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    05-09-2013, 09:51 AM
    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
    42.
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    05-05-2013, 09:31 PM
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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