pinemom wrote:Ok well..i tried...

So how many licks DOES it take to get to the next page?

You were getting very close!

pinemom wrote:never do know what kind of weather your gonna get here in NV.

You may not know what you are going to get, but you know it will be different than what you currently have!!

LCN, that is way cool!

I am assuming that was just with air, how much air did it take?

Now the real fun begins, I am anxious to see it in operation with the boiler.

Great work!!

OK, I have not thought this all the way through, just an idea that may be worth investigating!!! What would happen if you widened the front forks and then replaced the normal front wheel with a rear one that still had the multi-speed sprocket on it? Mount the engine just under the handlebars and con...

I would suspect that if Spectra is still around, they would want to rebuild the laser themselves, not just send you a new tube. With all the liability issues today, I doubt they would take a chance on someone they don't know. I wish you luck, but I suspect that one just went down for the count.

I am still looking for some good video editing software. Are there any suggestions of one I should look at, or ones that I should stay away from? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

I just got roped into making some DVDs showing the local history. Does anybody have a video editor / dvd burner that they really like? I need to be able to make a jpeg slideshow, join it to some mpegs and then add an audio track. There are a lot of packages out there of varying price, but it is hard...

I think I might grab a brew as long as I am here. Anyone else need one while I am behind the bar? http://www.realbeer.com/blog/images/20070209-michelob.jpg http://www.realbeer.com/blog/images/20070209-michelob.jpg http://www.realbeer.com/blog/images/20070209-michelob.jpg That is one for the right ha...

thisisthatwhichis wrote:Are we drinkin yet?..............

Your question implies that at some point we must have stopped drinking, and I am not so sure that is valid!!!

I guess the witch really, realy, wants to have her titties fondled. :D I never cease to be amazed at how vivid a visualization I can receive from posts here. Some are fantastic visuals, some I would rather not see!! I consider myself old, but I am in a community where the average age has me beat by...

I like snow, I really do, but ..... Normally snow is gone in March, but not this year!! We still have two and a half feet of dense packed snow, with fresh stuff on it every morning. The wild birds have returned and are running us out of seed, there is nothing else open where they can get food. The g...

First off, this is coming from someone who knows just enough to be very dangerous, so consider the source before making any design changes. As I understand it, the plan was to add additional oil and use a splash system for lubrication. If this is a refrigeration compressor, I know that freon was als...

aetherfunk: Actually, I was just responding due to the comment I was quoting. I found the quote rather funny as it does reflect much of America today. If you want to round up help for your friend, that is your business and I couldn't care less, maybe you will make his dream come true. Just for the r...

I dunno... part of me thinks "Oh cool, this guy is great and it'd be terrific to have him out there", and another part thinks there's something that bugs me about the "I want to come to BM and participate but I want someone else to do the work and spend the money to make it happen" approach. I mean...

Bin, you're back!!

It has been quite a while since you last posted, and I was beginning to think you had disappeared. I hope nothing bad was going on, welcome back regardless.

pinemom wrote:fuck Pavers are heavy!

And they smash bird fingers with such ease and gracefulness, but get the throbbing going right away!

If you work in your bare feet and drop a few on your toes, you will forget about your fingers hurting!!

If I went the solar option my collector would be 4x8. I did some digging to refresh my memory. Water takes 970 BTU per lb to vaporize, and at BRC the boiling point will be about 200 deg F. Your 4x8 collector can porvide about 32000 BTU per day with good sun. Starting at 70 deg F for your greywater,...

Cao, I use solar heat to supplement my house and domestic hot water. I will give you some numbers to work with, you will need a lot of collection area. 1 BTU = 1 lb water raised 1 deg F 1 sqr ft of collector can recover 1000 BTU per day 1 gallon of water weighs 8.33 lbs example 10 gal of water raise...

For taking pictures, there is another option than the T ring that I like better. I use my digital camera with my 8" SCT using eyepiece projection. For bright objects like the moon, you can just handhold the camera and the pictures come out fine. For dimmer objects, I made a mount that works well. Th...

I would like to hear more about your thoughts on using a peltier cooling system. A peltier cooler is good for about 40 F, which means it can keep ice until ambient temp exceeds 70 F, but the sno kones will be popular when it is much hotter, so probably not a good cooling system. I would suggest usi...

I would agree with the others that converting to four cylinder steam is the way to go, although my reasoning is slightly different. 1. If you really need an air compressor on board, a small belt driven one could be added with a clutch such that you could disengage it when you needed more drive power...

Box Burner wrote:Colder than a witches tit. Pray tell.... Are you sure?

And just when was the last time you grabbed a witch by the nipple? Hmmmmm?

BB, are you trying to get someone in trouble? Just answering that question could be a death sentence!

WOW!!! What a difference a day makes.

That warm front they promised us came in.

It only got to -15 F last night.

pinemom wrote:ah yes another procrastinator...hehehe

So how much better (or worse) is a pro than an amateur??

We just went above 0, but won't make it above freezing today. With the sun out and totally blue sky, it looks like a heat wave, at least before you step outside!

We hit -17. We let the dogs out for their morning duty walk, and when we let them back in they had frosty whiskers! In six months people will be complaining about the heat! Colder than a witches tit on Halloween when she has been wearing her brass bra and sleeping on the shady side of an iceburg!!

If you only have 1 ton, I would consider getting a small utility trailer and pulling it. As long as you put it behind something bigger than a compact car, you should not have any problems, and you have also solved the issue for future years. If you have never pulled a trailer before, just slow down ...

After this discussion, it amazes me that others have recently posted in another thread how much fun they have throwing propane canisters into a fire as a joke. It is a shame that the pranksters are rarely the ones to be hurt, and when they hurt others, they just fade away rather than take responsibi...

Ugly Dougly wrote:I think we've all tried to burn propane cans hoping that it'll yield a huge explosion. It doesn't.

You are assuming that the safety feature does indeed work. If it were to fail, or be disabled, it can get ugly. At least when I do something dumb, I do not endanger innocent bystanders.

If the fella that tossed the baby-propane can into the car-bque was a 'villain, they fer sure knew that the built-in relief valve would prevent anything more than a dramatic propane fart. Methinks he was fucking with you on purpose. That built-in relief valve is a safety feature that is not intende...