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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1365 on: October 03, 2008, 11:18:12 PM »
The Wavebird pwns all as far as GC wireless controllers go.   I think it is funny when people go for the GC controller over the Wii controller.   Kinda defeats the entire purpose of the Wii.   The Wii isn't really that much more powerful than a GC graphically, the big difference is the peripherals which could have been adopted on the GC.   Nintendo really failed with the Wii as it is too much of a gimmick system for me to take seriously.

Yeah, but what are you gonna do when you wanna play gamecube games? (Okay I could have left the gamecube set up when I bought the Wii, used a switchbox or something, but hey, those white gc controllers look pretty fucking cool I think).

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1366 on: October 24, 2008, 01:55:34 PM »
One pound of powdered graphite
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1367 on: October 26, 2008, 12:39:39 PM »
What do you do with powdered graphite?
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1368 on: October 26, 2008, 01:36:40 PM »
What do you do with powdered graphite?

Lubricate non sexual and/or metallic things which do not work well with fluid lubricants.

Most of my heavy duty (capable of  supporting just around one hundred pounds) lighting stands would fail if I used liquid lubricants, but powder keeps them working as designed.

Clean them with alcohol, then lubricate them with powder = excellent. Add a few drops of oil and they will not hold even twenty pounds.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1369 on: October 26, 2008, 02:26:42 PM »
What do you do with powdered graphite?

Lubricate non sexual and/or metallic things which do not work well with fluid lubricants.

Most of my heavy duty (capable of  supporting just around one hundred pounds) lighting stands would fail if I used liquid lubricants, but powder keeps them working as designed.

Clean them with alcohol, then lubricate them with powder = excellent. Add a few drops of oil and they will not hold even twenty pounds.

You got it.  For me I add it in with the insulation in the blower to keep things running smoothly.  It's also really good on locks
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1370 on: October 26, 2008, 03:06:57 PM »
I have rarely used more than half an ounce maintaining all thirty odd stands, including posing stools, background supports, quick-retractable cabling and camera bellows.

A litttle goes a long way, unless you spray it ...

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1371 on: October 26, 2008, 03:44:17 PM »
I use it several ounces at a time  dumped in the hopper about once a month.
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Re: What have you bought lately?
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1373 on: October 31, 2008, 03:34:56 PM »
Staropramen :beergrin:
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1374 on: October 31, 2008, 04:59:11 PM »
a medication labeled that my doctor feels that it is worth the bad side effects from this medicine for it's potential benefits to my health.

NEVER believe it, and NEVER take Mepron...
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1375 on: October 31, 2008, 05:10:29 PM »
not much cash crunch
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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1376 on: October 31, 2008, 06:33:15 PM »
ammo


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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1377 on: November 01, 2008, 05:07:25 AM »
hiking gear - waterproof pants, gaiters, proofing spray and a new trekking pole for prodding the bogs with. 

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1378 on: November 01, 2008, 11:39:19 AM »
hiking gear - waterproof pants, gaiters, proofing spray and a new trekking pole for prodding the bogs with. 

to make sure they're dead?

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Re: What have you bought lately?
« Reply #1379 on: November 01, 2008, 11:40:28 AM »
yep. the live ones slither across the hillside after you.