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I haven't tried it yet myself but I heard you can use hairspray in the same way Scott suggested using that spray clear coat to help chalk lines last.

Rennaissance_Man, you mention "the newest plastic pipe on the market" but Pex has been around a long time (40yrs in Europe, 20 in the US market). Is it really logical to compare something with that kind of tenure in residential plumbing to "new plastics" used in vending machines? It would seem to me, with all the people who are either just unwilling to switch to new methods & or have a vested interest in keeping copper as the plumbing mainstay, that if pex really was unreliable there'd be better evidence available than a vague anecdote about "plastic piping" in vending machines.

Rennaissance_Man, you mention "the newest plastic pipe on the market" but Pex has been around a long time (40yrs in Europe, 20 in the US market). Is it really logical to compare something with that kind of tenure in residential plumbing to "new plastics" used in vending machines? It would seem to me, with all the people who are either just unwilling to switch to new methods & or have a vested interest in keeping copper as the plumbing mainstay, that if pex really was unreliable there'd be better evidence available than a vague anecdote about "plastic piping" in vending machines.

Great! I already listened to this one at the link you provided earlier but that'll be nice for the next one.

Thanks Ed

Thanks Ed, that link worked like a charm. Offhand though isn't it possible to host them on Taunton webspace and have a set up similar to Greenbuildingadvisor.com? Just a flash applet to play the file and html link to download it?

MFournier, if I'm not mistaken I could have swore the previous podcasts (and I thought this was true for most "podcasts") were simply MP3 files or some other type of non-proprietary audio file. At that point itunes, ipods or any other apple products are not necessary do matter what name stuck to netcasts. To require them is to dictate what might other be a personal choice.

(Just to clear) Amazon kindle uses a proprietary format so you have to buy from them (why I'd never buy one of those and avoid apple products). For PDFs & and WMVs you don't actually need the programs made by the companies that made the format. There are alternatives if you happen to not like Microsoft or Adobe's offerings. The difference in this case is I would have to download and install itunes just to **download** the file so I could play it on a another program that I prefer over itunes in respect to it's main function as a music player/organizer. At that point it's completely redundant and from what I remember from trying apple software in the past, likely to cause some unnecessary grief.

Was the ability to download the podcast straight from the FHB site removed? Clicking the usual link is taking me to the itunes site now and it seems they want me to install itunes to download the podcast.

I don't want to sound overly cynical here but why should I have to download and install a program I don't need, like, or want from a third party (particularly one I tend to not care for) to be able to download FHB content?

That really is stupefying... especially considering we're talking Ryobi here. I mean, even ignoring personal responsibility for ones actions, how is Ryobi any more at fault for not investing in sawstop technology (paying to license the tech, paying to retool production etc.) than the plaintiff would be for, well... not doing the exact same thing!

Sawstop does make a portable contractor saw. If the plaintiff was not going to pay more money for it and it's safety feature why the hell would Ryobi (a brand who's business model seems centred around selling lower priced tools) be expected to?