2011-07-19
Helen Gurley Brown
Somehow as I was reading an WSJ article, at the bottom a link to a 2009 article from The Atlantic on Helen Gurley Brown popped up. The headline intrigued me, but more importantly, WTF, how did they know I'm a pervert? ;-) I've no time to read it at the moment; however, an article on the pre-eminent post-Steinheim feminist ought to be interesting. Know thy enemy. Or could she be considered friendly?
2011-07-15
Survival Food
From the ever-useful Sipsey St. is a link to a manual on how to make survival foods such as hardtack and pemmican. There's also a link to a page describing the blend of rice, kidney beans, barley, lentils, split green peas, and chickpeas that has all the nutrition a person needs, thus making a cheap year's supply of food.
2011-07-13
Regrets
A page that's been sitting in my reader for a while: The top 5 regrets people have on their deathbed. Makes one think....
Caloric Requirements
Range/Dryer Power Cords
It's a long story, but I found occasion to need to change the power cord from a 3-prong plug (NEMA 10) to a 4-prong plug (NEMA 14). There's a useful howto online that clearly describes the process. Following these instructions, the switchout went off without a hitch. The GE-made 40A cord cost $20 + tax at Home Depot, though!
2011-07-12
Replacement Parts
While checking out the reviews for the B&D WM225 on Amazon, one groused about the lack of replacement part availability, and a couple people replied with links to stores that sell such parts: eReplacementParts and Grainger.
2011-07-11
Reloading Benches
Over at "Steve's Pages" there're plans for a fixed reloading bench by NRMA that looks pretty slick. Then I found a better copy of the plans.
On the theme of Workmate reloading benches, there's this one (although it's not really a Workmate). The problem I've seen with many Workmate benches is that they want to remove the vise, which makes the bench single-function. Another one (about halfway down) clamps a piece of plywood with an attached 2x4 into the vice; I have my doubts about the stability of that one!
Toward the bottom of this thread there's a cute box with a press mounted to it.
On the theme of Workmate reloading benches, there's this one (although it's not really a Workmate). The problem I've seen with many Workmate benches is that they want to remove the vise, which makes the bench single-function. Another one (about halfway down) clamps a piece of plywood with an attached 2x4 into the vice; I have my doubts about the stability of that one!
Toward the bottom of this thread there's a cute box with a press mounted to it.
2011-07-10
Innovative Technologies
While searching for Workmate-based reloading bench designs, I came across a link to the "Innovative Technologies website for shooters", which has a few reloading tools for sale, such as a digital headspace gauge and a belted magnum collet resizing die, as well as some interesting tips on reloading.
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