Austin L.'s Profile

2 Reviews

I suppose that if I knew absolutely nothing about the world of tools and grinding, I would learn something. However, Jose has a very pleasant voice and demeanor. He speaks very clearly in a calm voice. Unfortunately he is an idiot and has no business giving instructions to anyone. I couldn't even make it through the whole video. First, he doesn't know the difference between a left handed cutter and a right one. I thought at first I misheard him but HE mislabeled them twice. It started to get really funny until I saw something very dangerous. He was describing how one would test a grinding wheel for cracks. This is a very basic and fundamental task in the shop. It's called a "Ring Test". But apparently he didn't know that. Anyway the test is performed while holding the wheel in your hand and gently striking it with a hard object and listening to the tone. This moron demonstrated his version by tapping on the wheel with a plastic pen WHILE THE WHEEL WAS ALREADY MOUNTED ON THE GRINDER. This is improper and could cause some one to get hurt. I have not watched his other films, I refuse to.

He seems like a really nice guy, but he doesn't represent the machining trade very well. I'm sure if the good folks at Bridgeport saw how he treated their machines they would send a hit squad after him. I started out as an automotive machinist and later went into the general machining trade and believe me, the two are nothing alike. This is meatball machining. I did laugh though when he used a spray bottle of ethal alcohol as coolant.