User Profile

[danlb]

I was in Sunnyvale for the snow of 1962. My oldest brother was first to see it, and he ran to our parent's bedroom to tell them about the miracle. He...

[danlb]

That's sort of like using the smoke detector as a kitchen timer. It works, but the results are less than perfect.

Dan...

[danlb]

While there are very complex designs I recall seeing a design that simply used a pair of sliding cones on a common shaft. The cones were used as clutches...

[danlb]

That's quite understandable. $28 for a usb->SATA connector seems a lot. I have two of them, and find that they are VERY handy when a laptop starts...

[danlb]

The USB to USB devices do exist, but it takes a software driver to make one end or the other to act as the "host". I would not trust a computer...

[danlb]

I find the easiest way to do it is to use a USB to ATA cord. This lets you take the drive out of the old computer and thus the Operating system and...

[danlb]

The idea of spatchcocking a bird is to split the carcass in such a way that you can flatten it so that the meat cooks more evenly.

Dan

[danlb]

You spatchcocked it! Oh the cruelty....

[danlb]

We know it's winter when the birds who are migrating south for the winter stop at our feeders to get a snack.

Seriously, we really do know...

[danlb]

Nine Gs! No thanks. I've tried 4 Gs... That was enough for me. No need for real fighter jet Gs unless you have a real fighter pilot's suit to...

[danlb]

I was wondering why you were looking for better than .003 on a scroll chuck. Yes, the spindle needs to be under .001 to allow chucks and collets to be...

[danlb]

To follow up on Bob's post, I've also heard of people who learned to use the foot peddle by locating it under their hip and rolling over a little to control...

[danlb]

I love this forum. I'm constantly prompted to look up things that, in turn, broaden my understanding of things. When I posted about a retreat clause...

[danlb]

I recall from working at the Pancake House in my high school days that the cooks at the restaurant cleaned the hot griddle with a wet towel and a pumice...

[danlb]

Yes, California has a retreat clause. It's not self defense if you had an opportunity to safely flee and attack instead. I'd prefer the Stand Your Ground...

[danlb]

I have not heard of that name, but I've seen several models that looked like that. Like most tools there is a technique that works and techniques that...

[danlb]

Rich is 100% correct. Make it difficult so they go somewhere else. The police in many places are very slow to respond to burglary in progress, and...

[danlb]

The DVR is just part of it. As you said, it's for prosecuting after the theft.

Some DVR software has a feature that will send an alert to...

[danlb]

Oh.... I found a while back that I could turn a ball point pen out of a bar of 2 inch diameter stock, but that it was VERY wasteful and time consuming....

[danlb]

We did not go overboard the last time, and will do the same this time. We usually buy paper goods when they are on sale at Costco, so we have a dozen...