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What if he modified the lower plate (larger plate with larger hole) so that it could take a threaded Allen Through Deck Bushing (like a...

Well, here is a first for you. In the future you will ask the customer. I don't mind touch screens, but I do not believe they are a good...

Yes, I have used them. The other problem with touch screens is how sensitive they are to finger moisture. Too wet or too dry they don't...

If you are a cheapskate you wouldn't do that with a Goretex glove! ;)

I stand corrected. My plotters have both buttons and touch screen. I had one that was all touch screen once and returned it after a...

This is just one of the ways in which touch screens and menu-driven stuff sucks. I've had them. IMO, any gear that cannot be operated...

There are two obvious ways to be sure. I'm chemical engineer, this is good discussion, but at the end of the day I would do this: Buy...

You will also need a baseline reading for reasonably dry teak. Different materials read differently. Also a shout-out for Test Deck...

I could try and give a chemist's answer. Or I could offer the engineer's answer; test the water. As AP listed, there are too many...

You really need to test it. If it is city water, you can probably look it up on-line. Yes, it absolutely could be good enough. Or not...

^^ This. (My Chem E career was petrol and lubricants) Old specs were based on fuels that no longer exist.

I last owned a watch in about 1985. I was always having to take it off and it served no useful purpose that wasn't better served by...

You need a roller. That is what I would do (I use 100' of 1/4-inch chain--I also have a windlass). The system I described was much...

I was clear. A burry splice is easier to adjust in length and very slightly stronger. Yes, I have used Brummels many times and know how...

When I first started doing some of these splices, as well as sewn splices and others, I had a pull-test rig and broke a lot of stuff. I...