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05-09-2013, 09:51 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT..Cant find chips (electrical) in General

A very good question, indeed. With a Model-T, even if the fratastat isn't available from a manufacturer, one can always find one, measure it up,...

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05-08-2013, 11:59 AM

fjk replied to a thread Sanity check. Elementary school math. in General

42.

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05-05-2013, 09:31 PM

fjk replied to a thread Sanity check. Elementary school math. in General

I get 4 hours The temps, in c, are 760 and 1038 which is a difference of 278 deg The cooling rate is about 70 Celsius degrees/hr You don't...

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05-03-2013, 06:37 AM

fjk replied to a thread Advice re buying first Tig set - Please in Home Shop Welding

TIG takes a lot of practice to be good at, both to learn and to maintain the needed skill level. This all means you'll need a lot of gas. Buy the...

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05-02-2013, 07:47 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT: Airless Tires create Math Question in General

For a rough approximation, think of the tire as a set of concentric cylinders with the axis of rotation parallel to the ground (that is, the axle). ...

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04-27-2013, 05:12 PM

fjk replied to a thread Thet ol' duty cycle. in Home Shop Welding

The problem with small machines and thick piece of metal is that the thick piece of metal conducts heat away from the weld area faster than the...

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04-26-2013, 08:15 AM

fjk replied to a thread Thet ol' duty cycle. in Home Shop Welding

I have a Millermatic 140 ... probably the same (more or less) as the Lincoln you're referring to. For most everything I do (which is home hobbyist...

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04-26-2013, 08:01 AM

fjk replied to a thread A little OT - a science quiz in General

Or science fiction writers :p :p And maybe "The "quiz" is intended to scam you into answering a survey question about " the Bohr model of the...

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04-25-2013, 08:15 PM

fjk replied to a thread OT: ipad in General

There probably are such programs, for both iPad and android and windows pads. I have apples spreadsheet program on my iPad (dont know if it is excel...

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04-23-2013, 04:19 PM

fjk replied to a thread A little OT - a science quiz in General

13/13 Or... I'm not a member of "The 1%" :-( I'm not a member of "The 47%" :-) But 13/13 makes me a member of "The 7%" :-/ A bit more...

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04-22-2013, 12:01 PM

fjk replied to a thread OT California solvent ban, can't find naphtha? in General

I imagine that this came from Cal. Prop 65, which may or may not have been a good idea at first. Since then, it's become (from what I understand) a...

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04-22-2013, 09:08 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT, sort of: Tablets for reading in General

Two or so years ago I decided to try and do all my reading, etc, digitally. For reading and similar things, I use an iPhone sometimes, mostly my...

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04-22-2013, 07:42 AM

fjk replied to a thread Work boots/shoes? in General

On the other hand, I've been very happy with mine ... I use them constantly, from shoveling snow, to gardening, to home chores, in the shop, hiking,...

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04-18-2013, 12:31 PM

fjk replied to a thread Labeling in General

I use white self-stick paper shipping labels that I got from an employer when we moved and all the old labels became waste. I cut them to size and...

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04-18-2013, 07:44 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT - upgrade electrical panel or buy a generator? in General

Besides what all the others said I'd do the panel upgrade first. Having a bigger panel and larger service is something that you'll always "find...

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04-16-2013, 08:21 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT- Old Iron rescued. WW2 Russian Tank, ISU-152 in General

From what I recall, it was Red Army doctrine into the 70s to never throw anything out. They used their old and outdated equipment for their 2nd and...

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04-05-2013, 08:14 AM

fjk replied to a thread Gas Differences in Home Shop Welding

The gas to use depends on what you are welding. Miller has some excellent educational material on their web site (www.millerwelds.com) that you...

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03-12-2013, 06:06 AM

fjk replied to a thread Design for Manufacturability in General

Yes Good engineering organizations even check the work of the graybeards... Anyone can do something dumb.

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03-11-2013, 11:40 AM

fjk replied to a thread Design for Manufacturability in General

I don't know how well this might translate to mechanical design and manufacturing, but in the software engineering world, Bright Young Things often...

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03-11-2013, 08:41 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT: Smart Phone choice? in General

I prefer the Apple _because_ it is not open source/etc and Apple does a decent enough job of vetting all of the Apps, making sure that they work....

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03-08-2013, 07:11 AM

fjk replied to a thread OT - sort of - Basements in General

I have a +/- 100 yr old house built on a stone foundation --- just a lot of rocks held together with mortar. It's probably 2' thick or so, with a...

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03-07-2013, 04:17 PM

fjk replied to a thread OT: My first lottery scam, finally. in General

You're welcome I won that lottery a while ago, but since I've got $17,396,000 coming any day now from a Nigerian Prince I met on line, I figured...

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03-06-2013, 07:39 PM

fjk replied to a thread OT: computers in General

Have you tried the system after reloading the OS but before loading in your applications and drivers for your other hardware? If it fails before you...

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02-28-2013, 06:36 PM

fjk replied to a thread Thinking Of Down Sizing in General

As with any tool, the basic answer is "it depends on what you want to do" Without knowing that, I'll talk about my own experience... About a...

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02-28-2013, 11:55 AM

fjk replied to a thread From Shaving to Murder; Why People Should Have Their Throats Slashed in General

I use a 2-blade, lasts months. Here's some machining content ... my handle is that one that they did in the 1980s(?) that's the heavy-ish aluminum...

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02-27-2013, 08:32 AM

fjk replied to a thread New welder (252i Thermal Arc); need information in Home Shop Welding

You're probably good to go The best answer you can get is to call up the original vendor or check their web page... As to your other questions...

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02-22-2013, 06:00 AM

fjk replied to a thread Where's the real danger? in General

I can see it now With the sequester, a bunch of furloughed OSHA-ites go to Syria and issue stop fighting orders because they do not have proper...

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02-19-2013, 02:20 PM

fjk replied to a thread Shop Smells in General

I have a similar to yours in my basement. External venting is necessary. Fortunately, I have two windows in different walls, so I can get some cross...

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