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02-26-2021, 11:10 AM
Thread: OT- wtf happened with osb?
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Construction type lumber has went through the...
Construction type lumber has went through the roof price wise since Covid. Plumbing supplies have went up, but not near as bad as lumber. I had estimated the cost of a large plumbing project a little...
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02-20-2021, 11:44 AM
Thread: Xometry-Who is doing it?
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They aren't that scummy, at least you don't have...
They aren't that scummy, at least you don't have to pay to make parts on the cheap.
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02-20-2021, 11:28 AM
Thread: 100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths
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There isn't another website on this planet that...
There isn't another website on this planet that would tolerate a similar member, how he lives here boggles the mind. It has to be all about the money some how. Quite a few of our local lefties seemed...
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02-20-2021, 09:56 AM
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It took me 7 stops between Home Depot and Lowe's...
It took me 7 stops between Home Depot and Lowe's to collect my estimated supplies to run 1" Pex from the house to the well and the run totals 100 feet. 1" either gets cleaned out quick or isn't well...
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02-20-2021, 09:35 AM
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If the siding is anything like mine, FTS. I had...
If the siding is anything like mine, FTS. I had to remove some to solder in a new copper water hose spigot on the outside. My home looks like it was finished by low skilled DIYers that each downed a...
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02-19-2021, 05:36 PM
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If you use PEX and crimp fittings instead of the...
If you use PEX and crimp fittings instead of the stab ins, the biggest cost is going to be labor, materials will not be that much. Of course what you can use will vary on the ease and cost of making...
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02-19-2021, 05:09 PM
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I don't think he meant anything negative by it....
I don't think he meant anything negative by it. If you ask me I think the Asians as a whole overcame the poor hand they were dealt here by having strong family values, somewhat strict upbringing and...
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02-19-2021, 03:20 PM
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Sorry to hear that, but I would not expect a...
Sorry to hear that, but I would not expect a young female renter to know how to protect a house's plumbing in the case of a power failure in the freezing cold. I know plenty of middle aged male home...
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02-19-2021, 02:59 PM
Thread: Steel vendors jacking up their rates
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I use the Richmond Va BMG location. My only issue...
I use the Richmond Va BMG location. My only issue was them delivering rounds 3/8" or less that were bent. They would come back and exchange them.
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02-19-2021, 12:48 PM
Thread: Steel vendors jacking up their rates
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Ordered 500# of steel from BMG Metals a couple...
Ordered 500# of steel from BMG Metals a couple days ago, half 12L14, the other half 4140, the prices were actually lower than I expected.
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02-19-2021, 11:25 AM
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Off road users do set their handful of fires,...
Off road users do set their handful of fires, mostly from stopping in dry high brush. They are just a drop in the bucket compared to arsonists. The arsonists in California seem to set fires in...
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02-19-2021, 11:09 AM
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Newsome is an idiot. California had drought and...
Newsome is an idiot. California had drought and fire season a hundred plus years before anyone thought up the phrases global warming and climate change. A huge percentage of the fires are purposely...
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02-19-2021, 10:49 AM
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I saw a safety film where they showed a doctor...
I saw a safety film where they showed a doctor using a high powered magnet to get a chip out of at eye.
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02-19-2021, 10:16 AM
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Idiot Gavin Newsome blames the California...
Idiot Gavin Newsome blames the California wildfires on climate change.
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02-19-2021, 10:13 AM
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I sure would like someone on the left who...
I sure would like someone on the left who constantly portrays other minorities as victims of the evil white man how Asians have done so well in this country. In spite of being pretty much slaves used...
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02-18-2021, 03:53 PM
Thread: Buying a used milling machine
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Sorry to hear that. If you are going to part it...
Sorry to hear that. If you are going to part it out could you post pictures? I have a Supermax, the parts could fit mine. I could use the quill lock and feed wheel among other things.
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02-18-2021, 02:45 PM
Thread: B&S automatics
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There is a guy in here that owns a shop with...
There is a guy in here that owns a shop with quite a few of them I do believe, maybe he will show up.
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02-18-2021, 02:43 PM
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It seems some members here seem to be getting joy...
It seems some members here seem to be getting joy out of the failed Texas power grid, can't beat that for being pathetic.
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02-18-2021, 01:00 PM
Thread: Strike One MariTool
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I am amazed at how high UPS rates are for the...
I am amazed at how high UPS rates are for the little guy now. I rarely use UPS now, but did back in Cali when I sold my own products. If my memory serves me correctly it looks like they have doubled...
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02-18-2021, 11:50 AM
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What would prevent having a built in heater to...
What would prevent having a built in heater to warm the blades if necessary?
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02-18-2021, 10:53 AM
Thread: Strike One MariTool
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What got me is when they bought Rutland, which...
What got me is when they bought Rutland, which had a store in the City of Industry where I would stop in once a week. Once MSC took that store over prices went up 25% while at the same time the list...
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02-17-2021, 07:20 PM
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I do hope everyone hit with rolling blackouts is...
I do hope everyone hit with rolling blackouts is warned ahead of time. My computerized equipment doesn't seem to like abrupt lack of power.
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02-17-2021, 06:57 PM
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Where does the Hoover Dam rank on the efficiency...
Where does the Hoover Dam rank on the efficiency and cost per KWH generated scale? I remember when I toured that place they said the locals at the time paid $.06 per KWH on their electric bill, all...
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02-17-2021, 04:34 PM
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Just checked the other day on my ammo supply, 100...
Just checked the other day on my ammo supply, 100 round boxes of 22LR I paid $3.49 for and that was at a little gun business in the back of the local run down mini mart gas station. I might have...
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02-17-2021, 02:28 PM
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Shocking to hear those are baby machines, they...
Shocking to hear those are baby machines, they looked pretty damn big to me.