pyotr filipivich wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" ? on Wed, 19 Jun 2013
09:16:51 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
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?pyotr filipivich wrote:
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?? Michael A. Terrell wrote:
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?? ?? I'm working on the designs for a steam powered crank for one of
?? ?? those.
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?? ? Why? Aren't you already cranky enough? ;-)
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?? Who wants to know?
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? Anyone close enough to get hurt. ;-)
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?? (I've got an idea for a set of solenoids to push the keys on my manual
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?? able to use that as a printer option with the word processing program.
?? But "clackity clackity - ding! clackity clack...")
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? Late '70s BYTE magazine had the kit to do that.

Wahahahahahaha!


The Selectric was easier to convert, with just seven solenoids.