could do, but couldn’t be bothered. Let’s go with that.
Measuring combustion chamber volume.
Wellwood Rite of Passage Complete
I taught my son how to buy his first car.
He. Is. Ecstatic.
And then I broke down
Not mechanically, as you’d expect. Emotionally.
In my (as of this writing) 22 years of teaching, no student have I appreciated more than this one. It’s not often I shed tears, but I did – head in my hands, in my office, bawling. I miss you, man. It’s just not fair.
Cam Bearing Driver
Fabricated a new tool, and put together a video on using it.
Rebuild an Acetylene Regulator
New regulator: $100
Rebuild kit: $15
Not exploding in a ball of flame: Priceless
Fiendish Firefly
Nothing like an engine 5.7 times bigger than original….
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Mr. Nickel’s “Parting” Gift
You know you’ve made a difference in someone’s life when they give you a home-made shank!
Young Mr. Nickel stopped by to give me a knife he blacksmithed with his equipment at home. Very cool!
Making a difference in kids’ lives are why I went into this career!