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Doc Nickel
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Last Activity: Today, 10:19 AM
Joined: 03-26-2003
Location: Way up North
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All of the above. I helped work on (as in repair) a commercial fishing boat starting when I was a teen. Never-seize and stainless bolts were an absolute... -
Doc Nickel replied to O/T: My state of California has gone looney tunes with power usage restrictions.in General-As I understand it, and I welcome clarification or correction, that it has to do with the "smart" meters. They work in both directions, and...Leave a comment:
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... It might be worth noting that my big 10HP Springfield has an MT4 tailstock.
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Doc Nickel replied to O/T: My state of California has gone looney tunes with power usage restrictions.in GeneralCali went looney tunes back in the 90s. This is just another story to add to the already-tall stack.
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-Actually, that's part of the bad PR too. We've known basically from the beginning how to transmute Uranium into Plutonium- Fat Man, after all, was a...Leave a comment:
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-You misunderstand. I'm a proponent of nuclear power.
The "out" I refer to is purely political and PR, not technological.
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The problem with that, Paul, is that renewables almost can't scale up much further. We've already dammed virtually every river big enough to be dammed,...Leave a comment:
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I always find discussions like this a great deal of fun. Everyone states their case as if it's the final word.
When in truth, it's pure...Leave a comment:
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-That's exactly what it is. The guy swipes posts from a bunch of places, almost never asking to do so, and reposts them on his site. I'm given to understand...Leave a comment:
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Regardless of whether it was supposed to be a fitting, a bolt or a plug, it should have had a standard thread.
And yes, banjos in that sort...Leave a comment:
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It's quite simple. Ebay took their slice of the sale, and then PayPal took their slice. Ebay is a publicly-owned corporation, and beholden to shareholders....Leave a comment:
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If you possibly can, find a smooth-bore hose for your shop vac. I picked mine up off eBay, as I recall- not as cheap as the corrugated stuff, more like...Leave a comment:
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I have a "Buckethead" for exactly that purpose. I tend to try and recycle my chips- not for any monetary gain, I'd just rather see the stuff...Leave a comment:
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Yep. Just went through that myself when I rebuilt a little Hardinge a month or so ago. Bought a "premium" stripper from Sherwin-Williams since...Leave a comment:
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Planning on it, TMB. Just keep in mind I'm not a "professional YouTuber" like AvE, Abom or Tony. I already have four day jobs- that's not...
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-No, once the Acorn is paid for, any of the periodic updates are free.
My problem was that my progress on this machine was so slow, and their...Leave a comment:
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-I didn't, until just a couple months ago.
-Realistically, yes and no. What I really needed was a proper, production machine....Leave a comment:
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-Boy howdy. The big Springfield sure has been handy when I've had to make a big bar a lot littler. I still really haven't pushed it for any high-accuracy...
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Logan CNC Lathe
For those few of you that have been following my antics for a while, you'll know that several years ago, I started converting one of my then-three (and... -
The CNC guys call it a "gang tool", and it's pretty much what you describe. A long bar with holes to set various tools.
Only thing...Leave a comment:
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