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[darryl]

All this 'nuclear talk' is quite interesting. Two things have struck me recently- and I don't mean somebody threw an orange at me from a moving car- one...

[darryl]

It's a round table, so cut a round from mdf- then cut that round into 4 pieces. You would mount each piece such that the two sides match the edges of...

[darryl]

If there's an absolute measurement capability with that, then it makes sense that the thread pitch be different than the standard 40 tpi. Makes sense...

[darryl]

For some time now I've had in mind to 'extrude' glue using a positive displacement system. In this case it would have been white glue, and probably an...

[darryl]

Combination of factors most likely. As far as internal stresses, I would expect that it would be all throughout any steel piece. I don't think any part...

[darryl]

This operator said he gets a form sent free by asking for it. He needs it before he can begin digging. I think he called it a B1- not sure. It gets emailed...

[darryl]

This is my favorite forum- and you all put up with me with all my OT posts. Some of you have sent me stuff too, and I do appreciate it. We seem to have...

[darryl]

HDPE, and it's old. That's my guess. Probably has been exposed to various solvents over time- maybe not directly, but through cleaning, etc. Cutting boards...

[darryl]

I have a machine operator guy coming Monday to assess it. One thing which I had not thought of at all was the potential existence of underground wiring,...

[darryl]

The towns obligation ends at the end of my pipe. I'm responsible for the entire length of my pipe. I'll be seeing about getting a backhoe in there tomorrow...

[darryl]

Sure enough, I had an audience. She offered to help, but I was there already. Here's an interesting development- there was a pipe sticking up above ground,...

[darryl]

It started with one, then two, then three city trucks. They needed to water blast just to get into my pipe. They shoved a camera in and hit a block 6...

[darryl]

Apparently it's clay pipe- since they can't get the snake in, the assumption is that roots have grown overboard down there. I guess I'll know that shortly....

[darryl]

The city works department is here now. They've opened up the casing, and 10 feet down is where my line crosses the bottom. They are unable to get a snake...

[darryl]

Presumably to use as filler in new molds?...

[darryl]

I'm way past the plug issue. Today I tried again with my snake- pulled out some hair, and pieces of a stainless steel scrubby. I talked with a guy who...

[darryl]

Ok, well- the pipe exits the basement wall 4 ft below ground, goes out about 3 ft into the yard, then turns downwards and towards the street. I can see...

[darryl]

An adult toy, ha ha. Come to think of it, perhaps the previous owner lost his watch down the toilet. I know when I bought the place from him, he came...

[darryl]

Here's the deal now- I drilled it and hammered it out, leaving the threaded part in. There is no way I'm getting that out. So I filed around the opening...

[darryl]

If I can leave a clean surface on the brass, I can clamp a seal plate to it. I'm guessing I'll be ok if I leave about 1/4 inch of brass ring to seal against....