LCHIEN
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Last Activity: Today, 03:25 AM
Joined: 12-27-2002
Location: Katy, TX, USA.
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well, I just figured electrical costs. There's amortized cost of tools and equipment, and there's the cost of labor, and there's the tax costs for the...Last edited by LCHIEN; Today, 12:39 AM. -
I wish the termites would attack my cutoffs. That way I wouldn't feel bad about tossing them. I think I'm drowning in cutoffs, most of them small.... -
What does an hour of shoptime cost?
I had a little too much time on my hands and was wondering the other day what electrical costs shop time incurs.
So I listed everything that...Last edited by LCHIEN; Today, 12:35 AM. -
Looks to me like two cars both ran stop signs. Must have been distracted looking at the cop car from which the video was taken. -
Sorry to hear that. Hope it heals fastLeave a comment:
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Ha Ha, Whats some stuff you have that you wish would go completely bad
so you can get rid of it without guilt.
Do slotted screws have a use by date? Maybe 1990?
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hank, I asked AI and they said that Husky probably have just standby. I am used to changing betteries so I can't recall if I have changed them or not... -
The problem with my HF calipers batteries is that they are always on. The on off switch only turns off the display and small LCDs like that are no power....Leave a comment:
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Oh yeah...
Adhesives & glue
Batteries, both Alkaline (leaking) or rechargeable which don't like to be left either uncharged for fully...Leave a comment:
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Interesting they have 3:
I'm confused as to the relative strength. Is the #42 medium strength stronger or weaker than semi-permanent...Leave a comment:
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old stuff. Going bad
How we collect so much stuff we think we have a use for or perhaps use a little and stash the rest for another day.- i told the other day, i still have
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The Yankee screwdriver big shortcoming was that in those days, virtually all screws were slotted ( I like that name betetr than flat head which is confused...Leave a comment:
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Yankee push drill. The bit rotated one way when you pushed, then reversed direction when pulled. You held the handle and the rotating collar at the front....
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Saw $20 Lufkin/Crescent folding wooden ruler for sale today at Home Depot. People must still buy them.Leave a comment:
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Here is the toe-in of the wheels in the stock hold down, visible. 2-3 degrees, anyway
Dual stock guides:
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Tehnically a rule starts measuring right from its edge. and a ruler starts a little way in from the edge of the material.
So in the future...Leave a comment:
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yes, the rollers have slight toe in towards the fence.
The featherboards "spring" is in the fingers.Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-24-2026, 10:09 PM. -
thanks for showing the brass sliding extension. I can see how that simplifies inside measurements. Mine does not have that; I read about it but have... -
I find my most often use for them is determining the screw lengths I can use without poking out the backside. Usually screws come in 1/4" length...Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-22-2026, 08:54 AM.Leave a comment:
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Curiosity got me. Checked against a steel rule... still quite accurate at about 70+ years old.
Even more interesting you can...Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-22-2026, 08:47 AM.Leave a comment:
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