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joeqsmith:
I figured you rant on about us saying "A" "C" "D" "C"  rather than  aka daca.   

Personally,  I don't get too hung up up spelling, grammer or how people enunciate.   I've worked with people from all over the world and if we can understand one another, good enough.  We normally have bigger fish to fry. 
Cyberdragon:

--- Quote from: helius on January 05, 2021, 03:10:46 am ---It's still common to use huge electric American Beauty soldering irons on those stained glass windows and sheet metal seams. Maybe not quite the power of the blowtorch but easier to maintain.


--- Quote from: joeqsmith on January 04, 2021, 04:31:30 pm ---Of course, anytime you are playing with fire, expect it can be hot and can burn you!  Parents must have let me learn that at at a very young age.  Imagine the moral outrage that would cause today!
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As a boy who played a lot with matches (and other things) I'm not too worried about the "playing with fire" aspect. It's the fact that fuel can silently spring a leak and spray all over you while a flame is nearby. Certainly nothing like a propane torch (or even an oxyacetylene torch) can compare at all.

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No, an oxy torch is far worse, If this thing leaks, you get a fire. If an oxy torch leaks on the fuel line before the arrestor it could ignite, flashback, and blow up the whole tank killing everyone in the room. That's why they should always be inspected before each use and why they put oderant in acetelyne.
joeqsmith:
I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has played an acetylene torch.   :-DD   

SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: joeqsmith on January 05, 2021, 05:48:08 pm ---I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has played an acetylene torch.   :-DD   



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LOL that was serious - you obviously wouldn't want acetylene to accumulate in your garage!   :D
Refrigerator:

--- Quote ---warning to anyone watching this, take a plastic bag into a pitch black room and open it, you will see all kinds of tiny static sparks, sparks that could blow the bomb at any time. i blew myself up while filling one inside my garage. I had blood coming from both ears and could not hear at all for the first day, and i had to pull garbage bag shrapnel out of almost all of my exposed skin that was near the bag. on the flip side its a great way to blow the dust off the rafters. i no longer use garbage bags.
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A bit of safety advice from the comments.
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