Recent content by riverrat38

About 18 million today, if it was in late 1920's! 73, Rick

Yes, 2132!! 73, Rick

Pete's #2 and #4 73, Rick

Paul Sellers is a life long English furniture maker, much of it done using hand tools. Here is his sharpening advice: https://commonwoodworking.com/buying-diamond-stones/ I follow the 1200 diamond plate with a fine ceramic stone and strop using aluminum oxide paste on a balsa block to finish...

Good Luck OM I got my Novice license in 1958, it was issued for one year only, and no renewal at that time. I built my first station from Heath kits; an AR3 and a DX20. I got my Advanced in 1970 and my Extra in 1978. That took receiving code at 20 WPM at that time. We all wanted to get our...

In Petes #4, the Black & Pecker drill is cordless. Maybe because electricity was still 200,000 years in the future. Glad Special K is feeling better! 73, Rick

Petes therapy dog is right on! 73, Rick

They could make a hybrid model: electric motor and oars! Or, maybe a hand cranked generator to recharge the batteries. 73, Rick

That would be irrational, captain! 73, Rick

EV's need a differential, the same as ICEV's. It's also a reduction gear. 73, Rick

I had heard that he was in a bad way, but I was hoping that he could live long enough to use his PPP serial number JT-0001! A fine tribute by Lipsey and Ruger to a great man. 73, Rick

I just read on another gun forum that famed gun Writer John Taffin is near death, a day or two. Probably one of the last of his kind. "It Is with a sad heart that i forward a message from Miss Dot via Jason Cloesner. I heard from Mrs. Dot that the doctors have given John a day or two left to...

We hit 60 F for the second day in western Washington, so I am calling it for the ground hog! 73, Rick

Actually, I am seeing more whining about the whiners whining than whiners whining about the time change! And, the notion of changing the clocks to save daylight is purely physiological. I don't want to get up at 5 AM, so I set my clock ahead one hour and get up at 6 AM. Makes more sense to me...

I think that it is first cousins to flank steak. 73, Rick