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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 9, 2016 10:48:51 GMT -5
The Beer Can Vasectomy
After their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was enough, as they could not afford a larger bed. So the husband went to his veterinarian and told him that he and his cousin didn't want to have any more children. >The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the problem but that it was expensive. >'A less costly alternative,' said the doctor, 'is to go home, get a cherry bomb, (fireworks are legal in Alabama) light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to your ear and count to 10. ‘The Alabamian said to the doctor, 'I may not be the smartest tool in the shed, but I don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my ear is going to help me. >''Trust me,' said the doctor. So the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count! “1" “2" “3" “4” "5" At which point he paused, placed the beer can between his legs and continued counting on his other hand. This procedure also works in Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, parts of Georgia, Missouri, West Virginia, and All of Washington DC
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 6, 2016 17:19:52 GMT -5
LOL. at least he asked for a staircase. Most kids these days would expect an elevator.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 6, 2016 15:31:21 GMT -5
Have you considered a chain for your son ? LOL
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 6, 2016 15:11:26 GMT -5
With a 12 foot ceiling, have you thought about putting a dropped ceiling in your portion of the building ? You could have storage overhead for light items, and it would bring overhead lighting nearer to your work.
Also, think about painting the ceiling & walls matt white. You'll get much reflected light back onto your work areas.
The goose neck Moffatt lights like what comes standard on the Genie are a nice to have item. You can buy extra sockets for them to clip onto, and they can be moved easily around the shop as needed. They're a bit expensive, but just a couple would be a handy investment.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 5, 2016 21:34:46 GMT -5
Welcome aboard bluejay from a South Dakota guy.
Thinking your rock is of sedimentary origin. I believe I can see a couple of fossil shellfish remains in it.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 5, 2016 20:35:46 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 5, 2016 12:55:55 GMT -5
Anywhere between Crawford and Hot Springs is reasonably good hunting. Watch for posted lands & stay out of them. Ranchers around there don't take kindly to trespassers.
Oglala is Indian reservation land for the most part. No collecting without tribal permission, unless of course if you have Native American blood in your veins.
Collecting in any of the fossil beds is strictly forbidden, but worth visiting if you're into fossils.
Extreme eastern Wyoming can be productive too.
Watch for Nebraska blue seam agate. Rare & highly sought after. Cuts beautiful cabs.
Weather is starting to warm up. Watch for rattlers in that whole area.
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 2, 2016 15:37:20 GMT -5
If you're under 50 you really need to read this. If you’re over 50, you lived through it, so share it with those under 50. Amazing to me how much I had forgotten!
When Bill Clinton was president, he allowed Hillary to assume authority over a health care reform. Even after threats and intimidation, she couldn’t even get a vote in a democratic controlled congress. This fiasco cost the American taxpayers about $13 million in cost for studies, promotion, and other efforts.
Then President Clinton gave Hillary authority over selecting a female attorney general. Her first two selections were Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood – both were forced to withdraw their names from consideration. Next she chose Janet Reno – husband Bill described her selection as “my worst mistake.” Some may not remember that Reno made the decision to gas David Koresh and the Branch Davidian religious sect in Waco, Texas resulting in dozens of deaths of women and children.
Husband Bill allowed Hillary to make recommendations for the head of the Civil Rights Commission. Lani Guanier was her selection. When a little probing led to the discovery of Ms. Guanier’s radical views, her name had to be withdrawn from consideration.
Apparently a slow learner, husband Bill allowed Hillary to make some more recommendations. She chose former law partners Web Hubbel for the Justice Department, Vince Foster for the White House staff, and William Kennedy for the Treasury Department. Her selections went well: Hubbel went to prison, Foster (presumably) committed suicide, and Kennedy was forced to resign.
Many younger votes will have no knowledge of “Travelgate.” Hillary wanted to award unfettered travel contracts to Clinton friend Harry Thompson – and the White House Travel Office refused to comply. She managed to have them reported to the FBI and fired. This ruined their reputations, cost them their jobs, and caused a thirty-six month investigation. Only one employee, Billy Dale was charged with a crime, and that of the enormous crime of mixing personal and White House funds. A jury acquitted him of any crime in less than two hours.
Still not convinced of her ineptness, Hillary was allowed to recommend a close Clinton friend, Craig Livingstone, for the position of Director of White House security. When Livingstone was investigated for the improper access of about 900 FBI files of Clinton enemies (Filegate) and the widespread use of drugs by White House staff, suddenly Hillary and the president denied even knowing Livingstone, and of course, denied knowledge of drug use in the White House.
Following this debacle, the FBI closed its White House Liaison Office after more than thirty years of service to seven presidents.
Next, when women started coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment and rape by Bill Clinton, Hillary was put in charge of the scandal defense. Some of her more notable decisions in the debacle were:
She urged her husband not to settle the Paula Jones lawsuit. After the Starr investigation they settled with Ms. Jones.
She refused to release the Whitewater documents, which led to the appointment of Ken Starr as Special Prosecutor.
After $80 million dollars of taxpayer money was spent, Starr's investigation led to Monica Lewinsky, which led to Bill lying about and later admitting his affairs.
Hillary’s game plan resulted in Bill losing his license to practice law for 'lying under oath' to a grand jury and then his subsequent impeachment by the House of Representatives.
Hillary avoided indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice during the Starr investigation by repeating, “I do not recall,” “I have no recollection,” and “I don’t know” a total of 56 times while under oath.
After leaving the White House, Hillary was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House furniture, china, and artwork that she had stolen.
Now we are exposed to the destruction of possibly incriminating emails while Hillary was Secretary of State and the “pay to play” schemes of the Clinton Foundation – we have no idea what shoe will fall next.
But to her loyal fans (supporters) - I guess in her own words “what difference does it make?” I guess being a female Democrat is all that matters. By the way, I'd post the same if she were a Republican. You see, she's already been in the White House, she has a record we can review.
Hillary for prison 2016 would be a good start to help make America safe again.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 31, 2016 21:29:35 GMT -5
When did I become the asshole in this topic? I am getting PMs telling me to look at Mark's post. While I think there should be a 50 post rule, I defended the OP. You're being mistaken for Mark our administrator. I think that to clear this whole thing up once and for all, Mark the administrator should put this to a vote by the members. Just a simple yes or no pole on a 50 post rule for selling. This same thing comes up over and over. Let us vote on it Mark, and end this squabble.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 29, 2016 10:14:17 GMT -5
Told him if he can't make it, to pry Jay away from the saws for a couple days.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 22:33:19 GMT -5
Hey Mike, I sent the info to Bob, just in case he's still in the area. The rock shop could make use of that big saw.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 22:14:12 GMT -5
Not bad. Didn't keep track, but I have around $500.00 invested in my build. Just need time to finish the wiring & its ready to role.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 21:36:49 GMT -5
Did you notice in the description of the Bodine motors, the output shaft is a metric size ? Yep, they are .004 larger than 5/8" Should fit with no problems. That is actually just 2 thousandths at any one spot between the pulley and shaft (because opposite that spot is the other 2 thousandths.) Maybe just the tiniest bit wobley until you tighten the set screw down. Take a caliper set and open it up to 2 thousandths. You will see what I mean. The low rpms this thing will turn is slow enough that even a slight out of round (4 thousandths out) situation wouldn't be too much of a problem between pulleys. Where I used to work we built glass cutting machines with tolerances that big. The machine shop was allowed plus or minus 5 thousandths. Weldments from the fab shop were allowed 1/16" LOL, I'm a retired sheet metal man. Worked on nuke subs & subcontracted on the first few B-1 bombers. I know all about tight tolerances.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 19:49:30 GMT -5
Yep, it wouldn't be too hard to bend up three pieces of sheet metal in arcs and powder coat them for rust resistance and mount one on each motor. It's just a sphere machine though, turning slowly with a drip supply of coolant. How much spray can it generate? They have a wiring diagram link right there on the sales page and I can get the relay for under $8.00. I think I've found my motors. Thanks everyone for your help and input [/quote] You'd be surprised at how much water & grinding mud those things can throw off. Even at low speed. Better safe than sorry.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 19:46:01 GMT -5
Did you notice in the description of the Bodine motors, the output shaft is a metric size ?
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 18:31:56 GMT -5
And much less painful if you do know. LOL
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 18:29:05 GMT -5
Bodine motors are good ones. The only drawback I see is they're open motors. You'd have to devise a way to protect the motors from water spray. Also, in the notes above the description it says it needs a relay for the start windings. The company is certainly a trusted one. It's where many of us home builders bought our motors. Try contacting them to see if they can advise you about the relay, and possibly supply you with a wiring diagram.
With the right pulleys, there's no reason why those wouldn't work.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 17:56:26 GMT -5
When you tumble it, use lots of plastic tumbler pellets to cushion the load. Being glass it will chip easily.
If you decide to slab it, wear good gloves to handle & clean the slabs. That stuff shed little glass needles just like an old dog sheds fur. If you handle fresh cut slabs with bare hands, you'll spend hours with a magnifying glass & tweezers removing slivers from your hands. LOL. Been there, done that. Learned the hard way.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 15:52:41 GMT -5
Dang, so you're the one who bought up all the motors. I'm lucky I bought a couple spares when I did. LOL
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 28, 2016 14:35:36 GMT -5
This is a small vintage 2 head that turns at about 110 RPM's. When I'm ready to polish I take the cutters off, clean them real good and wire a piece of soft leather over each. With a little cerium oxide in a cup, and a small brush I can get a high polish on spheres in just a few minutes by keeping just a small amount of CO & water on the sphere. An extra high speed machine is a "nice to have", but not really needed unless you're going into mass production to sell spheres. This machine is down at this time to replace bronze bushings & redo the wiring to modern standards.
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