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    Hi, my dad got me into this , when i was a kid, dad passed away and i got his cutting torch, my pride and joy, its a smith with 59 feet of hose on it, its got the brass gauges and beveled glass too, still work's likes new, and now id say its about 50 some years old, dad bought it second hand and dad put on a wool sock on the brass handel part , cause we be cutting up old kaiser cars for the metal off the frame's, in the dead of the winter, we was poor folk and this scrapping is how we got by, but i stayed with it ,i do it now and then, and i'm glad i ve found this forum , thank's for letting me be here.



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    Hello & Welcome to the forum mate,
    Sorry to hear about your dad.

    This place is a treasure trove of information.

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    Welcome Everett, I have many old tools from my Father and my Grandfather. It is nice when you go to use them they bring back fond memories.

    May the scrap be with you!
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    no taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
    White man thought he could improve on a system like this. - Old Cherokee saying

    I did not surrender, they took my horse and made him surrender. - Lone Watie

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    Welcome to the forum Everett. I hope you like to read, because I know you'll enjoy reading through the old threads. Lot's of good info and a few laughs, too.

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    If you're like me you hate reading unless its on this forum lol.
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