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    H.L. Mencken once wrote, "Nobody ever went broke...

    H.L. Mencken once wrote, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."

    I think we can look around everyday and have that observation validated for us. The...
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    Sigh, another spell of mid 50s for highs. Won't...

    Sigh, another spell of mid 50s for highs. Won't this winter ever end???
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    Available now - ME!

    Well, our fine economic times caught up with me the end of January and I am without a job now.

    If anybody needs the help of somebody who's darned near done it all with computers, let me know. ...
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    The more energy you put into moving the gantry,...

    The more energy you put into moving the gantry, the more EMF you generate via the motors. So I move the gantry very slowly and gently when I must manually do so.
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    It'd also make a cool ceiling aperature for one...

    It'd also make a cool ceiling aperature for one of those Solar Tube skylights.
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    Motorize it so it slowly opens and closes over a...

    Motorize it so it slowly opens and closes over a minute or two, repeatedly. Paint it black and then sell it to camera stores as novelty decoration.

    Excellent work!
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    Keith, We wore out one bit on 55 sink bowls...

    Keith,

    We wore out one bit on 55 sink bowls and corresponding number of faucet holes (165), all in 3cm Elustra. An indeterminant number of 1/2" Elustra vanities were cut as well. I do not know...
  8. Thread: Cast iron

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    What are the dimensions of the piece? I used to...

    What are the dimensions of the piece? I used to true up the head/block mating surfaces on "tiller motors" for our racing karts years back. I aspired to a granite surface plate, but settled for a...
  9. Thread: Cooling Fan

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    Google "magnetic bearing fan" No sleeve bearing...

    Google "magnetic bearing fan" No sleeve bearing or ball bearing to gum up or fail.
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    Speaking as a railfan, that is bloody...

    Speaking as a railfan, that is bloody magnificent! Great work!
  11. Thread: Clean table

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    We have a downward-slanted board at one end of...

    We have a downward-slanted board at one end of our 'bot that terminates over a box. When a top is slid off that end onto the roll-line much of the dust falls down, onto the ramp and into the box.
    ...
  12. Thread: New Bath

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    Guess: Thermostat for in-floor heat. Just a...

    Guess: Thermostat for in-floor heat.

    Just a guess, though. I'd like to see that furniture in color.
  13. Thread: PRS Dead !!!

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    Well, the panic button lived up to it's name.

    Well, the panic button lived up to it's name.
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    It's called "cutter compensation". The G-code is...

    It's called "cutter compensation". The G-code is output with the positional info referent to the spindle centerline. The tool number references tool dimension info in the machine's internal tables...
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    It appears that you have discovered that those...

    It appears that you have discovered that those double-door, side-by-side refrigerators aren't really optimal at the end of a counter run, up against a wall. Much the way I have discovered.


    I...
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    Nice! It reminds me of a show I saw on HD...

    Nice! It reminds me of a show I saw on HD Theater this week about the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupes.

    It showed the plywood buck of the car body shape made of plywood. They used it to test-fit...
  17. Thread: Sign Builder

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    Check out www.vistaprint.com...

    Check out www.vistaprint.com and look at the business card designer for an example of a really well structured WYSIWYG on-line design program.

    It might give you some ideas. Besides, 250...
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    Pretty much everything said here so far...

    Pretty much everything said here so far describing forums and netiquette are unchanged from the days of FidoNet.

    The customer base is changing and the economy has changed considerably over the...
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    "mary", ssssppppppaaaaaammmmmmmm! I want...

    "mary",
    ssssppppppaaaaaammmmmmmm!

    I want to see you bull-nose a piece of mahogany with a laser...

    Chris,

    Edge the material face-down. That way, if there are any irregularities in...
  20. Let me be the first to say, "Huh?"

    Let me be the first to say, "Huh?"
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    Cheer up, Gene. I know (probably as well as...

    Cheer up, Gene. I know (probably as well as anyone can) the emotional bond we have with our pets. It's easier than doing one for a two-legged loved one.

    I did one in granite for my...
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    John, There will be pictures forthcoming,...

    John,

    There will be pictures forthcoming, eventually, I hope.
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    Check you Habitat for Humanity thrift store on a...

    Check you Habitat for Humanity thrift store on a regular basis. My brother in Savannah, GA picked up a nice cast-iron 6" edge joiner and a good-quality contractors table saw from them ridiculously...
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    I was the Tech Support Manager for TopSpeed...

    I was the Tech Support Manager for TopSpeed Corporation back in the 1990s. Good tech support is almost a calling. You have to care deeply about the product, the customers, and be intimately...
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    My two cents on the subject, based on my 35+...

    My two cents on the subject, based on my 35+ years in the computer biz.

    "When all you have is a hammer, everything pretty much looks like a nail."

    The computer, at this point, is a...
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