The Bar... Volume#2

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:56 pm

pouring for Deb:

I've been told Dougly only wears that outfit when he's performing as an exotic dancer, I think that's only his "sideline" work.......

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:05 pm

your humour is in fine form today, ygmir! Thanks for the java.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:50 am

kind of quiet here this morning...........

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trenton · Post by **trenton** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:32 am

Ted's song 'home bound' is one of my favs! and his only insturmental!!!

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:39 pm

Not sure where else to put this but I want to spread the word. If anyone has a Dremel XPR 400 tool, be careful! I was using mine with a grinding wheel to cut the head off a 1/4 inch bolt when the thing caught fire. No warning, no hot smell, I'm just working along at a light load when I heard a pop and had 6-8 inch high flames coming out of the unit.

If anyone on here has one of these units or knows someone that does, please be careful. I've never seen anything like this before, never heard of such a thing either and i'm spreading the word so that nobody else gets possibly hurt.

A shot of tequila to calm me down after that experience is certainly called for.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:11 pm

I have one.
What exactly were you doing with it when this happened?
No long time of use or anything else?
Weird.

Dremel says they have a 5 year warranty, so send it in and they'll fix it.
I don't know how that is even possible.

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:54 pm

gyre wrote:I have one.
What exactly were you doing with it when this happened?
No long time of use or anything else?
Weird.

Dremel says they have a 5 year warranty, so send it in and they'll fix it.
I don't know how that is even possible.

I had a stripped bolt head on a 1/4 inch soft steel bolt that holds the belt cover on a scooter. I ended up trying to cut a slot in the head to use an impact screwdriver on it...but when that failed I decided to cut the head off flush with the aluminum housing. I was 3/4 of the way through the bolt head taking my time to let the cutting wheel work when this happened.

The Dremel hasn't been used too much prior to this, so this was unexpected. But what really concerns me is that the unit caught fire like it did. If I hadn't been using the flexible shaft attachment I'd have torched hands right now. I've never had a powertool go up in flames before...from a safety aspect this tool failed miserably.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:15 pm

The flex shaft does add a load, but sheesh.
I haven't used mine much since I got a battery powered one.

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:47 pm

gyre wrote:The flex shaft does add a load, but sheesh.
I haven't used mine much since I got a battery powered one.

At the time it happened I was running the unit at a low RPM, the drive motor had plenty of ventilation and the garage area was about 58 degrees. What really concerns me is that the thing actually caught on fire and the fire didn't go out easily either. I've used older powertools that have shut off from getting too hot a time or two, but to try and go Kingsford and turn into a plastic charcoal briquette...never had that happen. I guess there's a first time for everything. I posted about this on Dremel's main forum....I wonder if they'll respond back? We will see....meanwhile time to shop for a replacement.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:08 pm

Low rpm does create a high heat situation under load.
Still...

Why don't you send it in to dremel?

If you want a battery model, I got one in 7 volts and liked it so much I went out and got the variable speed model.
Only used the two speed model once.

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:00 pm

gyre wrote:Low rpm does create a high heat situation under load.
Still...

Why don't you send it in to dremel?

If you want a battery model, I got one in 7 volts and liked it so much I went out and got the variable speed model.
Only used the two speed model once.

I'm in the process of trying to do that too....hopefully they will replace it

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:03 pm

here's another shot, KV .... i'm glad you're OK ... wow...

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:33 am

Need a big cuppa coffee today!

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:34 am

and nice fluffy eggs.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:13 am

ooh, Deb, thanks........

I slept in......I think I'm fighting a flu, who knows which one..........

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:39 am

Dang KV! good to know... I havent gone back to work on the Wizard yet, but yes, I use a dremel and I use it till its too hot to hold onto!

::so noted::

Oh crap...be well Ygmir... thanks for the coffee Deb!

Runs like superhero out the back door...

Im off to save the uncostumed!!!!!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:45 am

good morning ... yum, thanks for the coffee and breakfast, deb!

*takes coffee away from yg and replaces with ginger tea for his flu*

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:48 am

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:54 am

can you put a splash of Mary Anne in mine please.

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:55 am

Virtual breakfasts all together.

Something new to me ... but very nice and warm

Quick recovery, Ygmir

BTW That photo sure doesn't look like I remember you. Perhaps you lost a few pounds???

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:57 am

yeah, Simon found the secret photo vault, and photo therein, of me in a tree costume.............

I've always preferred Mary Ann **, but, if Ginger tea is offered.......I do what I must.....

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:01 am

that's all of you in that tree costume, yg? i was thinking it was only one vital organ ... i mean, your favorite one ...

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:07 am

I'd like to think it's not only my favorite.............

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:08 am

*sound of wind blowing in the front door, out the back*

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:15 am

hello ya'll....just sluggn through on my way to the showers.........

Man am I out of shape...this work thing is kicking my semi-retarded asshole!

On feet solid for 7.5 hours a day...hurts!

plus I wore Titwi's Lion yesterday...both tooooooo hot and tooooo heavy!

i think i would prefer to go nakkeee today, but have already been warned not to do so when I was hired back this year!

darn it.
have good day...im going to smoke some coffee, shower with ciggerettes and drink a shower.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:33 am

well, really........what sort of message would it send for a costume shop to have naked workers?.............

*other than: Nice place*

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:26 pm

Still thinking of a mug of rootbeer. Anybody know if A&W still serves frosty mugs? This was my first ever paycheck job, and I hated toting those damn mugs from washer to freezer, and bussing tables covered with those mugs. But, I sure liked the rootbeer.

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:00 pm

8 years ago the A&W northside of Carson City, Nevada had them, I need to go to the one in Linda, California on Beale Road to see if they got them still.

Back in the sixties, we used to stop at the drive-in A&W in Yuba City before going top the drive-in movies. We'd steal the mugs off the window trays, and sneak our double bacon cheezeburgers past the gate. My '56 Chevy was "bitchin". I could fit 3 guys in the trunk.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:57 am

I'll just make some coffee and head for the hammock..........

anyone?

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:03 am

Thanks ygmir. Are you feeling better today.

I'll just take a mugful of that coffee.

And I brought some cinnamon rolls to share.