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    Actually this says wonderful things about yr...

    Actually this says wonderful things about yr daughter.
    Keeps her composure, not easily scared, still willing to see if someone needs aid.

    I hope she feels proud.
    Sounds like she did a great job.
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    How about my computing dates to when the guys at...

    How about my computing dates to when the guys at Barbey and Radio Shack actually knew electronics.

    Guys who could tell you something like: "Nah, you don't want the XR85Y-3's with the ferrattastat...
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    Thin out some elmer's. Paint it on inside and...

    Thin out some elmer's.
    Paint it on inside and out.

    Surprising how much stiffer it gets.
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    Sounds like a Far Side panel. "Jed, I'm...

    Sounds like a Far Side panel.

    "Jed, I'm a'gittin' a lil' worried 'bout the natives..."
  5. Thread: Clear Fillets?

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    Just a thought... If you can't get 'clear', what...

    Just a thought...
    If you can't get 'clear', what about combining some sawdust from your wood of choice with the adhesive to match the color of either the wood tube or wood fins.
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    Uncooked rice in a cloth bag helps that. Po-Boy...

    Uncooked rice in a cloth bag helps that.
    Po-Boy dessicator
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    Oh Caaaa-Na-da, Thy Smo-King Se-Lections...

    Oh Caaaa-Na-da, Thy Smo-King Se-Lections Roooock!! :D
  8. Thread: Curing oven

    by nealkas
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    Wouldn't be too hard to do an efficient solar...

    Wouldn't be too hard to do an efficient solar oven for lower temp cures.
    With good sun exposure most days you likely would not need add'l heat elements.

    Run a crank the length of it and you could...
  9. Flat spotted from being parked maybe?

    Flat spotted from being parked maybe?
  10. Thread: MSB-3K

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    Great flight! Really cool build! Love your...

    Great flight!
    Really cool build!

    Love your sig.

    My wife and I have been rewatching our Jam & Jerusalem dvds.
    They go so well with a nice room temperature stout!
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    At least with balsa or basswood, you'll keep your...

    At least with balsa or basswood, you'll keep your teeth even if you do spit a piece.

    Friend of mine wound up sporting a sore wrist and a tremendous cheekbone shiner when he found a buried rusty...
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    Poll: HPR is really neat. You have to admire what...

    HPR is really neat.
    You have to admire what folks can do.
    But it does tend to spiral in cost and hassle.
  13. Thread: MSB-3K

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    Do you wear your green lab coat when you work on...

    Do you wear your green lab coat when you work on it?

    MST3K ruined my mind for watching movies.

    Doesn't matter what film I'm watching, Crow and Tom are muttering bon mots!

    I have to go.

    My...
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    That is a score! Way2go!

    That is a score!

    Way2go!
  15. Thread: Classmates

    by nealkas
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    When California Tumbles into the sea That'll be...

    When California
    Tumbles into the sea
    That'll be the day I go
    Back to XXX

    And I'm never
    Going back
    To my ooooold schoooooool
  16. Thread: Classmates

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    I much prefer to keep the past in the past....

    I much prefer to keep the past in the past.
    Looking up old acquaintances only stirs new trouble...
  17. And all of the illustrations hand drawn! No pc...

    And all of the illustrations hand drawn!

    No pc wizardry back then.

    T-squares, triangles, a scale, and a whole lotta pencils!
  18. Thread: Domain Seized?

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    How many started burying their motors in case of...

    How many started burying their motors in case of being raided? :)
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    I used WW as an example for any of the big boxes....

    I used WW as an example for any of the big boxes. You might even have some local guys who can do pretty good deals.
    My main point was don't get upsold into something you don't need or want.
    And...
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    Srsly, just buy a Wallyworld et al, cheapie...

    Srsly, just buy a Wallyworld et al, cheapie laptop good enough to watch video decently and just backup your rocket stuff on an external drive.

    Computers, esp laptops, netbooks etc are built to...
  21. Well, it innit like Bezos lacks for the capital...

    Well, it innit like Bezos lacks for the capital or computing resources to review all the data.

    Figure there is also ancillary data from surface ships and aircraft that can also be correlated.
    ...
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    Foil tape in the heater section. or roll some...

    Foil tape in the heater section.

    or roll some very thin flashing or heavy duty alum foil.
    The baked tater in the campfire weight.
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    Any and every fixed position can be taken...

    Any and every fixed position can be taken eventually by a sufficiently determined attacker.

    A known fact of warfare for at least 5000 years.
  24. I could not post because I went numb looking at...

    I could not post because I went numb looking at that 24" tube. :eyepop:
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    Upward pressure on the rest of us. ;)

    Upward pressure on the rest of us. ;)
  26. Thread: Big Battle Axe

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    Truly nifty! How did you do the woodgraining?...

    Truly nifty!

    How did you do the woodgraining?

    There would be several levels of irony curving into Pythonesque satire in being killed by a rocket shaped like a medieval battleaxe.
  27. Prolly fried... But one possible desperation...

    Prolly fried...
    But one possible desperation shot.

    Get a gallon a distilled water and let the card soak for a month, swirl it around once a day to agitate any deposits.

    Then get it out and...
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    Cool Video! According to your camera, the...

    Cool Video!

    According to your camera, the rocket flew so fast it traveled nearly 4 years back in time!

    Do you feel any younger?
    Any sign of talking apes?
  29. Thread: Balsa

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    Poll: So...are balsa lumberjacks thin, scrawny fellas...

    So...are balsa lumberjacks thin, scrawny fellas compared to say...redwood lumberjacks? :D
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    Phages are among the coolest, if as yet...

    Phages are among the coolest, if as yet underutilized, 'good' bugs!

    Phages are among the main reasons people along the Ganges, Nile, Amazon, et al are able to drink and bathe in the water without...
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