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25187
Jeff Gorman <Jeff@...> Was wondering how long it was going to take before the Norris naysayer chirped in with his same old routine. At least...
Patrick Leach
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Mar 5, 1998
5:08 pm
25188
... It would be my suspision that this is the reason for skewing a set of H&R's. Seems obvious. That's why the skew rabbet planes and dado planes. Maybe...
Paul Houtz
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Mar 5, 1998
5:11 pm
25190
There was a nice article on this topic in FWW about three-four years ago. Anyone remember this issue? Ed Balko Middletown, NJ ... Private replies:...
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Mar 5, 1998
5:32 pm
25191
On the super-stiff plane front, there's something interesting over on Ebay - I don't know how to provide an easy reference, perhaps some guru can tell...
David Tardiff
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Mar 5, 1998
5:34 pm
25192
Well, I'll be damned. It's kind of a strange feeling to find out that the list I've been maintaining for the last few years has been fully archived without my...
Brendler, Ralph
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Mar 5, 1998
5:34 pm
25193
In a message dated 98-03-05 10:58:48 EST, ezraherman@... writes: << Could anyone point me to good sources for information on Duncan...
RayTSmith
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Mar 5, 1998
5:39 pm
25194
Sorry to waste band width, but for some reason my mail to Tony keeps bouncing back. If he could contact me privately I would appreciate it. Roger B. ...
Roger Birkhead
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Mar 5, 1998
5:55 pm
25195
I misread Jeff Gorman's post about the lever cap pressure, where I mention busted adjusting forks. I thought he was advocating light pressure on them for...
Patrick Leach
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Mar 5, 1998
5:55 pm
25196
Ralph= Regarding the archives, I've noticed that not everything posted winds up in an archive. This is most noticeable when the original posting in a thread ...
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Mar 5, 1998
5:55 pm
25197
I am thinking about using scrapers instead of sandpaper. Can yall give me some leads on what site or company to get in touch with. If any of yall have a set...
Steve W
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Mar 5, 1998
5:57 pm
25198
... Yep-- we go through stretches where the archive rejects everything sent to it. The archive program and the daemon that feeds it are among the more buggy...
Brendler, Ralph
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Mar 5, 1998
6:03 pm
25199
... i.e. Mr. James Adams to John Hovey Dr. ... Aaron-thanks for your post. To answer your questions: 1) Websters defines harrow as a cultivating implement set...
John & Randa Walter
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Mar 5, 1998
6:17 pm
25200
... [ snip of Jeff's comparison of Norris and Stanley adjusters ] I don't think that any of this thread has discussed Norris adjusters. The discussion, I...
Stephen B. Weston
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Mar 5, 1998
6:24 pm
25201
Earlier Ralph exclaimed, ... What's FindMail? What's their subscriber address in oldtools? How did it come about that the list was archived? Is there some...
Doug Dawson
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Mar 5, 1998
6:27 pm
25202
... Oh...it still happens. Just check this out: http://meteor.atms.purdue.edu/~jlarson/trepanation.html Don't try this at home, kiddies. ... Private replies:...
John R Mudd
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Mar 5, 1998
6:29 pm
25203
As this reply came to the list I'm going public too. Over here in the UK a 'Light' is the entire construction of timber and glass. In effect, the glazed...
Wilson, Richard
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Mar 5, 1998
6:36 pm
25204
I guess handsaws aren't enought for some people... http://iguana.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7459336 In excellent condition, yet... Dave ... ...
David W. Thompson - E...
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Mar 5, 1998
6:43 pm
25205
... I only found it, I have nothing to do with it but I'll tell you what I know. ... views of public mailing list archives. " for more read their faq at ...
Daniel Indrigo
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Mar 5, 1998
6:45 pm
25206
Doug Dawson has lots of questions about FindMail, ... Check out www.findmail.com-- they have a pretty good description of who and what they are. ... No idea--...
Brendler, Ralph
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Mar 5, 1998
6:47 pm
25207
Ralph kindly answered a bunch of my questions, ... Yeeeks!! I still have to keep this stuff then.... <muttering-mumbling-counting-on-toes> ... Wow! They're...
Doug Dawson
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Mar 5, 1998
7:02 pm
25208
Tell me, When you get an old piece of glassware with some history behind it, Do you paint it? If you find an important old document, do you hand paint it? If...
SpeedCom
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Mar 5, 1998
8:14 pm
25209
... Fate? ... More likely the latter. Or maybe it's a government entity, designed to spy on all of us. ... No. ... No. In fact, there seem to be gaping holes...
Ed Bell
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Mar 5, 1998
10:20 pm
25210
Duncan Phyfe's toolchest (drool) is at the New-York Historical Society on Central Park West, or at least it was. The Society has been on hard times, and I...
Rodney Myrvaagnes
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Mar 5, 1998
10:21 pm
25211
Howdy! Short BIO: I'm 37, married, step-son in Navy, Christian (still being converted... got a long way to go), telecommunications software weenie, a shy...
John Jennings
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Mar 5, 1998
10:21 pm
25212
On Wednesday, March 04, 1998 4:04 PM, J. Gunterman embarrassed ... A shard (fragment of pot) spoke to me years ago as the wind blew across the design in just...
Bill Clouser
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Mar 5, 1998
10:23 pm
25213
... I have a modern German smooth plane (woodie) that does. I think it is an Ott. The sole is lignum vitae. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a...
Rodney Myrvaagnes
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Mar 5, 1998
10:26 pm
25214
At 9:10 AM 3/5/98, David Hegedusich wrote: [snip] ... There were some, and probably more than I know about. The Metallic Plane Co. of Auburn NY, which tried...
Tom Holloway
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Mar 5, 1998
10:26 pm
25215
... I didn't think you burnished a toothed blade, but then again, why not? It would be a way to straighten out the points a few times between honing. ... ...
Bill Clouser
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Mar 5, 1998
10:27 pm
25216
... YES! Steve-you're right. The Hovey family originally settled in Ipswich, MA and lived there from 1635 to 1783 (148 years); they lived in Londonderry, NH...
John & Randa Walter
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Mar 5, 1998
10:27 pm
25217
GG's, I don't claim to have much experience with planes. And no experience with a Norris. I only know what they look like from pictures in a book. Haven't...
Jack Kamishlian
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Mar 5, 1998
10:27 pm
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