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Rich Grise

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Dec 4, 2009, 3:52:22 PM12/4/09
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How is this stuff different from, say, crocus cloth?
https://www.getsmoothaway.com/ver41/index.asp

Thanks,
Rich

Steve W.

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Dec 4, 2009, 4:39:17 PM12/4/09
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It's basically the same stuff. BUT-- It is marketed better...

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Steve W.

Rich Grise

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Dec 4, 2009, 4:58:51 PM12/4/09
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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:52:22 -0800, Rich Grise wrote:

A terrible link - sorry for that.

> Thanks,
> Rich

amdx

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Dec 4, 2009, 6:59:09 PM12/4/09
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"Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com> wrote in message
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What's the difference between crocus cloth and emery cloth?
Not that I want to use either under my arm!
Mike


Steve W.

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Dec 4, 2009, 8:29:29 PM12/4/09
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Crocus cloth uses Iron Oxide as the abrasive
Emery cloth uses Emery as the abrasive.

The "get smooth" crap is basically wood forms covered with emery paper.
The idea behind it is to sand off the hair instead of cutting/tweezing
or chemical removal.

Want another hardware store item that is sold in larger quantities to
other places? Take a look at the Micro-plane wood rasps. They are a HIGH
priced version of Sureform tools. Most of them are not sold to
woodworkers though, they are sold to Chefs and wanna-be Chefs. They use
them for zesting, grating and shaving ingredients.

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Steve W.

alie...@gmail.com

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Dec 4, 2009, 11:39:21 PM12/4/09
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On Dec 4, 1:58 pm, Rich Grise <richgr...@example.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:52:22 -0800, Rich Grise wrote:
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> A terrible link - sorry for that.

Firefox is not impressed.


Mark L. Fergerson

Robert Baer

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Dec 5, 2009, 2:34:48 AM12/5/09
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Crocus cloth was invented by a plant, and Emery cloth was invented by
a city near Oakland CA.

kfvo...@gmail.com

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Dec 5, 2009, 3:19:36 AM12/5/09
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Mozilla Firefox did ok. Took about 3 clicks.
Chrome Unstable killed it in 1 click.

Stupendous Man

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Dec 5, 2009, 3:52:33 AM12/5/09
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> A terrible link - sorry for that.
>

This is why i rarely click on a posted link until someone else has commented
on it. Most are a waste of time, a few are interesting, and then there is
the rare trap.

PeterD

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Dec 5, 2009, 8:43:04 AM12/5/09
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On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:52:33 -0800, "Stupendous Man" <sp...@trap.com>
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Or just turn off all scripting in your browser... Much easier.

Larry Jaques

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Dec 5, 2009, 11:55:33 PM12/5/09
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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:34:48 -0800, the infamous Robert Baer
<rober...@localnet.com> scrawled the following:

I thought emery cloth was invented by a woman with large breasts. Oh,
wait, that was Emerson. Never mind.

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Rich Grise

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Dec 6, 2009, 6:32:26 PM12/6/09
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On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:39:58 -0700, Steve Ackman wrote:

> In <pan.2009.12.04....@example.net>, on Fri, 04 Dec 2009


> 13:58:51 -0800, Rich Grise, rich...@example.net wrote:
>> On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:52:22 -0800, Rich Grise wrote:
>>
>> A terrible link - sorry for that.
>

> I don't get it. What's a "welcome forever" link?
> Whatever it is, it didn't do anything to xlinks2

It's a snippet of javascript that triggers on "on exit", and reloads the
page. (or the spam.)

Cheers!
Rich


JosephKK

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Dec 6, 2009, 8:37:24 PM12/6/09
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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:52:22 -0800, Rich Grise <rich...@example.net>
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I have not seen such a nasty force you to watch site since i stumbled
into a nasty XXX sex site.

JosephKK

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Dec 6, 2009, 8:46:44 PM12/6/09
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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:29 -0500, "Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com>
wrote:

>amdx wrote:
>> "Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:hfbvgo$n6g$2...@aioe.org...
>>> Rich Grise wrote:
>>>> How is this stuff different from, say, crocus cloth?
>>>> https://www.getsmoothaway.com/ver41/index.asp
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Rich
>>>>
>>> It's basically the same stuff. BUT-- It is marketed better...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve W.
>>
>> What's the difference between crocus cloth and emery cloth?
>> Not that I want to use either under my arm!
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
>Crocus cloth uses Iron Oxide as the abrasive
>Emery cloth uses Emery as the abrasive.

No, it is actually fineness of the grit.

JosephKK

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Dec 6, 2009, 9:05:59 PM12/6/09
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I would like to. But two sites i really want require java to work
right. What i really need is much more fine grained control, off
generally and on for specific sites.

The same issue with cookies.

Jamie

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Dec 6, 2009, 9:48:08 PM12/6/09
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:-&

Martin H. Eastburn

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Dec 6, 2009, 9:38:12 PM12/6/09
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Crocus is always a polishing level used extensively on brass and bronzes.
e.g. brass engines.

Emery comes in many grades. I have seem mil spec to 80 grit.

http://www.shop3m.com/60070003169.html?WT.mc_id=3M-com-AtoZ-Emery-Cloth

Martin

Steve W.

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Dec 6, 2009, 9:50:13 PM12/6/09
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You can do that in Firefox 3.5

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Steve W.

Steve W.

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Dec 6, 2009, 9:53:48 PM12/6/09
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JosephKK wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:29 -0500, "Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> amdx wrote:
>>> "Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:hfbvgo$n6g$2...@aioe.org...
>>>> Rich Grise wrote:
>>>>> How is this stuff different from, say, crocus cloth?
>>>>> https://www.getsmoothaway.com/ver41/index.asp
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Rich
>>>>>
>>>> It's basically the same stuff. BUT-- It is marketed better...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Steve W.
>>> What's the difference between crocus cloth and emery cloth?
>>> Not that I want to use either under my arm!
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>> Crocus cloth uses Iron Oxide as the abrasive
>> Emery cloth uses Emery as the abrasive.
>
> No, it is actually fineness of the grit.

NO
Crocus cloth is the reddish color it is due to being made using iron
oxide for the abrasive.

Emery cloth is NAMED because it uses Emery grit as the abrasive.

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Steve W.

Ed Huntress

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Dec 6, 2009, 10:13:17 PM12/6/09
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"Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com> wrote in message
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Crocus cloth comes in two colors -- a maroonish red, and gray. They're two
different oxides of iron. The maroonish is Fe2O3. Neither is very hard; the
natural material runs around 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale. They make good
polishing abrasives for softer metals.

>
> Emery cloth is NAMED because it uses Emery grit as the abrasive.

Emery can be a natural material, mostly corundum (aluminum oxide) and Fe2O3
or spinel. The synthetic version is what's used for emery paper today. It's
pretty hard -- the corundum component is around 9 on the Mohs scale, but the
other constituents make the emery material somewhat softer, usually around 8
or below.

I don't know about this product but many of the cosmetic abrasives are
either garnet or just crystalline silica, or even sand.

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Ed Huntress


cavelamb

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Dec 7, 2009, 1:02:35 AM12/7/09
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Firefox 3+ with an add-on called NoScript.
Allows you to decide which scripts run and which don't.

And FlashBlock replaces flash objects with a blank box and button
(to allow you to run it if you desire).

PeterD

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Dec 7, 2009, 8:52:18 AM12/7/09
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The Firefox anti-scripting plugin allows site-by-site enabling of
scripts. Just the ticket for those few that you need to allow 'em on.
That's what I'm using, and it works very well...


JosephKK

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Dec 9, 2009, 7:08:42 AM12/9/09
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Thanks Ed. Your response is more complete and clearer than mine.

JosephKK

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Dec 9, 2009, 7:13:42 AM12/9/09
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On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:50:13 -0500, "Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com>
wrote:

>JosephKK wrote:

I might try it if i thought it was properly stable. Good old MSWin
age software, if it is mostly running ship it.

Steve W.

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Dec 9, 2009, 5:07:55 PM12/9/09
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Firefox is not related to MS. It is tested a long time prior to actual
release. They also fix issues very quickly.
The biggest problem are web sites which don't use proper coding. OR ones
who are simply lazy...

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Steve W.

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JosephKK

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Dec 11, 2009, 11:36:01 AM12/11/09
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On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:07:55 -0500, "Steve W." <csr...@NOTyahoo.com>
wrote:

I read in a lot of places, and i hear at least 10 times the complaints
about the 3.5 series than i hear about the 3.0 series. I will let it
mature a bit more. KDE4 is not quite ready yet either.

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