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    Office pay vs shop pay?

    Why does the office which is salary get much better and retirement benefits than the shop which is wage? I understand that it takes a college degree to work in a lot of office positions. But guys like me are in the shop sweating are a$$ off and risking injury on very dangerous equipment and...
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    How are chimney fires possible?

    A fire requires three elements. heat, fuel, and oxygen. In a chimney fire obviously heat and fuel are present. My question is how does a chimney fire pull sufficent oxygen through the firebox without the fire in the firebox consuming all the oxygen before it reaches the chimney? I am baffled...
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    401k.10% early withdrawl penalty? Who gets it?

    If you take a distribution and dont make all the qualifications you get smacked with possibly 20% federal with holding and a 10% early withdrawl penalty. My question is where does that 10% go to? Cant find anything on it anywhere on the net. Does the irs keep it or the plan administrator or who?
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    Ever heard of ALSTOM....

    I work for a division of Alstom and until just recently have I realized how big of an outfit they are. Anyone here work for a division of Alstom or live near a plant? Silly question but just curious.
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    Earthquake in upstate ny

    Just felt the earthquake here in western nys!
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    Best sounding detroit diesels!

    I know lots of people cant stand screaming Gimmys but what is the best sound ing one in a tractor? the john deere 435 with a 2-53, oliver supper 99, with i think a 3-53 or a oliver 1900 with a 4-53? Opinions please. Im stuck between the 3 and 4 cylinder. Thinking 3 cylinders
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    Shop management question please answer.

    If only we could all work together America could possibly be competative again! but its all back stabbing and worring who looks better or worse! the american worker is one of the back bones of this country!
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    Shop management question please answer.

    Recently in our shop our VP of manufacturing encouraged all of us to voice our opinions to better the manufacturing our shop. Out of almost 400 employees no more than a dozen have voiced opinion. We have found if we do voice a better opinion our section managers come down on us because we...
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    What do you do for a living?

    Just wondered what people do here for a living. I work in the prefab dept of our shop,I run a 56 year old mechanical steel shear. Sheared 3/8 corten steel plate tonight as a matter of fact.
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    the most money you won on a lotto scratch off ticket

    Just wondered what the most money anyone has won on a scratch off ticket. I have won 300 my partner has hit 5000!
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    Facebook and Paul Ceglia

    You know facebook is good for old friends trying to reconnect with you. Too much info? Dont put your personel info on there and you will be quite alright.
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    Facebook and Paul Ceglia

    Was wondering how many here are on Facebook? Also was wondering how many people around the country have heard of Paul Ceglia the man claiming to own 50% of facebook? Paul Ceglia lives up the road about 2.5 miles from where I live. So i am just curious.
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    Sky Stream 3.7 residential wind turbine.

    I almost have my mortgage paid off and was thinking about installing a sky stream 3.7. The wind blows like crazy through the Genesee River Valley so I would like to install this wind turbine. Anyone here have one of these units? What do you think about them?
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    Scrap the old B-Model Mack trucks?

    Have four B-Model mack trucks from the 60"s. Two and sometimes three of them run. Cant seem to find a buyer. Any one know what they would bring in for scrap roughly?
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    Finding PSI on a press brake die. BRAIN RATTLER

    yes i am. if a half round surface has a 1/8th inch contact patch the center of the half round punch will have more psi than if u measure a 1/32nd out from center. so psi will be less
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    Finding PSI on a press brake die. BRAIN RATTLER

    Say you have a 1000 ton press brake with at 20 foot top punch that is half round. How do you figure the psi on the surface of the half round? Since a round surface contact point on a piece of flat stock is not constant that is from front to back of the punch head
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    Finding PSI on a press brake die. BRAIN RATTLER

    One of the engineers at work says that finding PSI on a round or half round surface such as a top punch on a press brake is impossible. I fail to believe it because as long as there is a contact point there must be someway to measure the psi. anyone wanna jump in?
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    Finding PSI on a press brake die. BRAIN RATTLER

    One of the engineers at work says that finding PSI on a round or half round surface such as a top punch on a press brake is impossible. I fail to believe it because as long as there is a contact point there must be someway to measure the psi. anyone wanna jump in?
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    2006 cat 416D

    Any one know a rough value for a fair to good condition backhoe?Sunny 5 acres
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