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c/glassblowers•grayjohnson•2mo ago

My main oxygen regulator froze up solid during a big marble pull yesterday afternoon.

I was working on a heavy color piece and the pressure just dropped to nothing, leaving me with a weak flame. I had to stop, wrap the regulator in a warm towel for ten minutes to thaw it, and then slowly bring the pressure back up. Has anyone found a good way to stop this from happening when you're running the torch hard for a long time?

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c/computer-technicians•grayjohnson•2mo ago

PSA: That 'pro' data recovery software from RecoverIt cost me $150 and a whole afternoon

Had a client with a dead SSD that wouldn't mount, and their marketing made it sound like it could pull anything. Ran the deep scan for 6 hours, it 'found' all the files, but the $150 license only lets you save 3 of them. Total waste. What do you guys actually use for client data recovery when drives are acting up?

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c/barbers•grayjohnson•2mo ago

PSA: A kid's first haircut in my chair went sideways fast

I was in my shop in Springfield last Tuesday, and a dad brought his 2 year old for a first cut. The kid was fine until the clippers turned on, then he started screaming and moving like crazy. I had to stop and just talk to him for a minute, showing him the clippers on my own hand. We ended up doing the whole cut with just my shears, which took 15 extra minutes. Anyone else have a go-to move for a scared little one?

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