Paul Smollen
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So, maybe, "morning coat" is a code for "raw fentanyl?" Could be - stranger things have been true. But in this case, I'm more inclined to think...

The rules on feed in tariffs in this country are a complete mess, with both solar advocates and the utilities arguing for - and in some places...

Yeah, although I at least know what that might mean. I really have no idea what they were after with "drilling on wood, with a mill or a morning...

Doesn't take much looking to find absurdities on Amazon these days. The overseas sellers that have clogged up their (always rather random, now...

You might look again. The price on batteries has dropped dramatically in the last 3 years. What would have cost you $46K 3 years ago can probably...

They've been available since 2021 from Enphase. If you have IQ8 inverters, those are grid-forming capable. Whether or not, and when, they will...

Since you've got something from Kent that works for you, this answer is redundant, but my solution would have been to make or buy a bunch of 3/16"...

What you see in the picture is basically that, except that we skip the aluminum, and our stuffing is sweet potatoes, figs, dates, and the like. We...

Surely you mean whole hogs, not hot dogs. Here's what that looks like in NE Iowa / Southern Minnesota. :) Note the stuffing. Nothing...

I don't know that I'd call it a gimmick, but I do consider them highly over-rated. I use mine very infrequently, preferring a low speed dry...

Not sure I buy this as a general thesis. I've worked on a number of old machines that were beyond awkward to disassemble and repair. Just finished...

Personally, I would not try to cut the U-shaped bends you've got on a table saw. Jim is probably right that with some help it can be done with...

The ubiquity of ethanol blend is exactly my point - whereas 25-30 years ago, even in a busy gas station, you might well see a tanker stirring water...

Again, I would emphasize that you can get the advantages of pre-bending with steam without a bag. Just take the strips out of the steam, and...

Curious that in this whole thread, no one has mentioned that most of the fuel we pump into cars is not gasoline, but a gasoline-ethanol mix. Makes...

Fascinating comment - not for its content, which is obviously true - but for what it says about the way people learn woodworking, and how we help...

Yes, for sure. I have steamed and bent wood in bags. Works great for some of the bentwood basket-like projects I do, particularly as a final step...

A couple of things: First, I assume the maple was kiln dried, which makes it harder, as you know. Harder in this case means more springback,...

Steamboxes always leak water. If you want to control the leaks, I would assemble the box with a temperature rated caulk or roofing compound in the...

You could do it without any steam if you were cutting the lams down to 1/16" - simply bending them around the forms with a backstrap to control them...

Bruce - that's true, if the machine is designed that way, in which case the common bore between the bearings would be grease filled, and the whole...

The interesting thing is that we start with different premises (tools are / are not inherently dangerous), and reach the same conclusions. You...

John - Everything you say makes sense, except that it doesn't apply to this situation . 3 of the 4 bearings I replaced had seals on the "inside",...

I won't argue that what you say is not technically true, but the part about getting into the blood and then the liver is a stretch, for sawdust. A...

Whether insulation is worth the trouble depends on where and how you're going to use the box. I don't insulate mine at all, but I mostly use it to...

Most tools are not in and of themselves dangerous (in the way, that, say, a dog with a violent impulse is) - they're not going to suddenly turn on...

I've got a bit of rubber sawed off the tread of a farm tractor tire in mine. No doubt it isn't perfectly balanced, but the moment arm is so small,...

The thing with property and casualty insurance (other than flood insurance) is that the carriers are not willing, and in many cases not legally...