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[rickyb]

I was thinking the same thing. 37 responses and not one from Paul. Must be his wife’s car....

[rickyb]

I’m in the precision stone corner and use them only as needed. I would never use a non ground stone for anything but deburring edges and tidying up...

[rickyb]

Ow, now you’re making my head hurt. I like your ant analogy. We could take that a bit further. Like smacking the ant with a shovel and predicting...

[rickyb]

More like greed using coved as an excuse.

[rickyb]

I think the 2 key method is faster. I’m thinking even faster than his final step.

[rickyb]

Big plug, lots of corrosion in the threads. Heat with a propane torch, give it a squirt of 50/50 acetone and atf. The heat pushes out air in the thread...

[rickyb]

If you can’t find a problem try the cheapest easiest fix first. In this case, tighten the valve core. If it moves, that was the problem. If it didn’t...

[rickyb]

It’s is eluded to above but not mentioned that matter through space has a speed limit. Space itself does not, and could exceed the speed of light as...

[rickyb]

Jim,
Actually I can’t think of anything they predicted correctly regarding our solar system except the orbits. Even then they could not reconcile...

[rickyb]

My small one is 9” and works for my 10” Logan. Never use the 15” there since I got the 9”. 15” was too large, hence the 9”....

[rickyb]

I fit squarely in the enthusiast side. Had I lived on either coast I would have studied astronomy rather than getting an engineering degree. My engineering...

[rickyb]

+1 on Noga. Unbelievably easy to set your indicator from anywhere to anywhere in one or two easy movements. Notice the fine adjust feature in the pic....

[rickyb]

I worked on the design of the first radial truck tires in this country. His fix will work for a little while. What you don’t notice is that there...

[rickyb]

You guys know they make brass shims right?

[rickyb]

It’s well known that the memory is the second thing to go... Don’t remember what the first is.

[rickyb]

Not sure if it’s spelled laid or layed, but I sure am looking forward to it.

[rickyb]

Right on the money. Can’t fix the screw then fix the hole....

[rickyb]

Couldn’t have said it better myself....

[rickyb]

[QUOTE=Doozer;n1916897]

This is in reference to stoning the burrs of a male taper.

My reply is REALLY?
You are asserting...

[rickyb]

The moment of inertia of the ring about the vertical axis is far greater than a glob at the axis. The ring is more stable.