SfanGoch Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) I'd like to say that I sympathize with you guys paying three bucks a gallon.....but, I don't. A Citgo station in the Bronx is charging $3.95/gal. for regular. Another one (Shell) in the Bronx is charging $3.35 for regular and $4.19 (cach price. $4.29 on the plastic) for premium. Platinum catalysts are used to increase octane ratings of gasoline in a process called platforming. Combined with the addition of tetraethyl lead, 100 octane gas can be achieved from low grade 48 octane gas. I'm glad Materials Science was taught when I went to high school. Ya never know when somebody might ask how this is done. As an aside, mix phenol formaldehyde with liquid latex rubber and you end up making a thermosetting plastic, aka Bakelite. Edited May 30, 2018 by SfanGoch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Mark said: No, the lead was added to increase the octane rating, to allow higher compression ratios. One article I read awhile back stated that this could have been accomplished by adding alcohol to the gasoline (as is done now). But the lead was chosen because it could be patented as an additive, while the alcohol blend could not... But alcohol has less energy than gasoline, so the ethanol blends give you poorer gas mileage than a pure gasoline. I don't think that the lead additive had the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Ethanol blend gas is a way to keep corn growers in the Midwest happy. They get gubment subsidies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: Ethanol blend gas is a way to keep corn growers in the Midwest happy. They get gubment subsidies. And it ain't nuthin' new... http://www.environmentalhistory.org/billkovarik/about-bk/research/henry-ford-charles-kettering-and-the-fuel-of-the-future/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Bought the Revell 60s VW kit on the EB Seller shipped it in a bubble wrap mailer What appeared a 8.5 out of 10 box condition is now toast The kit survived intact but,really...............a bubble wrap mailer OK, rant over Model on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Yesterday,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I burned my T Bone on the grill. My fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Please accept my condolences for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Thank you, it was a sad day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 An ill working pancreas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Got the property all edged, was filling the tractor up with gas, and it's started to rain. Couple hours later and it's still raining. Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow to cut the grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 6/2/2018 at 12:08 PM, OldTrucker said: An ill working pancreas! I hope everything works out for you Johnny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I got a phone call from my younger brother (who is 60) living in New Hampshire. The tests came back from his prostate biopsy.......... He's got prostate cancer...!!! Now he's got to have more tests to see if it may have spread to anywhere else. The news really bummed me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Prostate cancer is the easiest cancer if found early enough. Trust me. I'm clean for 13 years now. Agent Orange was the cause of mine. If your brother would like to talk with someone who's been through the surgery, I'll pass my cell number to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Seeing gas prices going over three dollars,just in time for another miserable hot summer in NY...Time to get a motorcycle again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 16 hours ago, crazyjim said: Prostate cancer is the easiest cancer if found early enough. Trust me. I'm clean for 13 years now. Agent Orange was the cause of mine. If your brother would like to talk with someone who's been through the surgery, I'll pass my cell number to you. Thanks Jim. I'll let you know after I speak to him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 18 hours ago, Ramfins59 said: I got a phone call from my younger brother (who is 60) living in New Hampshire. The tests came back from his prostate biopsy.......... He's got prostate cancer...!!! Now he's got to have more tests to see if it may have spread to anywhere else. The news really bummed me out. I hope they can help your brother, but you may also want to get checked out if you haven't already. Sometimes the propensity for certain types of Cancer run in a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 One of my wife's uncles was informed he has a aggressive form of cancer and does not have much time left. His kids are already fighting over the inheritance, and there is a will. I should be surprised, but for some reason I am not. However, it does sadden me greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 57 minutes ago, Jim N said: One of my wife's uncles was informed he has a aggressive form of cancer and does not have much time left. His kids are already fighting over the inheritance, and there is a will. I should be surprised, but for some reason I am not. However, it does sadden me greatly. If his children had their own families, jobs, life styles, they really don't need to worry about an inheritance or will. That's a good reason to be saddened by their fighting, after all they're family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Chinee Harbor Freight auto-darkening welding helmet failed in the middle of running a bead, badly "flashing" my eyes. I stupidly thought the cheap piece of excrement could get me through ONE fabrication job. ANYBODY WHO VALUES YOUR VISION: BUY A REAL HELMET FROM A KNOWN RELIABLE INDUSTRIAL SOURCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Bill, is there a way to draw the heat out of your eyes? I've heard a potato cut in half, just tie it to your eyes with a bandana and take a nap...... Does that actually work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 minute ago, JollySipper said: Bill, is there a way to draw the heat out of your eyes? I've heard a potato cut in half, just tie it to your eyes with a bandana and take a nap...... Does that actually work? It's not the "heat", but the exposure to high-intensity UV for a few seconds. It's like staring into the sun, but worse. The effects should dissipate in a little while, I hope, but UV exposure is known to cause cataracts, and can actually make dead spots on the retina. This is what it feels like, trying to see normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Chinee Harbor Freight auto-darkening welding helmet failed in the middle of running a bead, badly "flashing" my eyes. I stupidly thought the cheap piece of excrement could get me through ONE fabrication job. ANYBODY WHO VALUES YOUR VISION: BUY A REAL HELMET FROM A KNOWN RELIABLE INDUSTRIAL SOURCE. I know how you feel. One time I was welding with an old non auto darkening helmet and forgot to flip the thing down and did the same thing. Last Christmas my grandpa got me a Lincoln electric auto darkening helmet and it is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Eyes are well worth buying quality equipment to protect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Today I was hoping to finish up my lawnmower exhaust but my wire feed welder decided to give me problems and now I a chunk of wire stuck somewhere inside the gun feed tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 17 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Chinee Harbor Freight auto-darkening welding helmet failed in the middle of running a bead, badly "flashing" my eyes. I stupidly thought the cheap piece of excrement could get me through ONE fabrication job. ANYBODY WHO VALUES YOUR VISION: BUY A REAL HELMET FROM A KNOWN RELIABLE INDUSTRIAL SOURCE. If you haven't already you should get to a good eye doctor. Your next step might be a good product safety attorney. Good luck with your sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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