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    Soap from bio byproducts

    According to recent medical research, lavender has creepy side effects. Links: http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/060628/6062810U.html http://www.health24.com/news/Parenting_Child_health/1-937,36398.asp
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    Attachments...

    About thread titles now linking to the end of a thread instead of the beginning: Seems like a new feature of the site. I just tested on Mac OS X with three browsers, Safari, FireFox and Internet Explorer. With each I get the end, not the beginning of the thread.
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    Attachments...

    The bulbs seem to have two states, white and green. Looks like white indicates that the user is offline, green online. When white the bulb icon is not a link. When green it links to a list of users currently online: http://steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewonline
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    NDCC tire siping

    I googled around looking for advice on sipe depth, angle and placement and then summarized what I found in a document attached to this message. There are two attachments, it is the identical content both in rtf and pdf formats. Additionally, I contacted the National Safety Council to request...
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    NDCC tire siping

    I just looked up the subject on Wikipedia and was impressed by this: "A 1978 study by the U.S. National Safety Council found siping improved stopping distances by 22 percent, breakaway traction by 65 percent, and rolling traction by 28 percent." It also mentions this: "As is often the case...
  6. J

    24v to 12v trailer adapter.

    You're thinking right. Right, for that purpose the choice of voltage regultors instead of resistors is good.
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    24v to 12v trailer adapter.

    That's nice work. These are not criticisms, but just to consider the consequences and weigh the alternatives: 1. The 12V bulbs draw twice the current of 24v bulbs of the same power. That's ok if drawing more current does not exceed ratings and shorten the lifetime of the turn signal...
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    HUGE Military Vehicle auction in Nebraska June 29th 2006

    TacticalTruck wrote: I am curious what the m44 dump trucks went for. Lot numbers were 1193 and 1316.
  9. J

    Finger pinchin' @$&!

    I don't understand the bending procedure. Would you elaborate on that?
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    HUGE Military Vehicle auction in Nebraska June 29th 2006

    deuceman- The auction web site lists lot 2083 as "1971 IH Knuckle Boom Truck," but there is no accompanying photo for that item. Will you be taking a camera?
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    HUGE Military Vehicle auction in Nebraska June 29th 2006

    Well there are two more military dumps up for auction.
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    HUGE Military Vehicle auction in Nebraska June 29th 2006

    What is this GMC 1/2 ton dump? http://www.stockauctionco.com/SklenarPhoto.asp?l=1316&p=SklenarTest.asp
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    drilling and counter sinking holes

    Just to avoid any misunderstaning; I was not directing sarcasm at others, just expresing surprise at my own dumness for not having seen that its the steel strips, not screws, which hold the planks to the bed.
  14. J

    drilling and counter sinking holes

    Oh. Duh. Like in the photos.
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    drilling and counter sinking holes

    And these things can be handy: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000E6TM6/102-0627756-4900914?v=glance&n=228013 (That particular model has received mediocre reviews though.)
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    drilling and counter sinking holes

    So this is for the black locust, not steel? If you want to drill and countersink a 5/16" diameter machine-screw hole into wood in one operation, then these "Carbon-Steel Adjustable Countersinks" look like the right tool for that...
  17. J

    Biodiesel and dual tanks

    Ah. So that explains the high flow/consumption ratio. Thanks.
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    Biodiesel and dual tanks

    A truck which gets 9MPG travelling at 55MPH would burn 1/2 quart in 75 seconds. Yet it would pump 2-1/2 quarts in the same 75 seconds? So 80% of the flow would be returned to the tank and 20% burned? Seems odd. But then flow should be adequate for peak fuel consumption not average...
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    Biodiesel and dual tanks

    There is some interval between flipping valves to the diesel tank and the lines completely filling with diesel, right? So how do you detect that the lines have filled with diesel before shutting down?
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    need engine manuals

    I can not reproduce the error here. In case any of this information is helpful in remedying the printing error: - As a check, I have downloaded the file from the manuals area and compared its checksum to what I uploaded. They match. So apparently it was not corrupted during my upload. -...
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