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Today, 06:37 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT Med Cost in General

Is that a joke??? :) Sorry Robert, I know you mean no offense and indeed, I was genuinely amused by the irony, but that sounds like telling a man...

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Yesterday, 08:48 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT Med Cost in General

One interpretation of Robert's last chart is that the healthcare industry may have realized greater efficiency due to operating nearer full capacity....

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06-17-2013, 10:44 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Electroplating: how bad is it? in General

If you really want to electroplate, consider building a bench 2X4 or so with three sides and a hood on top. Possibly doors too. then add a vent fan...

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06-13-2013, 01:25 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Modified a screw. in General

Gunthered? Never heard that one before, but somehow it sounds right. Where does the expression come from?

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06-12-2013, 01:16 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread What's in the box ?? in General

..And laying on its side.

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06-12-2013, 01:09 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT (sort of): Buying a House to Use as a Workshop in General

Were I in your sutuation, I would seriously consider doing just what you are contemplating. On the face of it, there are properties quite suitable...

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06-11-2013, 01:45 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread diy pneumatic cylinders in General

For 200 strokes, I wouldn't bother with anodizing, and probably wouldn't put too much effort into precision honing either. You could possibly have...

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06-09-2013, 09:02 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread why can't items for sale be posted in *any* HSM forums? in General

Paul in post #2 above pretty well sums it up. I am not an employee of VP, but work for them as an author. You may notice that I am selling...

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06-07-2013, 11:49 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Announcing:Tram B Gone!! Tramless turret mill head adjustment in General

Having perfected the "all natural" method using gravity, your next task is to devise a process for squaring the vise to the axis using the magnetic...

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06-07-2013, 11:38 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Announcing:Tram B Gone!! Tramless turret mill head adjustment in General

I admire Forest for sticking to his plan and principles in the face of all the naysayers and alternate ideas.

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06-07-2013, 11:19 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Ot: Prism in General

I suspect that this thread will eventually be locked, but not by "them".

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06-06-2013, 12:06 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Announcing:Tram B Gone!! Tramless turret mill head adjustment in General

Now, that stirred my imagination, an imagination poisioned by the AN/ASB-12 airborne inertial navigation system I was tasked to maintain in the...

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06-05-2013, 07:48 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT: Magnets? in General

Depends on what kind. Refrigerator magnets are magnetizable powder mixed with a plastic-rubber mix and molded to shape. Some of the harder...

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06-03-2013, 11:27 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT: Truly punishing in General

Crusty Old Machinist: "Before you start turning that detail, you need to clean the updoc off the bedways." Fresh Young Apprentice: "Eh, whats...

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06-02-2013, 02:00 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Ever had days like this? in General

Yep, me too.

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05-31-2013, 03:55 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Credit Card Blockage, Anyone else? in General

Perhaps my PayPal rant was related to this. http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/59342-OT-PayPal-Rant

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05-29-2013, 07:25 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT: Terrible storm strikes Oklahoma in General

I see that the Goodrich tornado (one that I mentioned in my previous post) made the ABC World News. Plenty of the destruction of the house shown,...

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05-29-2013, 06:39 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Karma got me! in General

I have always been fond of a quote I saw among other gems of wisdom I saw on a drill and tap chart: If I can't be the former, I'll settle for...

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05-29-2013, 06:28 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT: Terrible storm strikes Oklahoma in General

Last night was tornado night in my area. Widespread sightings and suspected touchdowns peppered the communities in and surrounding Flint. The...

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05-27-2013, 01:38 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT - PayPal Rant in General

To bring this thread full circle, I blame the product (PayPal) because they screwed up. My credit card still works perfectly elsewhere. No business...

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05-24-2013, 07:41 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Pedestal grinder dust collector? in General

If nothing else, fit a tube straight down to a covered but vented 5 gallon (or equivalent metric) pail so that the grinding junk falls there rather...

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05-24-2013, 08:24 AM

Weston Bye replied to a thread Very minor computer gloat in General

Yep, one of my few smart moves in high school, I "passed" typing class with a D minus. I just couldn't get my speed up much past 17 wpm, and i even...

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05-22-2013, 06:40 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT - PayPal Rant in General

PayPal should have worked for me - even in my nibbling around the edges manner of using it. If it had, I would have been another satisfied customer,...

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05-22-2013, 03:33 PM

Weston Bye replied to a thread OT - PayPal Rant in General

Following up here. I called the vendor and made arrangements to send a check. He was apologetic about the PayPal behavior but could offer no...

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05-21-2013, 08:49 PM

Weston Bye started a thread OT - PayPal Rant in General

So.. I go to order a product. The Merchant uses PayPal for handling his transactions. I don't have a PayPal account and don't want one, so I enter...

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