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    OT- New stone side walk and other landscaping...

    Always...always...always...get another estimate from a competing company. Landscaping is a business with a lot of margin for padding the profit margin. Also any and all work you can do will significantly reduce your final bill. As in building a house, if you can be the general contractor it...
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    Lookign at a Emco 10P with Pushbutton speed

    If you want to know what it is worth, put it up for auction. Emco is a quality machine...and there is no alternative available that fits the niche it fills. The Emco equipment I have is not and will not be for sale until something better comes along...and I suspect nothing will. TMT
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    OT: Food safety, wheat gluten, China

    I wonder if he washed his hands.... TMT China to begin Olympic food checks By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer A system to monitor food safety will go into effect during test events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month, a government watchdog announced Thursday, even as a TV station...
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    OT: Food safety, wheat gluten, China

    FYI.... TMT Dumplings, rabies shots latest China health scare By Ben Blanchard Thu Jul 12, 1:12 AM ET Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after...
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    WTB- miniature Sanford Surface grinder

    I suspect the Sanford grinder at Mendelsons is the same one I inquired about a year ago. That Sanford grinder was a mid sized grinder...not the smaller one you have shown in your pictures. And yes there are likely more than a few people who lurk using this website just for machinery leads. In...
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    tool gloat, millrite

    How about putting the manual in the Manual directory of this web site? TMT
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    More employers doing away with pensions

    More employers doing away with pensions, study finds The swift demise of traditional plans catches some analysts by surprise. 'This is a watershed event,' one expert says. By Peter G. Gosselin Times Staff Writer July 11, 2007 WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of employers that offer traditional...
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    OT: Windows Vista impression, I ........

    "One thing I don't understand about some of the above posts is a desire to run a new OS on older hardware. Hardware is so cheap that it does not make a lot of sense to me to try to keep an old machine alive for more then 3-5 years. If you are not willing to do that then keep whatever OS you have...
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    OT: Food safety, wheat gluten, China

    More details.... When the bottom line is threatened, heads roll. TMT China executes ex-food and drug chief By ALEXA OLESEN, Associated Press Writer China executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday for approving untested medicine in exchange for cash, the strongest...
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    OT: Windows Vista impression, I ........

    "It's very pretty, but it's substance makes you ask "...what did they do with the money?" It is what you don't see that costs you money...and more money to come. This is Microsoft's security OS...to make sure that coming video/music downloads are "protected" from the seller's viewpoint...that...
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    Drilled my drill press table

    LOL...been there...done that. An indication of a shop that treats its tools well is if there is a backing plate residing on a drill press table...it is the "quick" holes that always get you. The condition of the drill press tables and mill tables is a quick way to judge the quality of a...
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    Trailer Covers For Highway Use

    Thanks for the responses so far. I had expected more responses...slow weekend or do most people not cover their loads? The trailer in question is the one most used to haul tools locally...small and able to get into tight/awkward locations while able to haul heavy loads. In the past I have been...
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    Finished my gantry crane, finally

    "AAB, would you happen to know the maximum safe load that could be placed on a W8x24 beam with a span of 11 feet? That is the size of beam that I have selected for the gantry in my garage." I see this question often "How does one calculate how much a gantry crane/I beam can carry safely?" Does...
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    OT- Wide screen monitors and laptops.....why ?

    "Widescreen = marketing." Correct...smaller screens mean cheaper laptops...and we wouldn't want THAT to happen. Laptops have the largest profit margin for any platform that manufacturers sell...and they want to keep it that way. Laptops are meant to be portable...and larger screens add...
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    OT - Burning Copper Bridges...What Happens When You Get Fiber

    FYI...I found this article quite interesting considering that our home line is a SLOW copper dialup line...and will stay that way for some time to come considering this story. TMT Verizon copper cutoff traps customers By DEBORAH YAO, AP Business Writer Sun Jul 8, 7:32 AM ET When Henry...
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    OT: Windows Vista impression, I ........

    Come on...Microsoft never ships a product before it actually works..... Xbox 360 repairs will cost Microsoft $1B By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Business Writer Sat Jul 7, 5:27 AM ET In another setback for Microsoft Corp.'s unprofitable entertainment and devices division, the company says it is planning...
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    OT - Chinese Welder Dies From Cell Phone

    Came across this on another discussion group.... Not only laptops, but now also cellphones can transform into dangerous explosive toys. A 22-year-old welder in China was killed after his Motorola cell phone exploded in the man’s chest pocket. Motorola officials are working with Chinese...
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    OT: Food safety, wheat gluten, China

    FYI.... So much for recalls being the first line of defense against dangerous products.... TMT Canada, Massachusetts warn consumers on toothpaste Fri Jul 6, 10:32 PM ET Health authorities in Canada and Massachusetts are warning consumers of the risk from China-made counterfeit toothpaste...
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    Scotchman (Dvorak) Ironworker

    I already have their manual...it is a photocopied version that has poor pictures. I have a request in to them for better photos. I would like to see how others have set this machien up....in/out feed tables, better safety guards, etc. I am also looking for mods others have done to the machine...
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    Scotchman (Dvorak) Ironworker

    Sorry, try these.... http://www.redrivermach.com/used_invent/specs/90076-01.JPG http://www.machinetools.com/MT/machines/index.tmpl?page=detail&ListingID=118072174423291466 TMT

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