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From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Jun 2010 22:08 "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: > > On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:28:25 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > >Joel Koltner wrote: > >> > >> <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message > >> news:gt8e06dtocjmpotfb99cv07v1ob6r4netn(a)4ax.com... > >> > BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a > >> > wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the > >> > store in Dothan Saturday. > >> > >> I have the stapler there, and I've been quite happy with it -- no problems yet > >> with jamming. > >> > >> I probably *should* get a dust collector one of these days -- as-is sometimes > >> a lot of the garage gets covered in sawdust... :-) > > > > > > My table saws all have wheels to roll them out of the garage. The > >big radial arm saw is under a metal roof behind the garage. > > Mine's on wheels too, but it only gets moved to sweep around it. I haven't > fired up the radial arm saw since I moved from NY ('93). The one bay is 10' * 20' and the blacktop outside is about 35' * 40'. It's a no brainer on nice days. :) I have at least two. One is disassembled, and the other is too far from an outlet at the moment. I need to build a new base for that one. It looks like the old one was built from part of a mobile home gas furnace. The old man who owned it didn't add wheels, and it's quite rusted out. It was last used around 2001, because of that. Both are Craftsman saws, and so are two of the three table saws. Now that they have settled into their new home my dad is thinking about getting rid of most of his tools, so I may end up with more woodworking tools. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Joel Koltner on 3 Jun 2010 22:10 "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:2NednQ4WpLxXw5XRnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > Good. You don't want to hang around an Army base. Even if there was > a nice highway to Dothan. I remember ch 4? from Dothan while I was > building that TV station in Destin. They still started their broadcast > day with a farm report, and their weather forcast used '50s props. That > was in the early '90s. You could've offered to upgrade them to Commodore 64s, Michael -- I remember several small (very little funding) TV stations that used'em for graphics or the electronic program guide. :-)
From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Jun 2010 22:24 Joel Koltner wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:2NednQ4WpLxXw5XRnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > > Good. You don't want to hang around an Army base. Even if there was > > a nice highway to Dothan. I remember ch 4? from Dothan while I was > > building that TV station in Destin. They still started their broadcast > > day with a farm report, and their weather forcast used '50s props. That > > was in the early '90s. > > You could've offered to upgrade them to Commodore 64s, Michael -- I remember > several small (very little funding) TV stations that used'em for graphics or > the electronic program guide. :-) I was across the state line. I was using my Commodore SX-64 for a character generator to test the transmitter as I rebuilt it. Anyway, I think their TelePrompTer was the original hand cranked model. The one that used what looked like old piano rolls. There was nothing high tech about that station. It may have still been all B&W when I was stationed at Ft. Rucker in the early '70s. BTW, that was when I saw my first character generator for NTSC. The local cable company bought it. It used diode arrays to generate the characters. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: krw on 3 Jun 2010 23:33 On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:02:51 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: >> >> On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:48:44 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> > >> >"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >Joel Koltner wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> "Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> >> news:73ea42e6-fd75-41b7-89c4-593b613accc1(a)a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> On Jun 2, 2:19 pm, "m...(a)sushi.com" <m...(a)sushi.com> wrote: >> >> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd >> >> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is >> >> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging. >> >> >> >> >> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to charge >> >> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts. >> >> >> >> >> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged -- >> >> >> no guessing necessary. :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this, um, >> >> >> "featureless!" >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $15); I talked him out of >> >> >> > it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Sounds like it might be worth $15, actually... >> >> >> >> >> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you pay >> >> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more than >> >> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good -- >> >> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much >> >> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never >> >> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear exactly >> >> >> how rugged (or not) the item you're purchasing is. >> >> >> >> >> >> If you really want to impress your dad, get him one of these: >> >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-1676-6-2-Inch-Joist-Drill/dp/B00005OP5S >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I see a lot of people buying tools for their business at Harbor >> >> >Freight, and at Northern Tools. They don't complain about the quality, >> >> >they complain that people steal their tools. >> >> >> >> Right. No one would steal a HF tool. <rdh> >> > >> > >> > Not according to some people. Their 'Pittsburgh' brand of hand tools >> >are stolen fairly often. >> > >> > >> >> BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a >> >> wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the >> >> store in Dothan Saturday. >> > >> > >> > Dothan? EWWWWWWWW!!! I had to drive there from Ft Rucker too many >> >times to pick up parts from a small wholesale electronics place. >> >> We hadn't been in that part of the state yet. Dothan isn't *that* bad. SWMBO >> liked the antique stores (I needed some cheap brownie points ;). Eufaula is >> rather nice driving through. The mansions along the main drag are something. >> I thought I might like a house on the lake (big lake), but then found out it's >> full of 'gators. Maybe not. >> >> > If I had taken that civil service job that I was offered in '73, I >> >would probably still be in the area. >> >> It's about 85mi South of here. > > > Good. You don't want to hang around an Army base. There's also Ft. Bennington, in Columbus. The new Infantry Museum is really nice. Some of the exhibits are still unfinished but it's a beautiful place. >Even if there was a nice highway to Dothan. All the highways around here are nice (no frost heaves). US451 is 4-lane, except for a couple of miles North of Eufaula. >I remember ch 4? from Dothan while I was >building that TV station in Destin. They still started their broadcast >day with a farm report, and their weather forcast used '50s props. That >was in the early '90s. It's not uncommon for Midwest stations to start their news with the farm report. Radio stations used to do them from 12:00 to 1:00, when the farmers were in for lunch.
From: krw on 3 Jun 2010 23:37
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:48:44 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: >> >> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> > >> >Joel Koltner wrote: >> >> >> >> "Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:73ea42e6-fd75-41b7-89c4-593b613accc1(a)a20g2000vbc.googlegroups.com... >> >> On Jun 2, 2:19 pm, "m...(a)sushi.com" <m...(a)sushi.com> wrote: >> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd >> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is >> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging. >> >> >> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to charge >> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts. >> >> >> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged -- >> >> no guessing necessary. :-) >> >> >> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this, um, >> >> "featureless!" >> >> >> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $15); I talked him out of >> >> > it. >> >> >> >> Sounds like it might be worth $15, actually... >> >> >> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you pay >> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more than >> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good -- >> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much >> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never >> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear exactly >> >> how rugged (or not) the item you're purchasing is. >> >> >> >> If you really want to impress your dad, get him one of these: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-1676-6-2-Inch-Joist-Drill/dp/B00005OP5S >> > >> > >> > I see a lot of people buying tools for their business at Harbor >> >Freight, and at Northern Tools. They don't complain about the quality, >> >they complain that people steal their tools. >> >> Right. No one would steal a HF tool. <rdh> > > > Not according to some people. Their 'Pittsburgh' brand of hand tools >are stolen fairly often. > > >> BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($70) and a >> wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($20). They didn't have them on sale in the >> store in Dothan Saturday. > > > Dothan? EWWWWWWWW!!! I had to drive there from Ft Rucker too many >times to pick up parts from a small wholesale electronics place. Ah, I see Ft. Rucker now. It's over by Enterprise. I was looking at a job over there (radar development). They kept dragging their feet, then were surprised when I told them I'd taken another job. <shrug> > If I had taken that civil service job that I was offered in '73, I >would probably still be in the area. |