http://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php/Special:RecentChangesLinked Related changes en MediaWiki 1.20.2 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:01 GMT http://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=Laser&diff=1516&oldid=1497 http://www.bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=Laser&diff=1516&oldid=1497 <p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Gantry: </span> </span></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 14:54, 17 May 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan='4' style='text-align: center;' class='diff-multi'>(4 intermediate revisions by one user not shown)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 88:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 88:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; 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color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:48, 13 May 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 88:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 88:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The floor can be cleaned the same as the grid (minus the soaking, of course).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The floor can be cleaned the same as the grid (minus the soaking, of course).</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&#160;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; 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