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12-09-2019, 02:44 AM
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Sad. They should have hired an ex-Federal...
Sad. They should have hired an ex-Federal munchkin. Legends, those are, in the records-retention game.
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12-08-2019, 06:58 PM
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Yah ain't runnin' a bleedin' interstate highway...
Yah ain't runnin' a bleedin' interstate highway right-of-way or underground rail subway line.
Yah push a conduit UNDER that 35 yard apron. It ain't as deep as an ICBM missile silo. No need to... -
12-08-2019, 06:25 PM
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Some rednecks are pleased to make a f**king...
Some rednecks are pleased to make a f**king career out of being "pissed off".
Others, not so much.
What has changed? Gotten wiser, maybe?
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12-08-2019, 05:51 PM
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"Depends on the situation". Europe, most of...
"Depends on the situation". Europe, most of "modern" Asia already HAVE it, close as the kerb, due to a different architecture, "last leg" of delivery. And yet it can still be costly due more to the...
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12-08-2019, 05:20 PM
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Industry has been DOING that sort of stuff since...
Industry has been DOING that sort of stuff since time-immemorial.. or at least since High Voltage was needed on high-end o'Sopes.
It ain't cost-effective at any significant current to being with.... -
12-08-2019, 05:03 PM
Thread: Sales Rep rubs you the wrong way
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LOL! First come back from the war, there wasn't...
LOL! First come back from the war, there wasn't yet no online equities trading. So I'm in Pru-Bache brick and mortar Brokerage, watching the board, trying to decide where to put my savings.
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12-08-2019, 04:42 PM
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Not at all. Tolja it was uncommon, but available...
Not at all. Tolja it was uncommon, but available at a bit higher price. Also only works very well in the smaller ones. But that's what you NEED.
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12-08-2019, 04:11 PM
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Hmm.. one of technology's faster-moving fields,...
Hmm.. one of technology's faster-moving fields, electronics are. Has to be. Couldn't afford it AT ALL were it not constantly learning, adapting, and improving.
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12-08-2019, 02:57 PM
Thread: Rivett 1020S - First Cut (not really)
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'minds me of the time me late Dad, super proud of...
'minds me of the time me late Dad, super proud of beng an accident-immune driver - arrived home with a dent in the fender of his Dodge.
Lost control and rammed a snowbank. Icy road? Not really.
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12-08-2019, 02:22 PM
Thread: Buck/Boost to Phase Perfect
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They play in that space, yes. Funny thing...
They play in that space, yes.
Funny thing about Japanese "Kiedanren".
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12-08-2019, 02:02 PM
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It is "intriguing". Much as a Quorn T&C grinder...
It is "intriguing". Much as a Quorn T&C grinder is.
Pretty sure I don't WANT either one.
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12-08-2019, 01:47 PM
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Count yourself fortunate. How'd you like to have...
Count yourself fortunate. How'd you like to have all those boxes of shit embedded in your mind, instead of your garage? 97%+ - per a formal test - of everything youv've ever read
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12-08-2019, 06:08 AM
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Red Chinese airforce might do? Not THAT long ago,...
Red Chinese airforce might do? Not THAT long ago, saw an entire squadron lined up at a joint military/ commercial aviation base. All shiney-proud polished bare alloy glistening in the sun like...
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12-08-2019, 06:05 AM
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Naif!. Wake up. There's a REASON we ain't made...
Naif!. Wake up.
There's a REASON we ain't made that mistake.
Everyone knows them are always anodized in Easter-egg colours. Never plain BLACK!
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12-08-2019, 05:33 AM
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Thick or tall and deep/wide as well. Just...
Thick or tall and deep/wide as well.
Just shed one drawer, cut you a double-high-sheet-steel cover for the front of the one below the gap, grab the rattle-can.
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12-08-2019, 05:14 AM
Thread: Monarch Lathe
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Only "pretty" part of my personal Iron Mine is...
Only "pretty" part of my personal Iron Mine is the metrology gear, actually.
Guess I oughta see to the paint .... some day.
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12-08-2019, 04:28 AM
Thread: OT- Would this V belt pulley setup work?
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Good thinkin' Most complex weldment I ever...
Good thinkin'
Most complex weldment I ever made with my old "Dayton" half-vast stick was for a similar need, Just about eight times as UGLY! GMC 90-degree V6 into '84 Wagoneer 4- banger, keeping... -
12-08-2019, 03:56 AM
Thread: Monarch Lathe
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"Depends". Step Up? Cudda been down or sideways....
"Depends". Step Up? Cudda been down or sideways.
Revenue shop might hafta use the space for a CNC critter or a less prestigeous lathe with more Carbide-friendly RPM, or an "oilfield" spindle bore.... -
12-08-2019, 03:38 AM
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Didn't find anything just now in a patent search-...
Didn't find anything just now in a patent search- it seems to have been, but it might be under some other search terms.
Weird design, but "weird in a good way". So naturally I looked at Oliver of... -
12-08-2019, 03:07 AM
Thread: New to me Monarch 10EE just arrived!
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For starters.. you have all the handles intact,...
For starters.. you have all the handles intact, it ain't a block of rust, so even IF is still needs milled, shimmed, scraped for some other 10EE fitup, I suspect you'll find a buyer.
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12-08-2019, 02:50 AM
Thread: New to me Monarch 10EE just arrived!
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A cleanly refinished compound and cross...
A cleanly refinished compound and cross pragmatically make it easier to set and manoeuver a mag-base DTI holder or take a height or angle measurement than dealing with a random rash of dings and...
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12-08-2019, 02:32 AM
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Not sure where you will FIND either of these, but...
Not sure where you will FIND either of these, but the first two mills - both Horizantals, as "real" mills were, tail-end of the 1950's - were War One - or thereabouts - and had scores of years...
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12-07-2019, 11:11 PM
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Shop around. That small (think 3/4 HP) there...
Shop around.
That small (think 3/4 HP) there are:
Several that;
- Do 2 HP on 3-P input, 1 HP on 1-P input
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12-07-2019, 10:47 PM
Thread: geometry tooth profile Gates Polychain
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Good application. Plenty been done before you. ...
Good application. Plenty been done before you.
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12-07-2019, 10:44 PM
Thread: Freeing up stuck collet chucks
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Zip-lock bag 'em. Toss em into yer food freezer...
Zip-lock bag 'em. Toss em into yer food freezer overnight. Then into a pot of hot solvent.
Copper drift tap, kroil and repeat.
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