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[mattthemuppet]

no thanks - my genetic information is mine and I'm not giving it away for next to nothing. 23andMe was founded (chaired?) by the wife of one of the Google...

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damn, that's impressive! Just getting the threading tool profile correct at that size is no trivial endeavour.

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Nice

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woohoo! Was chatting with my chem buddy (asked him if he wanted my crystalised urea) and he said they should have ammonium nitrate in the stock room....

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doesn't sound like you're a good fit for the engine making hobby ...

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shouldn't be too hard to make if you have a mill - make or buy a tap to match the thread size and pitch, drill and tap hole in chunk of material, cut...

[mattthemuppet]

Here's mine with a Mit 0-25mm micrometer head. Don't think I've ever used it as I use the DRO instead. I guess if I wanted more accuracy than that, I'd...

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very snazzy! Just make sure you have more holes/ holders than you have tools as I guarantee you'll get more

[mattthemuppet]

the asbestos tiles will be fine as long as you don't cut/ grind them up and breath in the fibers. As a solid it's very safe, wouldn't have been used as...

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weird place to park a truck. Very secure one though it seems Glad the young idiot was ok.

[mattthemuppet]

better to stop them getting in your skin in the first place - I wear purple nitrile gloves whenever I'm machining, working on the bike or the car. They...

[mattthemuppet]

ah, that's a bugger, sorry to hear that. Yeah, Freeze It is pretty wild when it gets hot. Another freezing option is a can of compressed air held upside...

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yeah, hard to disagree with that. I do enjoy rooting through their recycled battery bins though, sometimes find some jems there

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yeah, I wouldn't say no to that Millright. Or even the M-head BP they have further up the page.

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huh, how about that. He was very much like Thermite/ Monarchist - some pearls of wisdom, but an awful lot of empty oysters to sift through to find them....

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bleh, got a couple of cold packs from Amazon and they say Contents: Urea. I produce enough of that every day Oh well, only out $2.50. I'll check out...

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The Grizzly is a larger version of what I have. It's a handy size mill for smallish projects (stuff you can comfortably hold in 1 or 2 hands) and doesn't...

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borrowed a friends lawn mower, broke it, fixed it, mowed the lawn
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lucky you! All I give out to my students are Jolly Ranchers, occasional cups of coffee and advice they need but don't want ...

[mattthemuppet]

very impressive Yondering, looks factory.