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I guess I'm gen X, but I seem to only get along with people who are 45 years of age or older, so no, I don't seem to fit into the stereotype of my generation. Gen X is approx. 44+, so that sounds quite right. I never think of generational stereotypes in my own relations. There are people who impres...

If you have a few simple tools, taking it apart for farther inspection should be fairly easy for you and might save a you a lot of hassle if you can fix it yourself. Just be reasonably careful about how you position the knife as you disassemble and reassemble, especially when working with the lock s...

I've looked at that Nata before, seems like a pretty cool tool. Your evaluation in actual use is pretty much what I supposed it might be from reading specs. It seems like it could do a pretty good job at multi-tasking if the amount of work you have to do with it isn't excessive. Well, as for me, I g...

It's been my personal experience that most of the people born after the year 2000 have a lot to be desired. It seems like that entire generation are nothing but cell phone addicts, computer game addicts along with being extremely lazy for the most part. When you've got people so lazy that when they...

It doesn't surprise me that there are more and more restrictions on what can be discussed on social media platforms like Facebook. I'm talking restrictions on basic interests, like knives, for example. A lot of content creators on YouTube are having to go to other platforms to freely discuss certai...

I guess I'm gen X, but I seem to only get along with people who are 45 years of age or older, so no, I don't seem to fit into the stereotype of my generation. I was born a couple generations late it seems. I take people as they are on an individual basis, everyone is different. This is undoubtedly t...

This is what I'd recommend buying from Lee Valley with some loose abrasive if you go that route. It may help to know what make/model of stones you are planning to flatten also. Waterstones, oilstones, Spyderco ceramics, etc... https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/sharpening/100086-glass-lappi...

Maybe your not actually hitting the very edge? Have you tried putting permanent marker on the edge bevel to see where the sharpeners are removing material? That might help if you haven't tried it. Super Blue isn't special in any way, so unless you have a bad heat treat, you should be able to solve t...

Never heard of them before, I'll have to check them out.

Wondering if anyone has suggestions for some good cargo work pants. There are a lot of good looking "tactical" pants out there these days and I'm not really sure what to think of one brand next to the other. (By the way there is a serious overuse of the word tactical as an adjective for pr...

Not that I expect the milk I can get from Walmart to be very nutritious anyway, but does powdering reduce the nutritional value of the milk in the process?

Since 2016, Conspiracy Theorists have been batting .800 or better. More like 0%. :eye-roll 0% huh. Friend, you won't be changing any minds here. I'd rather not see this thread devolve into a pointless back and forth though. Since you have already voiced your opinion, let's leave it at that.

Thanks for the info so far folks.

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Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:54 pm

I will use double sided tape to stick sand paper to a glass plate with good results.

This sounds like a good idea to me, I'll probably try this out.

Wow, they only last so long... That is not a fun thought. One of my younger brothers needed open heart surgery, he was born with a hole in his heart the size of a nickel. Very stressful time, but they put a patch over the hole and said it was good for life. I would have a hard time thinking about ne...

Ha ha, yeah, plastic is not good for you. I have a lot of health related knowledge that I have gained from my mom who has researched an abundance of topics in order to deal with her numerous health issues. I don't have a problem if people don't think such things are real, but I am more than comforta...

I have been looking around for a new flattening technique for my whetstones and I was hoping to pick the brains of anyone who has used any of the various methods I'm considering. The first method is adhesive backed sandpaper on glass. I have used Wet or Dry sandpaper before, but the issue is that it...

Interesting, so the practice is not entirely new. Well, I can certainly say that I hope it does develop into a safe, effective solution that can help so many people.

Yeah, unfortunately fish absorb many of the toxins that we have leaked into the ocean, so many fish that used to be perfectly good for you are no longer very healthy to eat.

Is paper better, or do they usually coat those in plastic anyway? I don't know exactly what they coat paper in to make it able to hold liquid.

Well I guess we'll see if it doesn't cause any issues down the road for that patient. Some problems might not surface until some time after the transplant. This idea is partially interesting and partially, I don't know, disconcerting? I guess I just worry that every new biological innovation might n...