Is there an iPhone app just for yahoo groups? When i open my groups in safari on the iPhone the text is too small and if i zoom in the text is way wider than...
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"hanermo" -...
hvenermo
Dec 1, 2011 8:57 pm
Absolutely true 100%. ... Sometimes you need a cheap tool .. and sometimes you need the best tool. The difficulty is knowing which and when .. [Non-text...
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brentswain38
Dec 2, 2011 1:54 am
With FM, you are screwed any distance from transmitters. You can get CBC FM in Bella Bella and Ucluelet, but not any distance from them, only in the harbour. I...
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brentswain38
Dec 2, 2011 2:46 am
I have often seen builders lose the dream, by becoming obsessive perfectionists. While some insist on their boats being accurate to within a thousandths of an...
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badpirate36
Dec 2, 2011 5:49 am
Brent, I enjoyed reading your post, I plan on keep'in it simple, but... You mentioned running the electrical wire thru conduit buried in the foam. Carl...
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Ben Okopnik
pectus_robor...
Dec 2, 2011 6:30 am
... There are, of course, pros and cons to doing it that way. Pro: Much lower cost/a lot less wiring - which means less stuff to troubleshoot in case of...
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Matt Malone
www_m_j_malone
Dec 2, 2011 1:05 pm
I agree. I like the panels, or at least junction boxes where I might decide later to put in a panel. I would rather invest in 5 pairs of wire, each wire...
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wild_explorer
Dec 2, 2011 5:03 pm
In our welding class, Welding Certification requires to use E7018 electrode during certification test. Because I was practicing with E6011 my welds does not...
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wild_explorer
Dec 2, 2011 5:11 pm
Finally, lab ran out of old E6011 rods and got a new ones. Different brand DOES make a difference.... New rods have different coating's color - easy to...
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mkriley48
Dec 3, 2011 12:54 am
do it the way the navy used to do it. one main bus down the port side and one done the starboard everything on the port side goes to the port bus and...
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Aaron
akenai
Dec 3, 2011 6:14 pm
E8018 3/32 dia. should be run quite well at 90 amps and it will never look as smooth as E7018Â 1/8" dia would be at about 130 amps. My preference for each was...
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wild_explorer
Dec 3, 2011 9:57 pm
Thanks Aaron, I will try... I have noticed that welding with higher (but optimal for chosen electrode brand/type/size) current's setting gives less distortion....
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mauro gonzaga
maurogonzaga...
Dec 3, 2011 10:36 pm
Peculiar, it sounds strange the requirement of electrode stronger than the base metal. The weld will break in the HAZ (heat affected zone). Actually the...
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M.J. Malone
www_m_j_malone
Dec 4, 2011 3:34 am
Wild, why no triangles? I can see many triangle corners in an orgami. I made many in my last two projects. What is the concern? Matt wild_explorer...
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David Jones
lokate21
Dec 4, 2011 3:59 am
Mauro, A "certifed"; weld will not break in the weld. What you are describing is standard for a certfied weld procedure and weld. Welding should not reduce the...
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wild_explorer
Dec 4, 2011 7:17 pm
Yep, sound strange, but this is what I was told by our instructor when I asked if I can use E6011 for a test. It might be some "specific"; requirement for...
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wild_explorer
Dec 4, 2011 7:59 pm
Matt, I think, it is the same idea that Brent promote long time for Origami hull's construction. Structure should have some "flexibility" to absorb...
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wild_explorer
Dec 4, 2011 9:47 pm
That what I found online: Quotes: Structural steel classification / Structual welding code - steel: Test plates - ASTM A36 steel, SMAW process using a group F4...
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Pierre
piersailor
Dec 4, 2011 10:49 pm
Hey guys, I would really appreciate if someone could send me a few pictures of the inside steering linkage, and also a picture of the linkage\stuffing box at...
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Kim
kimdxx
Dec 6, 2011 12:29 am
Hi Brent ... I've now finished building the twin keels for my 26-footer. There's a couple of photo's of them (almost completed) here: ...
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Matt Malone
www_m_j_malone
Dec 6, 2011 1:52 am
I have said it before, but I am saying it again.... Kim that is one nice looking boat. Matt To: origamiboats@yahoogroups.com From: kimdxx@... Date:...
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Kim
kimdxx
Dec 6, 2011 4:18 am
Thanks Matt!! Hopefully it will look a lot nicer after blasting and painting! Cheers ... Kim....
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Roy
deafmessianic
Dec 6, 2011 4:47 am
"My question is: Do you recommend that the interior of the twin keels (where the lead ballast goes) be sandblasted and primed before melting the lead in...
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Kim
kimdxx
Dec 6, 2011 8:50 am
Hi Roy ... ... Yes, that's exactly the method recommended by Brent. Alternatively, lead ingots can be stacked in the keel cavity, and are melted in place by a...
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Leif Thomsen
leift2001
Dec 6, 2011 4:41 pm
Hi Kim, A keel that is airtight means no new air will enter and that means no rusting after the oxygen in the air is gone. I have opened such a keel after 30...
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Roy
deafmessianic
Dec 7, 2011 2:06 am
interesting ... and yes, I'd imagine this would lower the CG a bit ... it is just something I would never have thought of ... good to learn something new ... ...
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David Jones
lokate21
Dec 7, 2011 4:06 am
Lead is similar to zinc in that it protects steel galvanically. It was used in steel primer paints back before it was outlawed to be used in paints. Just and...
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Roy
deafmessianic
Dec 7, 2011 4:19 am
interesting ... with autobody ... in old times when they use lead, they also include zinc ... and this was why I thought about it in this case, but you say it...
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Maxime Camirand
maxcamirand
Dec 7, 2011 9:06 pm
I imagine melting the lead in place also makes the keel much stronger, in that it can't conceivably be dented by an impact. ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Roy
deafmessianic
Dec 7, 2011 9:48 pm
true ... not only that, it may dent, but it will be able to absorb a lot before real damage can happen ... lead is soft ... From: Maxime Camirand...
