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Oops. Times 2

1TB Micro SD cards are about $5664 dollars per ounce. Roughly 28.34 grams per ounce times 2 since its a half gram. OOPS!...
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OT: Value of THINGS

Before tax and other fees: A 1TB micro SD card weighs about 0.5 grams and costs about $100. That is $2834 dollars per o...
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OT: Paranoid Superstition

I feel sometimes like as soon as I say something positive about a vendor or a customer things are going to go badly on...
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For Snag - And Any Airgun Junky

I picked up a refurbished Hatsan Bullmaster in .25 caliber. Its less powerful than either of my other .25 air rifles, b...
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Unplanned Upgrade

Yesterday I was using an air drill on the work bench on my CNC machine room. I stage blanks on that bench and do some m...
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Saved a wad today

The PTO clutch on my old JD 317 died recently , and today I got around to figuring out why . The rivets that hold the c...
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Who's Working Today

I grew up in the desert 60 miles from town working in a country grocery store. We only closed 3 days a year and the 4th...
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Harbor Freight Vs McMaster Carr - FRL

FRL - Common abbreviation for Filter Regular Lubricator. The top of the L on the FRL for the power draw bar on my South...
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Compression test and break-in oil

I decided just for giggles to do a compression test on the motor I just pulled from my log splitter . Got around 50 PSI...
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I Set it One Fire

I was aggressively pushing a 3/8 HSS drill though a piece of 304 SS round bar and I set the light cutting oil I was usi...
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MOP steel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglin_steelYield is around 200,000 PSI, exceeding a Grade 8 bolt at 150,000 PSI. It accom...
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Precision ?

I have to replace the engine on my log splitter* ... fortunately I happen to have a suitable engine on hand for the rep...
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FCAW VU VD TACK TACK TACK

I just went after it, and I discovered even at higher powers TAC TAC still works with difficult welds. The uprights on...
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Outdoor Welding

I've cut the front jack off my gooseneck trailer. Its always been hard to use, but the last time I tried I couldn't get...
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Pellet pistol update

When I heard air hissing from the bolt area when I pumped it up , I figured it was a worn seal on the pin in the valve...
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