Saw 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: Jim Koepke Today, 5:34 PMAccording 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 PMBeen 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)
Thanks for the ideas. For a Luddite like my sister, I favor the Briwax, "leave it be" and "teach the hoodlum grandkids to use a coaster"
Steve Engelschall Today, 5:47 PMI'm not a Civil War buff by any means but a friend just sent me this story that I had never heard before and I found it very interesting. John Lincoln
John Ziebron Today, 5:46 PMThere is a decent video about Robert Johnson on Netflix currently. Sam Phillips and Sun Records are interesting to read about. PBS has an excellent video
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 5:36 PMThat isn't the only thing Hearst used his public megaphone to create and pump up. Some of his public riling was to protect financial interests of himself
Jim Koepke Today, 5:34 PMAndy,
Were you able to find a place on the Island that sold the belts?
Lumber supply
Thread Starter: steven c newmanHas been restocked.. Bought 10 planks...for $30...had to cut a few of the 10 footers down, to fit into the Trunk of my Chevy Equinox... Eight 1 x 6 x 6' Five 1 x 4 x 6' And he threw in a stack of shorts And a 3/4" x 8" x 39" slab..
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