esben57
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You didn't use the letters J, Q and Z
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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kaymccampbell
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HP used to be the gods of laser printing. No longer. I recommend Brother nowadays. I've got 2 myself, and another couple dozen that I support. They just work.Did a quick fix on something that's been bugging me for months.
I bought a new HP printer/scanner/copier/fax mid last year. The reviews all mentioned the paper tray. God knows why but, for some reason, it doesn't have a detent or stop for setting 8-1/2x11 paper. Seriously? Just relies on friction. It does have a stop for legal size and another size (A10 maybe?). So, sometimes when you push the tray in, it slides out of whack and you get error messages about "wrong size paper loaded". Ugh!
There was a good spot with a recess on the bottom half of the tray so a little love from my drill press, an 8-32 nut super glued to the bottom, and a screw from a binding post took care of that. It'll stay at letter sized 99.9% of the time for our use. If we need legal, it's a 30 second changeover. Binding post screw is ultra low profile so no issues with the paper on top of it.
The printer has been great but HP really cheaped out and goofball engineered the paper tray.
kaymccampbell
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IIRC those are the least commonly used letters in English. And just to note, I often do use words with those letters in them. It would be an interesting research project to extract my entire corpus in GJ and run a statistical analysis on it. Since you brought up the question, I leave it to you.
esben57
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The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy sleeping dog.
Contains all 26
Best I can muster
kaymccampbell
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeak.
driftpin
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80 F350 DRW 4x2, 400, C6, 410 gear. Engine has been out for five (
One of the extended family was coerced into surrendering his driver's license. He's 75, and has begun to show signs of dementia, and was diagnosed w/it. His BIL went for a drive w/him recently, and was not happy w/how the drive went, pre license surrendering. He spoke to his sister, the spouse, and she confiscated the keys to the Suburban the husband drove. She doesn't have the disposition at this point being near age 80, to drive on the mean-streets of So. FL/Miami. They have agreed to give-up driving, and will be selling their Miami home to move to Tampa, and to enter together into some residential care facility. Fortunately, they have done OK in the accumulation of $, and they should be able to make things work. Zillow lists their 4 br 2 bath home for nearly $800K, they own it outright.
Our son, their nephew, went to one of the places like carvana or Auto Nation, and got a price on selling the 2011 Suburban, loaded, leather interior, bought new 2WD, 5.3L engine, and he bought their Suburban for that. I told him, "Let me put it on GJ, a 'rust-free So FL 9 passenger V8 GM truck, always garaged, never driven in snow,' it will sell quickly!" However he doesn't want to hang-onto it, attempting to sell it, and has found a 'friend of a friend' who could use a good used truck. She's helping her son through dental school, and her 24 y.o. vehicle has more miles than the Suburban which shows 160K miles. I asked him about buying it for the drivetrain to drop into my GMC Canyon (same as a Chevy Colorado) which for 4 years, was available w/a 5.3L V8. Mine has a 3.7L inline-5 cyl engine, which is capable of doing anything I ask of it, but it's a sleeper when it has a V8. But, our son said, "The lady could really use this truck, I'm going to sell it to her." Well, OK I already have a car project (picture; and coincidentally w/the Suburban's rear in there too).
The Suburban:
It has the Z71 appearance items but is a 2WD. Sorry GJ truck-hunters, I was thinking of you. But it was not meant to-be.
I have an old Brother black and white laser multifunction printer that I bought about 13 years ago. Works nearly flawlessly and toner cartridges last a good long time. The only issue I have now is the remote scanner function doesn't seem to connect to the PC software very reliably, but I'm nearly certain that more of a Microsoft windows issue than it is with the printer.
kaymccampbell
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You might need to hard configure your scanner software to use only the scanner you've selected vs it finding them itself. Ubuntu and the ShopBrother had a dramatic relationship until I forced things and shutdown the auto-scanner-search component. I'm pretty sure there's a checkbox for it in Windblows. Barring that, there's probably a registry setting.
Jeff Ivers
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Man, does that take me back to my high school typing class - about 58 years ago!
esben57
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Can't type, myself.
budo55
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Yup I knew....thx
Beerhippie
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Having an early morning cook-out:
Mmm... kitchen grease soup with a lye base!
While the range burners are cooking, it seems like a good day to fab:
Making smaller pieces out of larger ones....
Mmm... kitchen grease soup with a lye base!
While the range burners are cooking, it seems like a good day to fab:
Making smaller pieces out of larger ones....
BonzoHansen
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AI can make a list!
- The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog while quirky zebras gaze in mixed amazement.
- Jaded wizards pluck bright, cozy vixens from the hazy swamp of quirky fog.
- Crazy nymphs wave jigs, vexing bored quarks with hazy glow and zipped flux.
- Jumping vexed zebras whirl quickly past boxy farms under glowing night haze.
- Wavy jigs from quirky box lanterns perplex hazed crowds of jumping foxes.
- Zippy hawks glide over quaint farms as jittery box nymphs vex the crowd.
Who knew?
Outlawmws
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And as usual, none of it make any good sense; its just babble.
Beerhippie
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Unless you're a lazy dog....
jblnut
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First set of new blades going on. Big Chooch really likes the 3/4” air hose and 80gal of air it has access to. This is so much nicer than having to use the 185IR !! Three or four sets of ugga duggas and the 2,000ft/lb nut is loose.
Main frame blades have been swapped.
So far about 1/3 of the blades are junk. I’m gonna build cookers out of them and sell the others to someone without rocks. Not sure where that person would be but maybe they exist lol
First cooker done !! This is the nicest one I’ve ever built. SS handles and a little pipe chunk to keep the heat away. No idea what they’re worth as I’ve never sold one. I have built a few dozen but I’ve always given them away. I hope I haven’t given one to everyone that would have wanted to buy one or this may be really short lived
Main frame blades have been swapped.
So far about 1/3 of the blades are junk. I’m gonna build cookers out of them and sell the others to someone without rocks. Not sure where that person would be but maybe they exist lol
First cooker done !! This is the nicest one I’ve ever built. SS handles and a little pipe chunk to keep the heat away. No idea what they’re worth as I’ve never sold one. I have built a few dozen but I’ve always given them away. I hope I haven’t given one to everyone that would have wanted to buy one or this may be really short lived
ObnoxiousFumes
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esben57
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I seem to have opened a can of worms again
kaymccampbell
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You didn't use the letters J, Q and Z. And probably a few others, like B, F, G, K, L, U, V, X, Y, so far as I can tell.
cody1325
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Retrieved my "gate wrench" (a "Forged in USA" but otherwise unbranded half-inch/nine-sixteenths double box end I found in a junk ATV's toolbox) and fixed the driveway gate that had jumped the hinge when the weather was bad.
kaymccampbell
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Cleaned, flung, put away. Ran a couple more Cat5 cables. Organized the CNC dog crate umbilical with zip ties. Trimmed the broom. Wrangled Python.
Beerhippie
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Soup's ready!
Who's hungry?
Mostly degreased:
But some have baked-on, carbonized grease. Wire brush won't touch it, gasket scraper barely scratches it.
Time for the Magic Fingers!
Fifteen very loud minutes later:
We'll call that a win:
Back to the fab project....
Who's hungry?
Mostly degreased:
But some have baked-on, carbonized grease. Wire brush won't touch it, gasket scraper barely scratches it.
Time for the Magic Fingers!
Fifteen very loud minutes later:
We'll call that a win:
Back to the fab project....
bmwrd0
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Read my mind.
Been clearing out the space for the Logan to occupy for the last few days free time. Trying to unpack two machinist chests, two risers, several shelving units, etc. worth of machine tooling and find room for it all vis-a-vis the new lathe is not the quickest operation known to man.
Beerhippie
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Fab project is almost done:
I still need to enclose the ends. The goal is to protect that $400 fancy-*** clock from humidity when it's right next to the kettle in the brewhouse--where we boil the wort down to concentrate it. Lots of steam, obviously.
The folks who sold the boss the clocks supplied them with "enclosures", which consist of the clear plastic gutter I'm using. I cut out and drilled the backplate, using some salvaged SS from an old kitchen appliance. I pre-drilled it to match the pattern of the horizontally-ribbed steel siding in the brewhouse. I hope.
Once the silicone I used to seal the grommet where the power supply wire goes through the backplate sets. I think I'll get all fancy and use some aluminum duct tape. The pillow in the enclosure below the clock is a silica gel pack to keep things dry.
I still need to enclose the ends. The goal is to protect that $400 fancy-*** clock from humidity when it's right next to the kettle in the brewhouse--where we boil the wort down to concentrate it. Lots of steam, obviously.
The folks who sold the boss the clocks supplied them with "enclosures", which consist of the clear plastic gutter I'm using. I cut out and drilled the backplate, using some salvaged SS from an old kitchen appliance. I pre-drilled it to match the pattern of the horizontally-ribbed steel siding in the brewhouse. I hope.
Once the silicone I used to seal the grommet where the power supply wire goes through the backplate sets. I think I'll get all fancy and use some aluminum duct tape. The pillow in the enclosure below the clock is a silica gel pack to keep things dry.
Lubed the front end on the F350 as I have a 1600 mile drive coming up. Added some gear oil to the rear diff. Going through some tools I'll bring along, I see I don't have a spare tire only a rim. Discount tire had a hell of a time removing this aluminum front wheel a while back and used the steel spare.
Moved all the wood outside and covered it.
Moved all the wood outside and covered it.
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My previous printer, an 8600 MFP, was great. I was sad when it broke. The new one, a 9125e, is good so far. Much quicker than the 8600. Both are inkjet. Ink isn't cheap but the toner costs for color are really outrageous. That paper tray though - just mind boggling that it would not be simple to set and forget at letter size in the US market.
I looked at the Brother and Epson MFP's to replace my 8600. In my mind, the HP9125e came out on top.
I've always had good luck with HP products. For a couple of employers, I bought a ton of HP LaserJets. Got an early look at the LaserJet IID, the first duplexing LaserJet, under non-disclosure before it was released. Had the opportunity to beta test a font cartridge (remember them?) for printing barcodes in Code-128 symbology. At one employer, with well over 100 LaserJets of various models, my guys maintained all of them in-house - rollers, fusers, you name it. Different attitude at a different employer with over 100 as well - we had service contracts on all of them there.
LaserJet IID had two slots under the lower paper tray for the cartridges. Font cartridge. A bit smaller that an 8-track tape.
There was also a slot in the back of the printer for an optional I/O card. We used that to connect to our IBM midrange systems via twin-ax cable. I also had a couple of them running postscript via the cartridge.
LaserJet IID had two slots under the lower paper tray for the cartridges. Font cartridge. A bit smaller that an 8-track tape.
There was also a slot in the back of the printer for an optional I/O card. We used that to connect to our IBM midrange systems via twin-ax cable. I also had a couple of them running postscript via the cartridge.
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jblnut
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Welp I cleaned up wok #1 and tossed this out to a few buddies and have 9 more sold. I guess they’re worth at least $50ea lol. This is easily the nicest one I’ve built out of the couple dozen I have made.
I have one large blade from my Wishek disk to build into a cooker. I broke the center out last fall somehow. Never done that before. Takes a bit of force to shear off a chunk of 3/8 plate like it did. The broken center is laying on the pallet. Gonna take a bit of welding and smoothering to make that one blend back in.
I have one large blade from my Wishek disk to build into a cooker. I broke the center out last fall somehow. Never done that before. Takes a bit of force to shear off a chunk of 3/8 plate like it did. The broken center is laying on the pallet. Gonna take a bit of welding and smoothering to make that one blend back in.
SMOKEYBEAR
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Pulled the tape off the drill press head. I'll take it. Going to let it cure before I complete the reassembly, probably get to it Sat.
Installed the HS cold side pipe on the 6.7 dually. It appeared to be so simple, but took me a good bit of time to get everything aligned to my satisfaction. The fitment is tight and specific. Hot side tomorrow.
Lost 1 nut and a 1/4" 11mm socket. Zero chance to recover them. Didn't fall through to the concrete, disappeared into a black hole of another universe and dimension. I spent way to much time looking for both items, Zero success.
Installed the HS cold side pipe on the 6.7 dually. It appeared to be so simple, but took me a good bit of time to get everything aligned to my satisfaction. The fitment is tight and specific. Hot side tomorrow.
Lost 1 nut and a 1/4" 11mm socket. Zero chance to recover them. Didn't fall through to the concrete, disappeared into a black hole of another universe and dimension. I spent way to much time looking for both items, Zero success.
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M.Brane
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The HP at work seems to be mechanically OK as long as you're careful to not break the cheap plastic bits. It's main problem is it frequently has "errors" communicating with the computer for no apparent reason, and HP's software is completely useless when this happens. If you simply try again then it will work fine. Completely random, and annoying as hell when you're trying to get paperwork done.My previous printer, an 8600 MFP, was great. I was sad when it broke. The new one, a 9125e, is good so far. Much quicker than the 8600. Both are inkjet. Ink isn't cheap but the toner costs for color are really outrageous. That paper tray though - just mind boggling that it would not be simple to set and forget at letter size in the US market.
I looked at the Brother and Epson MFP's to replace my 8600. In my mind, the HP9125e came out on top.
I've always had good luck with HP products. For a couple of employers, I bought a ton of HP LaserJets. Got an early look at the LaserJet IID, the first duplexing LaserJet, under non-disclosure before it was released. Had the opportunity to beta test a font cartridge (remember them?) for printing barcodes in Code-128 symbology. At one employer, with well over 100 LaserJets of various models, my guys maintained all of them in-house - rollers, fusers, you name it. Different attitude at a different employer with over 100 as well - we had service contracts on all of them there.
LaserJet IID had two slots under the lower paper tray for the cartridges. Font cartridge. A bit smaller that an 8-track tape.
There was also a slot in the back of the printer for an optional I/O card. We used that to connect to our IBM midrange systems via twin-ax cable. I also had a couple of them running postscript via the cartridge.
LaserJet IID had two slots under the lower paper tray for the cartridges. Font cartridge. A bit smaller that an 8-track tape.
There was also a slot in the back of the printer for an optional I/O card. We used that to connect to our IBM midrange systems via twin-ax cable. I also had a couple of them running postscript via the cartridge.
I had an Epson years ago because it was the only one I could find with a serial port for my old Mac IIci. That thing was slow, and noisy but it worked every time with good quality for an inkjet.
kaymccampbell
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Looks like a Bentley or a Packard.
Ducky
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Went through and cleaned up my "bad carbs" and got them ready to go back into the Goldwing.
esben57
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I don't wish to play anymore.
Beelzeboss
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I finished up my downpipe and knocked up a quick heat shield for the side pipe portion of the exhaust.
kaymccampbell
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It's always that way with you boys. Must be my girl cooties.
BWAAAAHHAHAHA!
COOTIES! NO TAKES!
kaymccampbell
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Don't forget to clean off that little sharpie line on the tiny Y-pipe before you fire that thing up. IME it'll make a mark that you'll spend lots of quality time getting off.I finished up my downpipe and knocked up a quick heat shield for the side pipe portion of the exhaust.
esben57
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From #77,080 the Polo saga.
Right-ho ! Pulled the light switch to have a look where the feed to black box was.
1st pic shows a fuseholder red wire and plenty of sticky black tape.
2nd, red wire exits as orange wire.
3rd, heat shrink ? where the red has been soldered into the orange.
4th, soldered joint.
Have now cut the red as close to the joint as possible and recovered with the tape. Now then, thoughts on this please. Don't have any wiring diagram but that looks as though the orange is the feed to the light switch. The fuse box is literally inches to the right of this switch and the unit was situated within 1ft of both. I suppose the standard of work isn't that bad, I just can't see the sense.
Although the black box may not have been taking lots of battery I am leaning towards this as culprit. It does have it's own 3.7v battery.
Right-ho ! Pulled the light switch to have a look where the feed to black box was.
1st pic shows a fuseholder red wire and plenty of sticky black tape.
2nd, red wire exits as orange wire.
3rd, heat shrink ? where the red has been soldered into the orange.
4th, soldered joint.
Have now cut the red as close to the joint as possible and recovered with the tape. Now then, thoughts on this please. Don't have any wiring diagram but that looks as though the orange is the feed to the light switch. The fuse box is literally inches to the right of this switch and the unit was situated within 1ft of both. I suppose the standard of work isn't that bad, I just can't see the sense.
Although the black box may not have been taking lots of battery I am leaning towards this as culprit. It does have it's own 3.7v battery.
Outlawmws
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Only 15 unique letters? Not even close!
You have to admit you walked into that one... Both actually!
TheClaw
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Undid a crappy paint job.
rd65
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Nothing like a good game of socket plinko. Wishing for the sound of the item to make the proper sound, concrete or lift, as it falls.
rd65
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Not necessarily IN the garage but FOR the garage. Got the old Lenovo to boot up and read my Ford service manual CD and saved copies to both laptops. Running out of excuses for my lack of progress on the F350 project.