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04-06-2013, 08:44 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread OT: Very useful Android GPS App in General

HaHa, made me think of this scene from Steve Martins, "The Jerk" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahuPW6_t-z0

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03-27-2013, 09:10 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Turning Tungsten in General

Pure tungsten is sometimes used for ballast blocks on aircraft. When I was working at a helicopter completion center we would occasionally have to...

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03-23-2013, 12:54 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Glacern vs Orange in General

Seems like I remember several discussions regarding country of origin of their vises when the first showed up. The claim then was that some...

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03-23-2013, 11:05 AM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Glacern vs Orange in General

This whole situation seems kind ironic to me, isn't Glacerns business model basically to duplicate other companies products then undercut them on...

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03-23-2013, 10:48 AM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Machining Metric 8.8 grade medium carbon steel bolts? in General

I don't think the machining properties can be predicted by just the strength class of the bolt. It is going to vary from one manufacturer to another...

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03-22-2013, 08:37 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread OT: RAF photo op in General

Somewhere out there in YouTube land is some cold war footage of a F-15 poking its nose into the bomb bay of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear bomber.

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03-05-2013, 12:31 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Sandbagging in General

Seems like casting sand would work well.

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03-04-2013, 05:15 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Is Guy Lautard back? in General

Holy cow, chill out folks! Just generalities are sufficient. Not looking for the whole TMZ treatment.

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03-04-2013, 03:28 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Is Guy Lautard back? in General

As The Screw Turns

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03-04-2013, 12:07 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Is Guy Lautard back? in General

What's the story on his divorce?

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02-28-2013, 09:01 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Bandsaw blade guides in General

When I did this it was because the original soft steel guides had worn to the point that I could no longer use them. I was in a hurry so I just...

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02-26-2013, 08:17 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Bandsaw blade guides in General

I have always set up the thrust bearing to maintain the side guides just behind the base of the gullets, I've never had a side guide come in contact...

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02-26-2013, 03:21 PM

dfw5914 replied to a thread Bandsaw blade guides in General

I think the delrin will melt. I use HSS lathe tool stock, works good. I've also seen micarta (aka phenolic) blocks used.

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02-26-2013, 03:02 PM

dfw5914 started a thread How to relieve "memory" in thick, sheet, vinyl? in General

I am replacing the worn and torn flaps in a dog-door. The material is flexible transparent vinyl 1/8 inch thick, 9.5" wide by 19" long. The...

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