According to the book I'm reading (What If ? 2 by Randall Munroe) The second programmable computer, UNIVAC was the size of a room, made in 1951 from vacuum tubes. If the same machine was made from Iphone chips today, they could be imbedded in a single grain of salt.
Last Post By: Alan Rutherford Yesterday, 9:40 PMPlease, this is not a question asking how to best sharpen hand tools, it is a simple question to ceramic stone users. How hard are they to maintain? My diamond plates are years old and do not cut as aggressively as in the past. I have a selection of water stones of known and unknown grit for...
Last Post By: John C Cox Today, 4:35 PMLooking to upgrade from my old 6" Jet JJ-6cs jointer (which I put a helical head on). I just have a hobby shop for personal use but would like to get an 8" jointer since I find the 6" too small. I've for the most part settled on Grizzly for their affordability and overall good reviews. G0490ZX:...
Last Post By: Warren Lake Today, 10:23 AMHad a 7.5 baldor, had a seperate post on this because I thought I figured out what was going on but evidently this is beyond my knowledge or experience. I replaced caps on 7.5 baldor, no difference, bought new leeson 7.5 hp, both single phase motors, got it hooked up, check wiring, cranked...
Last Post By: Karl Card Today, 2:15 PMWifey said I have to wait until tomorrow before opening the Shaper Origin but I tricked her into allowing me to open the workstation early :) Got the workstation mounted on my Husky toolbox with a raising table so I can do some box joints on 48" long stock, for an upcoming project. I've also...
Last Post By: Michael Burnside Today, 11:55 AMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
Probably a good idea given that you are happy with your diamond plates.
If you do decide to try a water stone, I would probably go with
"Yellow Journalism" Was/is designed to rile up the public about stuff so they feel a need to read the newspaper about how it is being handled.
Bill Dufour Today, 4:25 PMDidn't someone here post something in the Levity thread...something like:
The biggest lie I tell myself: I don't need to write it down, I'll
The Quality of Writing in the News Media is Dropping
Thread Starter: Jim KoepkeSaw this today while reading a story about the prospect of electrical distribution networks failing due to heat: When I mentioned to Candy that transformers don't "slow down" high voltage, but "step down" high-voltage to a lower voltage, she said, "it's just semantics." Though it seems...
Last Post By: Bill Dufour Today, 4:25 PM