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01-30-2015, 05:36 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Too much interferrence? in General

I bought the Dorman Speed Nut assortment, 3 ea Metric 6mm and 3 ea 8mm (why the crap would anyone want 3 of each?) for replacing the broken ones on...

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01-29-2015, 09:32 AM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT - fudging car, again in General

I'm not going to argue that either way. The hose assembly I had trouble with was the cooler line hose assembly and the crimp was Gates rubber to...

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01-28-2015, 02:16 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Digital caliper current draw, offshore vs. Mitutoyo in General

Psst, unless you live in Japan, Mitutoyo IS ALSO an offshore manufactured item.

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01-28-2015, 02:06 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT - fudging car, again in General

I won't buy Gates anything if I can help it after having transmission fluid coming out of the brand new hose (mounted where you can't get to it)...

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01-22-2015, 10:58 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT: Help identify this device. in General

Yes, but you cited an impeccable authority and chesapeake mentioned nothing about it being a vintage device. :rolleyes:

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01-20-2015, 09:47 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread ENCO 2-For-Tuesday in General

Well I feel a little guilty. I ordered $40 worth of small sale items, less 20%. One of those was the o-ring set since I need a -019 for the kitchen...

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01-07-2015, 11:29 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Shop lighting in General

Except they're not $4.97, at least for me in Alabama. They are $7.97 shipped here. You are getting a subsidized price somehow.

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01-07-2015, 07:58 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread After 37 years... in General

What could be simpler than having magnets implanted in your fingers? (And yes - people have these :confused:)

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01-07-2015, 02:18 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Shop lighting in General

Well I've got to throw this out there - what about homeowner's insurance? My "fear" with doing some of this stuff is simply that if there ever...

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12-26-2014, 11:10 AM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Laminating Copper Sheet to workbench? in General

I did some contract work in Chihuahua, Mexico at an electronics assembly plant about 25 years ago. We had to wear these little straps on our shoes...

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12-24-2014, 01:18 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT Thoughts for moving a Safe in General

Yea! Glad no one got hurt.

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12-24-2014, 10:21 AM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Shop computer in General

That's just not been my experience. Linux likes fast hardware too. My shop computer has had a couple versions of Ubuntu and I finally went back to XP...

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12-24-2014, 09:45 AM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT: New to me oscilloscope... not bad in General

I have a Fluke 123, so much less expensive than J Tiers's, but not cheap by any means. Battery is Ni-Cd. It really is poorly implemented. ...

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12-23-2014, 09:41 AM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT: New to me oscilloscope... not bad in General

Yeah, Fluke makes great stuff except...they don't really. It's pretty hard to be impressed when the power supplies and batteries are bad (or take 14...

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12-13-2014, 02:47 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread is it possible to make a cheap bench grinder run vibration-free? in General

Hah! I liked mine best when I rotated the end bells and bolted the base to the basement concrete block wall. Smoothest it ever ran. :D

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12-10-2014, 07:13 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread I hope the machines like us... in General

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12-09-2014, 08:03 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Lift-gate machine delivery. Your new Mill is here! in General

Never wear gloves around "rotating" equipment - you'll get sucked in. (I can't tell if he has gloves or not though.)

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12-07-2014, 02:32 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Semi-OT -- information about all th elements in General

I'm pretty sure it's one of those elements that keeps derailing my train of thought. I'm pretty sure it's not Alz.. Als.. All's well that ends well!

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11-26-2014, 03:48 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Drills: Proper Terminology in General

Don't forget then/than/that

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11-21-2014, 07:52 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread starter solenoid to kill tig arc in General

I am considering one of those. It's amazing how hard it is to get my pinky into the glove when that finger got too hot and the leather drew up. I was...

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11-21-2014, 07:45 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT: Advertising, How Lame Is It????? Caution: RANT! in General

Maybe it's just the networks I peruse when stuck in a motel out of town (the only time I ever watch any TV) but I have noticed a lack of ads for...

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11-18-2014, 09:20 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT: Switzerland had all bridges filled with explosives! in General

Wow, sounds like paranoia from here! Borders are for greeting guests and guns are bad and, and, and... I'll bet the UN just hates them. (No, I...

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11-18-2014, 09:07 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread starter solenoid to kill tig arc in General

I think, based on another active thread here, that the use of an inexpensive device for an application to replace a much more expensive (identical,...

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11-16-2014, 06:05 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT for the old time radio nerds. in General

What amazes me is how I have absolutely no "googlefu" when looking for something I need. Cool toy, but I'm glad it's not mine as I have too much...

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11-16-2014, 05:00 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread Leaky Grizzly in General

My Harbor Freight 12x36 just graduated to SAE 30 Non-Detergent from Dollar General in an effort to keep something in the gearboxes for my occasional...

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11-16-2014, 04:57 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread OT for the old time radio nerds. in General

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=GB&NR=774120 774,120. Remotely controlled toys. LINES BROS., Ltd. March 3, 1955 , No....

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11-16-2014, 04:51 PM

Mike Nash replied to a thread using small screw drivers in General

TIG the screw to the screwdriver, do the deed and then grind the weld loose. Easy-Peasy. I haven't tried it yet, but it's "all ya gotta do!"

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