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    I also tried an adjustable fence. Easier/more...

    I also tried an adjustable fence.

    Easier/more consistent to use a piece of blue tape at one end or other, it seems.
  2. Here's a really simple project that'll give some...

    Here's a really simple project that'll give some storage. Lots of good tips
    https://youtu.be/VM0QHCpwPrQ
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    373970 From the top : #6 Now mostly used on...

    373970
    From the top :
    #6 Now mostly used on shooting board, though it saw use in theater sets and furniture and houses in the 70s.

    Union plane was dad's. It's been across the date line at least...
  4. A two sided ( Coarse/Fine ) Crystolon or India ...

    A two sided ( Coarse/Fine ) Crystolon or India have a place. A lot of times a "not sharp" iron or chisel is a far sight from needing a hard Arkansas and getting to as sharp as a Fine India can...
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    If your stone has been hanging around for awhile...

    If your stone has been hanging around for awhile it may just need a good cleaning to get it back to snuff. Hot soapy water like Dave Cullen says works well, esp with soak and scrub and changing...
  6. Of course ' it depends' ..... I do more mortice...

    Of course ' it depends' .....
    I do more mortice & tenon or slip /bridle joints than dovetailing and use mostly a 14" 11pt filed rip and a 12" 11 pt filed xc.

    Like you, my saw choices were more...
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    Most serious racing bicycles through the 90's...

    Most serious racing bicycles through the 90's were steel framed and silver soldered together (tubes fitted inside lugs), some were brass brazed.

    If a Tour de France rider couldn't break those...
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    If you're right-handed, it would make a great...

    If you're right-handed, it would make a great shooting board plane. And the chip in the mouth wouldn't come into play.

    +, for $4 you get to practice fettling and could well come out with a nice...
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    "...starting point, I played with saw horses and...

    "...starting point, I played with saw horses and blocks to figure the right height.."

    +1 My bench now has a trestle bottom legs ~3 1/2 higher than the knuckle or flat of hand rule of thumb.
    ...
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    breakage... It takes a light touch, and making...

    breakage...

    It takes a light touch, and making sure the bottom is supported.
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    My wife is doing similar things with stone and...

    My wife is doing similar things with stone and shells. We wound up using diamond tip bits in a Dremel. And wound up buying the mini-drill press /attachment for it.

    Workshop content: I made some...
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    Assuming Windows, google SyncToy 2.0 It is / was...

    Assuming Windows, google SyncToy 2.0 It is / was a backup program designed by Microsoft.

    Easy to install and set up. Will (at your choice of time) do it automatically or you can start it...
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    Take a look at GIMP. It offers most of the...

    Take a look at GIMP. It offers most of the Photoshop features (and there are some addons that let you use custom PS filters) and is free.
    Learning curve is about the same as PS, and there is good...
  14. Silver solder is used on hi-quality steel bikes. ...

    Silver solder is used on hi-quality steel bikes. The tubes crack before the joint comes loose.
  15. + 1 AVG or Avast. Spybot or Ad-aware I'd...

    + 1 AVG or Avast. Spybot or Ad-aware

    I'd also review the time period just as you became aware of the virus and figure out how you caught it. You could block the URL in your router or notify...
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    Light and color looks fine. I think depth of...

    Light and color looks fine. I think depth of field is limiting sharpness. If you can set f-stop, I'd start in the f11 or 16 and more if necessary. Then run the file through the 'sharpen' feature...
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    A couple of DIY methods: ...

    A couple of DIY methods:


    http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent - Funky, but will get you started.

    http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box_light_tent -...
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    Not knowing your camera. Does it have a choice of...

    Not knowing your camera. Does it have a choice of light balances? Might be a menu choice, or might be a button.

    For example: Nikon D80 has a WB button which activates a rolling dial to set a...
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    Another, slightly more techie backup system:...

    Another, slightly more techie backup system:
    Install blogging software such as WordPress on a remote server. Then blog the new stuff (and maybe retrospectively add stuff from your current archive)....
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    a bit more on electronic surveillance-- ...

    a bit more on electronic surveillance--

    Analysis Of The Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act
    That Relate To Online Activities...
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    " Copyright 1998-2006 Dizzy's Shop" I'd ask an...

    " Copyright 1998-2006 Dizzy's Shop"

    I'd ask an heir for permission to copy and repost. It is his personal effort and creative work.

    Httrack notes that on their advice page.
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    +1 The erratic behavior points to something in...

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    The erratic behavior points to something in the stick(s). Memtest stresses them enough so heat issues will come up.
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    Sorry for misunderstanding... Wouldn't gloves...

    Sorry for misunderstanding...

    Wouldn't gloves make it harder to feel when the bevel is flat to the stone?

    I'm left-handed and hold the iron in left, between thumb and two fingers ~inch back...
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    this might help: ...

    this might help:

    http://photoswest.org/photos/10006376/10006402.jpg
    http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10006402+X-6402


    Actually, I started at the Library of Congress' American Memory site....
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    Would asking the doc why you can't feel your...

    Would asking the doc why you can't feel your fingertips being abraded be in order?
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