would be cool to get together with a bunch of you local guys and chew the fat.

bob g

I'm game. Let's try to do it in the next month or so. I can make about any day of the week or weekend work out with a little advance planning. Gonna be out of town for a week the middle of September to Colorado.

Mike

With rare exception kids are stupid. I can't teach them and they tell me you don't have to do that or I know an easier way.
So screw it this summer I decided I will not teach aprentices any more since they know everything and are smarter faster and better than me.

Dangit, Doug. You sound most nearly as curmudgeonly as I do most of the time. But once in awhile I get inspired, and that can be a bit rewarding when you see the light go on in somebody's li'l brain!

A person who I thought was mighty wise once told me "Knowledge is of no value unless you share it.". So sometimes I try to. 

Cheers,

Mike

I've only been soldering copper pipes for about 1/2 day,

I reckon I've been running solder since I was about 4 or 5 years old (I am 60 now). Back then we used a kerosene fired torch and big heavy soldering irons (coppers). My pappy was a sheet metal mechanic and I was his helper before I could walk.

The trick is to have it clean, flux it, and heat the part you want the solder to flow INTO. Solder draws towards heat. If you point your heat at the solder source only, all you will do is end up with a glob of melted solder with no place to run to.

Practice practice practice.

Hey Dr. D.


Within the forum is a doc for download, forgot where I found it now, that's called "Engine Foundations.pdf"

Murph'

I think this thread engine mounting 4.0 might be the one to which Mr. Murph is referring.