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In the spirit of trying to do everything on my bike myself, even though I'm a clueless f*ckwit I decided to learn to weld.
I wanted to widen an old Harley bobber fender to fit my TBA.
I learn't that:
Never grab the welding wire straight after welding IT'S HOT!
Do not pick up the piece of metal you have just welded, IT'S HOT!
Do not pick up the piece of metal you just grinded smooth, IT'S HOT!
Wear a long sleeve top, weld spatter is HOT!
Do not wear a T-shirt, angle grinder sparks are HOT!
Don't wear trainers, the peice of metal you just cut of, which fell in between your sock and your trainer is HOT!
Off to the burns unit now for the evening.
So what did you learn today
The path of excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom
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More flags
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I forgot my personal favorite.
Don't sit on the end of your welding torch when you've just finished the weld. IT'S HOT!
So anybody else learn anything useful today?
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I learned to stay away from weldong torches! Thanks!! 
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
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Don't pet burning dogs, that hang out around welders! 
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I'm sorry Si......I've just laughed so loud I think the neighbours might think I'm just slightly mad....   I can only imagine it's like picking up a pair of tongs in the chemistry lab...the ones I'd used to burn some metal in a bunsen flame....they're hot too.
Gina
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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So anybody else learn anything useful today?
Simon
Yeah, I learnt to stand well back from you whenever you are working on anything!!
Shaun
PS - been there, done it with the grinder making things hot!!
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Inquiring minds want to know, were you singing 'It's a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"? 
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Inquiring minds want to know, were you singing 'It's a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"?
I doubt he was singing....
More than likly reciting every word on George Carlins list....
Wendell
btw...
I would list the things I learned the stupid, err... hard way, but that would just bog down the server to badly... 
"Reality is for people who lack Imagination"
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I also learned not to point my flashlight at anyone! Lowey's post
I would be unstoppable if not for law enforcement and physics.
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Just the thing for that weekend MC trip to the mountains. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Don't try and pick up a wood stove by yourself, they are very heavy! I pulled something today trying to load one on my trailer. I got it on there but I also learned I'm not 18 anymore!
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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I didn't learn this one today, but it's worth repeating. When you're that special combination of Greasy and Bloody people will get out of your way. 
Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
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True welding story.....from several years ago...
One of our welders at work was using a plasma cutter to trim some metal. For some still-unknown reason, he decided he needed both hands free for a moment so he stuck the gun in his pocket. Yes, it was still hot.....
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So anybody else learn anything useful today?
Simon
Yeah, I learnt to stand well back from you whenever you are working on anything!!
Shaun
PS - been there, done it with the grinder making things hot!!
Can I stand well back when I'm working on something please.
Anyway, the suns shining, the burns are healing so it's time to go finish that welding.
P.s. There is now more weld than there is fender
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I learned that after you bend that glass tubing, the hot glass looks exactly like the cold glass.....
Warren
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I learned that if I ever see Pony coming with a welder to run like heck!
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I learned that if I ever see Pony coming with a welder to run like heck!
...or if the guy Deon works with says "Here, hold this"
jh
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Don't try and pick up a wood stove by yourself, they are very heavy! I pulled something today trying to load one on my trailer. I got it on there but I also learned I'm not 18 anymore!
I know exactly what you mean, I had to drag one from my garage out to my shop winter before last. Really enjoyed it once it was there and setup, but it wasn't much fun getting it there.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Weldings finished, learnt a new one. If you use an angle grinder on the inside of a fender. The fender acts a little like a directional funnel. It is exactly the right shape, to direct grinder sparks around you and deposit them straight into your builders bum cleavage. Guess what, they are really HOT!
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