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    Patrick Baney

    Am I the jerk here?

    Thread Starter: Patrick Baney

    Am I the jerk here? Sorry for the length… I’d like to share my peculiar experience with a well-respected tookmaker/distributor within the community. First and foremost, I have nothing but respect for Rob Cosman. I’ve purchased numerous products from him, and they’ve all been great, but I’m at...

    Last Post By: Patrick Baney Today, 6:36 PM Go to last post
    Derek Cohen

    Power and hand together (2): we have cases!

    Thread Starter: Derek Cohen

    The target was to create mitred panels for two cases, which would form the basis for two night stands ... And then they needed to me rebated at the rear ... Finishing up with all these ...

    Last Post By: Derek Cohen Today, 8:28 PM Go to last post
    Bill George

    Apple Watch

    Thread Starter: Bill George

    Does anybody have a Apple watch? I have a IPhone and IPad love both but wondering if even a used Apple Watch is of value in scheduling appointment reminders and checking email and just leaving phone in pocket.

    Last Post By: Tom M King Today, 7:06 PM Go to last post
    dennis thompson

    New car “ fees”. Yikes!

    Thread Starter: dennis thompson

    Thinking about a new car, so I asked the dealer about any fees.:eek: His response was: our “ only” ( quotes are mine) fees are $1695 pre reconditioning fee and $799 documentation fee, the “ only”other fees are sales tax and DMV fee” He didn’t choose to tell me the last two fees and I can guess...

    Last Post By: Patty Hann Today, 7:50 PM Go to last post
    Jim Koepke

    Racing to the Bottom

    Thread Starter: Jim Koepke

    Reading an article in the business section this morning and came across this line, "But for many companies, the cost-cutting is worth a drop in quality." OMG! That seems to be the mission statement of too many large businesses. Do they even consider what customers will think about dropping...

    Last Post By: Bruce Wrenn Today, 11:03 AM Go to last post
    dirk martin

    Cost to run a 30HP motor, for an hour?

    Thread Starter: dirk martin

    For the heck of it, I asked ChatGPT the following: How much does a 30 horse power, 73 amp motor cost to run per hour at 220 volts? It replied with this:To determine the cost of running a 30 horsepower, 73 amp motor per hour at 220 volts, we need to calculate the power consumption and then...

    Last Post By: Rod Sheridan Today, 5:36 PM Go to last post