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    I see that it's at -43 but I thought you could only give 1 point (good or bad) at a time.
    Seems to vary. I'm not sure why anyone would use this feature as the persons identification is clearly revealed on the SMF wall of Thanks. https://www.scrapmetalforum.com/smf-thanks.php

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proton View Post
    Seems to vary. I'm not sure why anyone would use this feature as the persons identification is clearly revealed on the SMF wall of Thanks. https://www.scrapmetalforum.com/smf-thanks.php

    In all my posts I give links to sources, if there's an interest pick up the phone.

    This assumes anonymity is important to the person giving rep. Myself I'm welcoming of transparency and accountability for my actions.

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    This assumes anonymity is important to the person giving rep. Myself I'm welcoming of transparency and accountability for my actions.
    This doesn't mean I don't want one of you to clear my browser history when I die. Many thanks in advance.

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    Reputation points given, good or bad, are based on the number of rep points the person giving them has accumulated since they have been a member. I've given members both and don't have a problem if the whole forum can see it.
    A +62 from me lets members know if I like their posts and their contributions to the forum. A -31 lets members know that they're being a horses ass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proton View Post
    Seems to vary. I'm not sure why anyone would use this feature as the persons identification is clearly revealed on the SMF wall of Thanks. https://www.scrapmetalforum.com/smf-thanks.php

    In all my posts I give links to sources, if there's an interest pick up the phone.

    Removing plywood floor from the trailer frame, first set the depth of the blade on the saw then made several cuts, using a zip cut at an angle to remove the heads from the screws.

    Could also have used the welder to burn the heads off, this is what I use when scrapping out an aluminium highway tractor cab that has steel braces in the corners with steel rivets securing them in place. Cheap rod at high amperage.




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    [QUOTE=Proton;291553]Removing plywood floor from the trailer frame, first set the depth of the blade on the saw then made several cuts, using a zip cut at an angle to remove the heads from the screws.

    Could also have used the welder to burn the heads off, this is what I use when scrapping out an aluminium highway tractor cab that has steel braces in the corners with steel rivets securing them in place. Cheap rod at high amperage.

    You can do the same thing using a coat hanger instead of a welding rod. They are cheaper and my welder does not care. In this case the cut off blade would have been my choice. Depending on the age of the wood a wonder bar and hammer can take the wood off and you can cut the screw level with the deck on one pass. It would be hard to do with the pry bar shown in the picture.
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    One of the better built trailers that I've seen in a long time, the plywood floor not only screwed down with deck screws but glued as well. The glue in some places held so well a layer of plywood stayed behind.

    Thanks for the heads up on the coat hangers.

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    Very interesting and thank you. I was wondering what you meant by Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Imagine what technology can do today, if this can be revealed to the public now. Example Corona came to light almost fifty years after it was implemented. In addition you have to consider Looking Glass. One has to wonder why code names often refer to fables. Just to be clear, the U.S. is always referred to as the instigator. I am sure none of these programs were implemented without the help and support of Canada and the UK.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    Very interesting and thank you. I was wondering what you meant by Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Imagine what technology can do today, if this can be revealed to the public now. Example Corona came to light almost fifty years after it was implemented. In addition you have to consider Looking Glass. One has to wonder why code names often refer to fables. Just to be clear, the U.S. is always referred to as the instigator. I am sure none of these programs were implemented without the help and support of Canada and the UK.
    Boom!

    Five eyes.

    Triggered, events will now escalate and there's no turning the clock back. To a new future

    I apologise for being cryptic.

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    It's like Alice in Wonderland going down the rabbit hole. It's a very strange world that's revealed. It would be easy to get lost in a place where things are seldom exactly as they would seem.

    With that said : It begs the question .... how does one navigate from point to point without losing their way ?

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    [QUOTE=Patriot76;291563]
    Quote Originally Posted by Proton View Post
    Removing plywood floor from the trailer frame, first set the depth of the blade on the saw then made several cuts, using a zip cut at an angle to remove the heads from the screws.

    Could also have used the welder to burn the heads off, this is what I use when scrapping out an aluminium highway tractor cab that has steel braces in the corners with steel rivets securing them in place. Cheap rod at high amperage.

    You can do the same thing using a coat hanger instead of a welding rod. They are cheaper and my welder does not care. In this case the cut off blade would have been my choice. Depending on the age of the wood a wonder bar and hammer can take the wood off and you can cut the screw level with the deck on one pass. It would be hard to do with the pry bar shown in the picture.
    I haven't tried burning the heads off with a welder but i've had really good luck with a cutoff wheel on the grinder. Had a 3000 sq/ft cedar wraparound deck where the decking boards had to be replaced a few years ago. They originally used 16D box nails going into pressure treated framing below. No hope of ever pulling the nails, but just cutting the heads off made it easy to get the decking boards up.

    You can save a little bit of money by using metal cutting skill saw blades that have worn down to 4" diameter in the angle grinder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proton View Post
    Boom!

    Five eyes.

    Triggered, events will now escalate and there's no turning the clock back. To a new future

    I apologise for being cryptic.
    Many times your posts contain messages that are challenging to those that recognize them and not recognized by the general public. My responses to the tariffs have been cryptic, but few have called me out on it. I am sure there is intelligence not shared with Australia and New Zealand and I believe the two examples provided did not include them initially. It is assumed that which is shared with them would include France and therefore the six eyes. An even larger network is the 14 eyes, but intelligence is limited because of the chance of something becoming general knowledge. Therefore I feel three eyes (cyclops is another code name) is the appropriate description and few understand how this impacts politics, social life, economics, and scrap.

    Since it is your thread I do not feel guilty asking why a trade agreement with Mexico was announced before one with Canada? Even though NAFTA was thrown out the window, was our trade war with Canada a decoy? Does this create a back door to trade with China? Does this explain the change in logistics for scrap transport?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    Many times your posts contain messages that are challenging to those that recognize them and not recognized by the general public. My responses to the tariffs have been cryptic, but few have called me out on it. I am sure there is intelligence not shared with Australia and New Zealand and I believe the two examples provided did not include them initially. It is assumed that which is shared with them would include France and therefore the six eyes. An even larger network is the 14 eyes, but intelligence is limited because of the chance of something becoming general knowledge. Therefore I feel three eyes (cyclops is another code name) is the appropriate description and few understand how this impacts politics, social life, economics, and scrap.

    Since it is your thread I do not feel guilty asking why a trade agreement with Mexico was announced before one with Canada? Even though NAFTA was thrown out the window, was our trade war with Canada a decoy? Does this create a back door to trade with China? Does this explain the change in logistics for scrap transport?
    Its all about were the excess of our imported steel is going. NAFTA abused.


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    Long products accounted for 30 percent, or 614 thousand metric tons, of Canada's imports, followed by pipe and tube at 22 percent (447 thousand metric tons), stainless steel at 5 percent (108 thousand metric tons), and semi-finished products at 4 percent (80 thousand metric tons).





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    In 2015, the volume of Canada's steel imports decreased by 22 percent to 7.9 million metric tons from 10.1 million metric tons in 2014. YTD 2016 imports totaled 5.7 million metric tons — a 5 percent decrease from 6.1 million metric tons in YTD 2015.





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    Canada exported 1.8 million metric tons of steel, a 5 percent increase from YTD .... percent while inChina and. Japan import shares remained constant relative.





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    The volume of Canada's steel imports has fluctuated in recent years. In 2015, Canada's steel imports decreased by 22 percent to 7.9 million metric tons from 10.1 million metric tons in 2014. 2016imports totaled 7.7 million metric tons — a 3 percent decrease from 2015.








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    Quote Originally Posted by Proton View Post
    Boom!

    Five eyes.

    Triggered, events will now escalate and there's no turning the clock back. To a new future

    I apologise for being cryptic.
    As an after thought I wanted to address the new future you refer to. Within the last year I made a prediction that refineries and foundries would start being built in the interior of the country with an improved infrastructure providing transportation through the west and mid-west to Canada and the Great Lakes. Several reasons were given for this belief at the time and present political movement supports this idea. I would like to make another point about the future, that is that there is little talk about Mexico paying for the wall. If the trade volume increases in the Gulf of Mexico this will be front and center in negotiations. Regardless what the future holds in store, you can bet it will include change.


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