johngriffiths wrote:sounds like a disc grinder, also available in 4" (a Makita is a lovely machine for delicate work), 5" and 9" and larger if you are brave.

And the prize goes to Mr Griffiths!

Yeah, Mike; she's a hoot. Thought she'd be dead by now from various fumes. I'm all respiratored up when the product(s) warrant it. She just walks around, smiling.

It cries out for the 4.5" "portable mill" ...

That's the hope, Wes. You all will be the judge of that ...

Steering gear and a smokebox, in the latest posts.

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Excellent, Wes. That is a pleasing fidley and engine room. Can appreciate the smile on your father's face ...

DetroiTug wrote:... Even some religious groups were speaking out about the "evils" of gasoline "a substance burning not unlike brimstone."

Jury is still out on this one ...

Fred, can't wait to see it. We'll be giving you a wide berth ... Let me know if you would like a Letter of Marque; I could probably draft one up for you.

Thanks, Fred. Back in the day, when it was still a veterans' Saturday afternoon hangout, I used to haunt the engineering spaces.

Wes, I was wondering about that King fire and its proximity to you. Trust you and yours made it through.