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    Those types of tanks have a shutoff valve that...

    Those types of tanks have a shutoff valve that has the Schraeder valve built into it. You see the red thing around the Schraeder (fill valve). It twists to shutoff the air to the flex hose. ...
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    I use the key tags if they have a key loop. (I...

    I use the key tags if they have a key loop. (I try to not get the ones with a keychain loop). The plastic key tags are available for ~$5 for 40-50 of them on Amazon. I have a couple that I bought...
  3. You may want to see if someone can 3D print you a...

    You may want to see if someone can 3D print you a tray or liner that fits the space.
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    What I really need is a heated computer mouse. My...

    What I really need is a heated computer mouse. My office is about three doors down from an outside door, and when classes change the temperature drops 10 degrees (at least now when we are having this...
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    Is the LED a 75 watt LED or a 75 watt equivalent....

    Is the LED a 75 watt LED or a 75 watt equivalent. Since folks know what a 75 watt incandescent bulb produces in terms of light the manufacturers have used "75 watt equivalent" terminology. The...
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    Sounds like an idea for an APP on an Apple Watch...

    Sounds like an idea for an APP on an Apple Watch or other smart watch.

    John
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    I’m not sure what we would call a mark that...

    I’m not sure what we would call a mark that indicates where the post is coming from? :)
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    I don't know what the Ohio sales tax was but ...

    I don't know what the Ohio sales tax was but $7.72/$7.10 (transposing the 1 and the 7) gives about 8.7 %, the $1.93/$1.70 would be about 13% (which seems a bit high). Digit transposition in...
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    I have a much longer one in my office here. :D...

    I have a much longer one in my office here. :D 510687
  10. Femtosecond laser spectroscopist here (I know...

    Femtosecond laser spectroscopist here (I know it's a bit slower than the attosecond stuff but...)

    Attosecond is 10-18 seconds while femtosecond is 10-15 second

    attosecond pulses are...
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    It looks like that is the "suspension" for the...

    It looks like that is the "suspension" for the axle. If the rubber on the left side of the middle photo fails, the trailer "body" will drop to the ground. (or at least as near as I can figure).
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    Search youtube for squirrel trebuchets Launch...

    Search youtube for squirrel trebuchets Launch them into your neighbor's yard :-)
  13. Sounds like one more place to leak. Hard pass ...

    Sounds like one more place to leak. Hard pass

    John (veteran of a clothes washer flood(wall shutoff packing failure) and a dishwasher flood (drain hose failure))
    I will keep rebuilding my old...
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    Physical Chemistry Professor (and former...

    Physical Chemistry Professor (and former autocross racer) here.
    There is a lot of voodoo about nitrogen in tires. In normal auto tires, it won't make a lick of difference. In some specific...
  15. If it is iron in the bowl, you may want to try a...

    If it is iron in the bowl, you may want to try a chelating agent (key-lating) like in Evap-o-Rust and see if it sequesters the iron.

    John
  16. Thread: Ham Radio

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    The books probably aren't worth much. The folks...

    The books probably aren't worth much. The folks on Amazon are fishing for folks with "One-Click" buying. I warn my students about that. One of the American Chemical Society Exam review books shows...
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    Not sure handheld, but there are videos of CNC...

    Not sure handheld, but there are videos of CNC routers being used to cut foam
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3LGMc3H9mI

    The right bits will make a difference
    Amana 46272
    Datron 0068055K (6mm...
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    When a COVID night shift nurse creamed our...

    When a COVID night shift nurse creamed our limestone block mailbox coming home one morning from multiple shifts two summers ago, we replaced it with a mailcase locking mailbox. It has done well...
  19. Thread: IP Theft

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    It might be easier to cast the router plane body,...

    It might be easier to cast the router plane body, than a smoother body.
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    My favorite is a bottle of purified sand from the...

    My favorite is a bottle of purified sand from the laboratory (it's used for packing columns for separations and such). Basically, if you followed the label warnings you wouldn't go near a beach,...
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    Mlcs has a yellow one. Small parts holder

    Mlcs has a yellow one. Small parts holder
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    Shouldn’t that be the ten days of metric?

    Shouldn’t that be the ten days of metric?
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    NC is normally closed for the switch rather than...

    NC is normally closed for the switch rather than NO normally open on the switch DOH is a quote from the great Homer Simpson regarding realizing that you have done something simple completely...
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    I'm doing an even different method... I am making...

    I'm doing an even different method... I am making a Thanksgiving Lasagna!:)
    John
  25. I went and swapped in some double sided carpet...

    I went and swapped in some double sided carpet tape I had around. I went ahead and reinforced with a bolt, so the double stick tape wasn't super critical (but just amazingly frustrating). It seems...
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