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Message #08705



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Mike Kulesza" mikekulesza@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 01:33:32 GMT
Subject: [alt-beam] Y2K


So its 2000 tomorrow. In a few hours in those pacific islands at least.
Anyway HAPPY NEW MILLENIUM!!!!

I hope all BEAM bots are y2k compliant... i sure know mine are!!
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8706 Thu, 30 Dec 1999 17:42:28 -0800 RE: Carbon fiber, very dangerous and construction overkill + dont adam-m
> BS cowboy!
>
> The very thin carbon fiber rod is extremely light and strong for it's
> mass... I feel it a superb frame material and quite easy to work with,
> regular wire cutters work just fine - remember it's only 1mm diameter.
>
> If some of the more bitter sounding individuals out there deem it 'too
> dangerous' or 'unnecessary overkill', then maybe it is not right for
you...
>
> I have had excellent luck with it and use it all the time with great
> success. Some of the designs would simply not be as efficient without
such
> a cheap, light, strong material.
>
> Expensive? try 4 feet of 1mm rod for $3.75!
>
> Please note, it's the ROD that i'm advocating, not the woven mesh - which
> would be wonderful too, but MUCH more difficult to use.
>
> Why for such an interesting and creative hobby as this are there so many
> people resistant to new ideas? Look how long it took the superior
> chloroplast circuit to gain acceptance. weird.
>
> /Adam



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