Gary: --- Could you post in detail your process for using both shavings and Marvelux? My purpose in fluxing is to both clean the metal and return any useable components to the melt so that I skim...
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Gary: --- Could you post in detail your process for using both shavings and Marvelux? My purpose in fluxing is to both clean the metal and return any useable components to the melt so that I skim...
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Good to know you are still here! Best wishes for the future!
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Quote "Maybe it’s in the genes though. My grandfather farmed through the depression, and when I was young I remember watching him spend all day in the shop rebuilding an inexpensive tool, instead of...
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Thanks. Which Lyman book do you refer to?
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Thanks for the replies. I have a new battery on order from Costco so all is well.
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What I am after is if the add-on battery that attaches to the little charger box is interchangeable from one brand of box to another?
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I have Kirkland hearing aid(s) that charge by plugging the case into a wall socket. I bought a detachable battery to ensure I would have power to charge the aids at my cabin where there is no power....
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I know .38's can be fired in guns chambered for the .357. Do .357 guns have different twist rates than those designated.38? Is there any published list(s) of what firearms have what twist rate?
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Quote--"I will never use anything other than a wood dowel. I use hardwood not balsa. If they break and they have I get another one and pound it out. Works just fine."
Yes it certainly...
Rather than fool around drilling for a screw, I have:--opened the sprue plate, placed an appropriate size nut over the cavity, filled to the top of the nut with lead. This makes a lap that fits and...
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Condolences and prayers from our house to yours. Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.
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I have a very good friend who is 4 years older than me. He recently lost his wife of 60 some years, after a 3+ year battle with a disease(?) that killed her a little bit at a time. She was in a...
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Threads that have been moved for whatever reason are marked to reflect that. My question is "moved to where"??? I understand the reasoning behind moving a thread but why is there no indication as to...
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Not relevant to the OP question but last year I was going through an old tool box and found 2 Energizer "D" cells in a package that had a use before date in 1992. Put them in an old flashlight and...
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Thank you to all who have replied. You have given me a lot of things to think about. I may try to fond a Norelco as it seems to have gotten the most "likes".
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Never felt like I was OLD until (a couple of years ago) my oldest son said "yep going to retire in 2 more years"!!
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We have had several instances where some idiot was flying one in an area that was burning and this prevented the water bombers from flying to drop water on the fire. Legal or not, if my property is...
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I am considering buying an electric razor. I am tired of fooling around with shaving cream and safety razors. I would welcome suggestions for a reasonably priced good functioning unit. Thanks.
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Nueces (medical fraud thread) said: “The claim had been filed in December, but it covered 10 monthly charges of $1900, dating from Feb 2023 to Nov 2023. Total claim was $19,000 and Medicare had...
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The upside down rug trick has been around for a long time and it works! Moving heavy objects may take some thought and planning but it is not really an insurmountable project. Lots of good ideas in...
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dverna;---"The volume of space between the base of the bullet and the head of the case is the same."
I am having trouble visualizing the above. I could see that the space between the forward tip...
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Quote: "Just about any pistol type powder will work in 30-06-- but some better than others."
The above quote triggered a question in my mind. Are there specific powders (not either rifle or...
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At age 14 I tried chewing tabaco ONE TIME!! I got so sick I thought I was going to die! Too bad I did not get the same reaction when I started smoking. Around age 7/8, I tried eating my Uncle's...
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