I think it was a worthwhile change to require registration for access to the
Chaski forums, Harold.

All that registration requires is a legitimate email address from an
interested person to become registered. I was a reader of the forums before
the requirement was put in place, so it was no effort for me.
To view the messages is unrestricted, but to see the images or comment on
subjects, one is required to log in.

Anyone that's nervous about using an email address that they'd prefer to
keep private for personal correspondence, can get a free email address from
Yahoo or numerous other sources.

Thanks again for your detailed contributions Harold, here in RCM and Chaski.

--
WB
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metalworking projects
www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html


"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote in message
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"Wild_Bill" wrote in message
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When I looked it over after savig as a WordPad (not Word) .doc, it looked
fine but I didn't realize that the images weren't in the file.

But the text without the images is about 88kb.

I've been reading the Chaski boards occasionally for several years, so
looking up Harold's images wouldn't be difficult for anyone that might
have some trouble envisioning the grinds made on the cutting tools.
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

Unfortunately, the way the board is now operated, one must be a registered
user to see images that are hosted on the Chaski board, which mine are.

Registration may seem like a bit of an imposition, but once Marty made the
change, spamming of the board came to an abrupt halt. We were being hit
daily with several posts, some of which were XXX in nature. That's not
the purpose of the board, so the change has been a wonderful improvement,
lightening my burden considerably.

Anyone with an interest in mechanical devices is welcome----application is
generally approved within 24 hours. Marty is the sole authority for
approval, and does an outstanding job at screening the riff-raff.

Harold