Re: [neonixie-l] OT - mystery machine

2020-08-19 Thread Mac Doktor
> On Aug 19, 2020, at 5:30 PM, H. Carl Ott wrote: > > Re calcium carbide. > > I'll have to open the can to see if it's still any good. Probably trash by > now, > I always wanted a cannon. Could not buy one, Had to make my own out of > soup cans and a piezo sparker. Nice booms. We

Re: [neonixie-l] OT - mystery machine

2020-08-19 Thread H. Carl Ott
Re calcium carbide. I'll have to open the can to see if it's still any good. Probably trash by now, I always wanted a cannon. Could not buy one, Had to make my own out of soup cans and a piezo sparker. Nice booms. carl Henry Carl Ott

Re: [neonixie-l] OT - mystery machine

2020-08-19 Thread gregebert
Calcium carbide, a greyish solid, mixed with water, produces acetylene gas. Generating the gas onsite was the only practical method, because acetylene becomes very unstable above 15 PSI. After it was discovered that acetylene can be dissolved into acetone, it became practical to ship and store

Re: [neonixie-l] OT - mystery machine

2020-08-19 Thread Mac Doktor
On Aug 19, 2020, at 4:26 PM, H. Carl Ott wrote: > > Silicon carbide ? Or calcium carbide? > > I still have a blue can of it around from 30 years ago when they sold it as > camping supplies. Have ever opened it? I've had brand new containers that were opened once and sealed properly go

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread Mac Doktor
> On Aug 19, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Christian Elzey wrote: > > Yup, forces you to login now. Darn. I'm sure that no one wants to hear this but the solution to most problems of this type is to use an email client. I'm a member of numerous groups and list-serves. All incoming message are routed

Re: [neonixie-l] OT - mystery machine

2020-08-19 Thread H. Carl Ott
Silicon carbide ? Or calcium carbide? I still have a blue can of it around from 30 years ago when they sold it as camping supplies. carl Henry Carl Ott N2RVQhcarl...@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 4:10 PM GastonP wrote: > It

Re: [neonixie-l] OT - mystery machine

2020-08-19 Thread GastonP
It looks like that, and the tubes are the gas generators. The port for loading the silicon carbide could be on the opposite side, and the water was to be loaded through the bronze pipes with copper-color stoppers. On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 1:29:32 PM UTC-3 Tony Adams wrote: > Acetylene

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread newxito
Maybe that's just during the migration phase to reduce the load. It would be a real shame if the forum would no longer be open to everyone. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread Christian Elzey
Yup, forces you to login now. Darn. On Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 3:20 PM Christian Elzey wrote: > I really hope not, we don't need more walled gardens on the web. > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 3:05 PM newxito wrote: > >> Can someone confirm that google is now forcing users to log in even if >> they just

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread Christian Elzey
I really hope not, we don't need more walled gardens on the web. On Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 3:05 PM newxito wrote: > Can someone confirm that google is now forcing users to log in even if > they just want to read the conversations from the group? > > -- > You received this message because you are

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread newxito
Can someone confirm that google is now forcing users to log in even if they just want to read the conversations from the group? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

Re: [neonixie-l] A real bargain

2020-08-19 Thread martin martin
I'll take two! ~ *mcvei...@gmail.com * On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:14 AM Bill van Dijk wrote: > At least it comes with free shipping... > > > -Original Message- > From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Kevin A. > Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [neonixie-l] A real bargain

2020-08-19 Thread Bill van Dijk
At least it comes with free shipping... -Original Message- From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin A. Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 8:38 AM To: neonixie-l Subject: [neonixie-l] A real bargain

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread gregebert
The new viewer also mismanages new posts; even after reading a "new" post, it's often retained as new the next time I read the same thread when an update arrives. On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10:07:26 AM UTC-7 celzey11 wrote: > Stickied posts don't seem to show up on the new groups format.

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread celzey11
Stickied posts don't seem to show up on the new groups format. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view

Re: [neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread John DeArmond
I have my mail agent set to reject the virus transport mechanism, er, HTML mail.  Google somehow detects this and sends me plain text. John On 8/19/20 8:10 AM, 'orange_glow_fan' via neonixie-l wrote: Did anyone get migrated to the 'New Groups' page format? Not sure if I caused it or Google

[neonixie-l] Re: New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread J Forbes
I see it too. I will just get used to it, because I expect we will all be forced into it eventually. On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 5:10:03 AM UTC-7 orange_glow_fan wrote: > > Did anyone get migrated to the 'New Groups' page format? Not sure if I > caused it or Google just decided I would

[neonixie-l] A real bargain

2020-08-19 Thread Kevin A.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224122723257 Maybe there's an extra digit in the price accidently? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[neonixie-l] New Google Groups...format..?

2020-08-19 Thread 'orange_glow_fan' via neonixie-l
Did anyone get migrated to the 'New Groups' page format? Not sure if I caused it or Google just decided I would want it I didn't, I didn't much like the new look... If you don't like it, you can click the tool wheel to opt out..for now.not sure if it might be forced on us down the