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    I won't argue that what you say is not...

    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 particle needs to be less than .1 micron or so in...
  2. Whether insulation is worth the trouble depends...

    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 steam relatively thin wood (as your project...
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    Most tools are not in and of themselves dangerous...

    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 you and cause an injury out of malice or just for...
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    I've got a bit of rubber sawed off the tread of a...

    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, and the density of the material so modest, there...
  5. The thing with property and casualty insurance...

    The thing with property and casualty insurance (other than flood insurance) is that the carriers are not willing, and in many cases not legally allowed, to cross subsidize risk pools. So when faced...
  6. Based on all the comments here, I am definitely...

    Based on all the comments here, I am definitely going to leave selling our home place to my kids, after I'm dead. I have personally done 100% of the plumbing, at least half of the construction, and...
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    Freeze and then heat on the collet would be my...

    Freeze and then heat on the collet would be my first throught, too. But if it's really that stuck, I have to wonder whether the bit didn't turn in the collet for some reason, and may be galled...
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    Yeah, but I'm not sure whether I'd call it a high...

    Yeah, but I'm not sure whether I'd call it a high end band saw or a very high quality, small capacity sawmill.
  9. Our house has been covered by the same (little, ...

    Our house has been covered by the same (little, regional) insurer for 40 years. They have always reduced coverage on the roof, year by year, according to a set depreciation schedule based on the...
  10. Alan, If you're steam bending them before...

    Alan,

    If you're steam bending them before doing a lamination glue up, then a little spring back is not a big problem. A little bit can even be helpful in getting the lams fit onto the form.
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  11. Folk's endorsements, criticisms and general...

    Folk's endorsements, criticisms and general observations of generative models like ChatGPT are a great way to learn about the world view and and analytic thought processes of the observer. Most are...
  12. If by AI you mean general purpose chat or...

    If by AI you mean general purpose chat or visualization tools like ChatGPT or Stable Diffusion or the like, then I think they are still in the party trick looking for a purpose stage. But the...
  13. It'll be tought to get a bright white like that...

    It'll be tought to get a bright white like that without using and opaque colorant. If you go with bleaching, oxalic acid is a mild bleach - it'll remove some color, but short of getting the wood...
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    The law varies from state to state. California...

    The law varies from state to state. California has long prohibited non-compete employment terms, and expanded enforcement of them this year. Nebraska also dissallows them. (Kinda hard to think...
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    Neither veneer tape (gummed paper) nor masking...

    Neither veneer tape (gummed paper) nor masking tape will stick well at all through the wetting process. You could tape the sheets together when still flat and dry using paper impregnated with some...
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    Yup (Building AI for medicine was part of my job...

    Yup (Building AI for medicine was part of my job before I retired. It's not the techniques that amaze me, it's the pace of progress in applying them to complex, multi-model problems like making a...
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    I think you've got everything you need with that...

    I think you've got everything you need with that form, and your vacuum bag. I'd dry it as Richard and I both suggested on the form, then glue it onto the final armature after it's dried in shape....
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    (To both Jim and Jerry) What is remarkable to...

    (To both Jim and Jerry)

    What is remarkable to me is the chain of causality in this demo. First, as Jim says, there is AI based voice recognition and transcription to text. Then there is the...
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    Robots following voice commands

    Part of my part-time post-retirement employment is to help my former employer take advantage of new kinds of automation, including large language model and similar AI, and robotics. The advances in...
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    I don't know what you've got for forms to work...

    I don't know what you've got for forms to work with from the initial bending, but you might consider softening the veneer, applying it to the form, and then drying it clamped on a form or in a vacuum...
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    I'm trying to understand where the issue is...

    I'm trying to understand where the issue is coming from. Isn't the surface to be covered an actual cone? And you intend the grain of the veneer to run in the long direction (the axis of the cone)?...
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    I wonder at the logic behind the idea that a...

    I wonder at the logic behind the idea that a dowel would swell and split a panel. Assuming you don't cause the split when driving the dowel in because the dowel is way oversized, there isn't much...
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    This thought has come to me during many different...

    This thought has come to me during many different interactions with young people coming into the work force, and haunts me in darker reflective moments in retirement. If we're producing adults...
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    I am actually guilty of this, I suspect. If I'm...

    I am actually guilty of this, I suspect. If I'm shipping something I sold, I generally have it ready in the box when I list it, and label it as soon as the sale is done. But I may not get to town...
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    A bit more about the weight (density) of the wood...

    A bit more about the weight (density) of the wood and its current moisture content could help narrow the choices.
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