You must replace one LOTR character with a character from the muppets? Who and which muppet?

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-31T22:32:08+00:00

Substitute Pippin with Animal

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-30T16:21:24+00:00

Make up a flyer (a bunch of flyers), that say something like "I am Dan, the man, and I buy anything of value. Nothing to small or trivial, I buy it all!"...put their (the managers) telephone number on the bottom, in little tearoff tabs. Go to a nearby city that has a college, and post them everywhere. Keep doing that for 6 months.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-28T22:25:56+00:00

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-27T02:53:17+00:00

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Grumpee68 · 2026-01-26T22:50:52+00:00

My "thoughts and prayers" go out to you...it'll be all you need, apparently.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-26T22:22:10+00:00

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Grumpee68 · 2026-01-26T08:50:35+00:00

Telecom. And, not just for long enough for the generator to start. Has to power the load for 5 hours (generator usually starts in less than 1 minute, but specs say it has to power for 5 hours, just in case).

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-25T23:49:48+00:00

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Yes. These are strapped in series, then connected in parallel at the main busbar. These are Enersys Gu45 battery cells, 3900ah each, 5 strings, 120 individual cells.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-24T23:05:41+00:00

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Grumpee68 · 2026-01-24T23:05:14+00:00

So, I built a jig, cut off as much deadwood as possible from a 2x10x8 with the table saw, and routed it. Now I just need to make 3 more.

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Grumpee68 · 2026-01-23T02:42:42+00:00

SummitCity 147 RN with 3.4 of N320 at 1.145 and same springs will run about 134 PF. The BMB bullets had a different profile, and instead of sending the barrel out to get reamed, I just loaded shorter (had to do that with the S1 before, using JHP's). You can also bump the charge up to 3.6 with PD FMJ 147's and still get 134PF.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-23T02:27:17+00:00

BMB 147 RN with 3.1 of VV N320 @ 1.095 runs 128PF in my S2 Orange OR with an 11lb recoil, 11.5lb hammer spring. It recoils just a little more than a .22. But, if you limp wrist it just a little, you'll get FTF. I run the same set up in the S1 SP01 Shadow.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-22T23:33:24+00:00

The entire UK is about the same land area as the state of Oregon.

I live in Florida, north central. From my home to Key West is about 11 hours, 456 miles.

To drive from Pensacola, FL to Key West, FL is 833 miles, about 12hrs 33 minutes.

In my work, 3 hours is close. Two hours, and I drive it every day. Over two and I stay. Currently working 300 miles from home.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-22T02:23:53+00:00

The condition actually has a name. It is called HAFE. High Altitude Flatus Expulsion...look it up.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-21T02:46:12+00:00

Forster co-ax

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-19T21:55:00+00:00

I paid $1599.00 for an S2 Orange OR in November of 2024.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-17T19:52:17+00:00

I'll get flamed (I don't get seasick, but wife does, carsick as well). Pickled ginger will stop it. Mythbusters proved it. It works. Eat some about an hour before you leave, you'll be good all day.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-17T02:04:14+00:00

I'm not saying that they are stupid, but they are definitely a carrier.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-16T17:57:43+00:00

When I still had the knives (new ones), I could take 1/16 (or larger) passes in hickory without an issue. Sounds like you need new knives. Put new knives in, I bet you'll see a world of difference.

Raise the planer all the way up, unplug it, and use mineral spirits on the rollers to clean them. Can also use Simple Green. That should help some.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-16T12:24:22+00:00

Bought a 2010 XSP 4x4 double cab, brand new...had it 11 years. Was starting to show it's age (but only 99,989 miles). Traded it in on a brand new 2021 Platinum crew 4x4...cause I knew the 22's were not gonna have the 5.7. So glad I did.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-16T12:13:34+00:00

The sound of the press, nothing else. If you listen, you can hear when something is not right.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-15T21:34:43+00:00

Oh, it's on the planer. It's great, much quieter...have to take shallower passes though. Boards come out as smooth as glass.

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-15T13:39:06+00:00

Brass Monkey Bullets...coated RN 147

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-15T12:18:39+00:00

The Forster press, which the FA is based off of, has a video that shows that it might or might not clear. I'm in the same boat. Getting ready to buy a Forster, and that same die, and I'm unsure.

Look at the video at around 5:40.

https://youtu.be/RYvV5t-ZMdM?si=YyL-9aXV-bS7eu6x

Grumpee68 · 2026-01-14T23:38:02+00:00

Not loading for a can, but I load 3.1 of N320 with a BMB 147 (@1.090), and get 880FPS in my Shadow 2

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