James Harrison
Master Tinkerer
 England
Bachelor of the Arts; Master of the Sciences
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« Reply #100 on: January 06, 2009, 07:42:11 pm » |
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Thou shalt always bear in mind that continued and exuberant elbow~grease powered sanding of metal and/or wood will in all likelihood result in one or more blisters on the fingers and the thumbs.
Thou shalt be aware that should this be the case it is altogether best to resist the urges to continue or return to the sanding of the material until the blisters have calmed down.
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Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.
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Sir Nikolas Vendigroth
Captain Spice
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« Reply #101 on: January 06, 2009, 10:06:16 pm » |
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Thou shalt treat every workpiece as if it were most incredibly hot. Just in case it is.
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HE WRESTLES BEARS, HE DRINKS HIS ALE, HE LOVES HIS AUTUNITE! ON WEDNESDAYS HE GOES SHOPPING, THIS SONG IS UTTER SHI-
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« Reply #102 on: January 06, 2009, 10:16:47 pm » |
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Thou shalt treat every workpiece as if it were most incredibly hot. Just in case it is.
Indeed! Coda - thou shalt remember always that hot brass and hot aluminium are indistinguishable from said metals cold. Take care when thou wouldst pick up the shiny thing that thou hast just parted off on the lathe, lest there be much cursing and swearing. |
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So God Save the Queen, 'Cause anything is possible for a man in a top hat with a monkey with a monocle! |
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Dr cornelius quack
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
Arrant Carney. Phmebian Cultural Attache.
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« Reply #103 on: January 06, 2009, 10:37:31 pm » |
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Well, they've disappeared now I'm not soldering stuff every day, but the callouses on my thumbs meant that I had to be careful not to clean the tip of the iron with a quick wipe of said finger when there were students about. Just in case they tried it.
I kind of miss being able to do that.
It's sad when you are old enough to remember the days before stuff got dangerous.
Them wet foam pads on soldering iron stands are just cr*p.
Dr. Q.
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Such are the feeble bases on which many a public character rests.
Construction of illegal outdoor Privvys on common land a speciality. Our customers always come back.
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Prof. Albrecht Von Taggërt
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« Reply #104 on: January 07, 2009, 12:14:36 am » |
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THOU SHALT make a prototype of a object before cutting the only original you have/ THOU SHALT NOT forget said prototype and think "I can wing it!'
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Prometheus Culier
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« Reply #105 on: January 07, 2009, 12:49:11 am » |
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Thou shalt accommodate thy designs to thine outcomes as they occur, for truly the Lord is not the only inventor who works in mysterious ways.
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Aly S. Moniker
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« Reply #106 on: January 07, 2009, 02:00:30 am » |
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Thou shalt not start attempting a project without having clear in thou's mind how they shalt go about the project.
Thou shalt certainly reach interesting results when beginning a project with clear methods but without clear intent, then forget how they achieved the interesting results when some dastardly accident happens upon the results and renders them unrecognizable.
Thou shalt always write down the recipe during cooking experiments, for if thou does not, the experiment will turn out delicious the first time and thou shalt never recall how they managed it again and it shalt never be so delicious again.
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« Reply #107 on: January 07, 2009, 07:35:08 am » |
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ahem..
Thou shall "remember to read, follow, and understand all the safty and operating instructions that come with your power tools..... and remember that their is no more important tip than to wear these(points to eyewear) safety glasses"
so it is written in the book of Norm, so may it be done
blessed be the flannel.
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"It is the mark of the cultured man that he is aware of the fact that equality is an ethical and not a biological principle."
-Ashley Montagu
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Kaljaia
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« Reply #108 on: January 07, 2009, 09:07:08 am » |
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Thou shalt buy tools made within one's own country.
Imported stuff is never as good.
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Every good "Why" deserves a "Why Not?"
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crazy eyes
Deck Hand
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« Reply #109 on: January 07, 2009, 09:48:13 am » |
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Thou shalt own a dremel, for it is the greatest singular tool that mankind has ever devised.
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The one and only, world's finest, and one day Supreme Ruler Of The Universe.
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James Harrison
Master Tinkerer
England
Bachelor of the Arts; Master of the Sciences
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« Reply #110 on: January 07, 2009, 12:21:03 pm » |
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When thou findest a supply of materials, thou shalt lay in a stockpile of said materials as large as the wallet and the storage room allows. For as it is written in the book of Murphy, thou shalt otherwise run out of raw material at a critical stage of construction and thouest supplier shall have either none of the required parts or else shall have shuffled off this mortal coil or else the price shall have increased.
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theMadTinker
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« Reply #111 on: January 07, 2009, 04:55:55 pm » |
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Thou shalt always bear in mind that continued and exuberant elbow~grease powered sanding of metal and/or wood will in all likelihood result in one or more blisters on the fingers and the thumbs.
Thou shalt be aware that should this be the case it is altogether best to resist the urges to continue or return to the sanding of the material until the blisters have calmed down.
Counter-point: Thou shalt simply apply bandages to the blisters that form on thine fingers when hammering hot metal for hours, for otherwise thou shalt have to build another fire later to finish a job that thou hast a fire for right now. |
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It's not a skirt, it's a kilt; and ye ken why it's called a kilt? Because I kilt everyone who called it a skirt. You won't get far trying to argue semantics with an English major. The Urban Phantasy Blog |
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Portugal Q. Improbability
Deck Hand
United States
Mumblety Peg World Champion, 1892, '93, '95
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« Reply #112 on: January 11, 2009, 05:34:36 am » |
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Thou shalt take thine anti-depressants BEFORE operating the power saw.
Thou shalt use large, tempting red buttons to turn aperatuses OFF and not on.
Thou shalt not use clever abreviations for profanity while working with small children unless one is prepared to hear the phrase "Effed in the ay? I know what that means!"
Thou shalt ground thyself before poking screwdrivers into computers.
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Professional Lurker's Credo: Speak softly (if at all) and carry a big stick.
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« Reply #113 on: January 11, 2009, 04:44:36 pm » |
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Thou shalt treat every workpiece as if it were most incredibly hot. Just in case it is.
Indeed! Coda - thou shalt remember always that hot brass and hot aluminium are indistinguishable from said metals cold. Take care when thou wouldst pick up the shiny thing that thou hast just parted off on the lathe, lest there be much cursing and swearing. If thou thinkest "I can't be bothered to clamp this rod" before cutting with a Dremel - remember that friction produceth heat- sometimes quite a lot of it ....  |
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SteamKit
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« Reply #114 on: January 12, 2009, 05:10:31 am » |
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Thou shalt not lend grounded equipment to stupid people, because they will certainly try to plug it into a standard ungrounded outlet, and shall snip off your ground prong.
Thou shalt snip off their "Ground prong" if they do such a thing to an expensive tool.
(My dad's actually had this one happen many a time.)
-Kit
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Allen Personal Translocation Modules: Why travel when you can arrive?
I didn't become an unlicensed surgeon to be called "Mister."
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Marrock
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« Reply #115 on: January 12, 2009, 02:02:21 pm » |
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Thou shalt not lend grounded equipment to stupid people, because they will certainly try to plug it into a standard ungrounded outlet, and shall snip off your ground prong.
Thou shalt snip off their "Ground prong" if they do such a thing to an expensive tool.
(My dad's actually had this one happen many a time.)
-Kit
If thou shalt mutilate another's property, thou shalt have thine hat handed to thee with thine head in it. |
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elliot
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« Reply #116 on: January 12, 2009, 11:57:30 pm » |
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Thou shall NEVER wear gloves whilst using a drill press.
Thou shall NEVER use a paper or ceramic coffee cup for paints, thinners or adhesives.
( You WILL eventually take that regrettable sip. I swear to you.)
Thou shall always drill pilot holes in wood before using screws.
Thou shall always PLAN the sequence of assembly before attempting said process.
Thou shall always have fun when working.
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paulw
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« Reply #117 on: January 13, 2009, 02:59:12 am » |
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Thou shalt make the door larger then the objects that go into the greenhouse.
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SteamKit
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« Reply #118 on: January 13, 2009, 03:53:15 am » |
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Thou shalt remember that spending 2 hours to think of and execute a good plan is better than to suffer through a half hour of bad plan.
-Kit
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Mercury Wells
Rogue Ætherlord
I insiste that you do call me WELLS. :)
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« Reply #119 on: January 13, 2009, 03:54:46 am » |
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Thou shalt not use a hammer as a temporary screwdriver.
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Reverend Redmond Farrier
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« Reply #120 on: January 13, 2009, 04:51:55 am » |
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I love the way this thread has taken off. lol  Thou shall always have fun when working. This is by far the most important commandment of the hobbyist. When a project ceases to be fun, it ceases to be a hobby and mutates into work. Rev. R. Farrier |
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SteamKit
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« Reply #121 on: January 13, 2009, 05:07:14 am » |
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When thou doest need a hammer, thou shalt use the correct sort, for thou surely hast a collection of them.
-Kit
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theMadTinker
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« Reply #122 on: January 13, 2009, 05:20:34 am » |
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When thou doest need a hammer, thou shalt use the correct sort, for thou surely hast a collection of them.
-Kit
Thou shalt use the correct face of thine hammer, for thou hast spent some time now peening that leaf, and will swear when thou flattens it again in one blow. |
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von Corax
Immortal
 Canada
Leverkusen Institute of Paleocybernetics
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« Reply #123 on: January 13, 2009, 05:52:39 am » |
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Thou shalt not use a wrench to drive nails, save in the direst of emergencies, for in so doing thou dost imperil thy wrench, thy nail, thy workpiece and various of thy bodily appendages.
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By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
By the Beans of Life do my thoughts acquire speed
My hands acquire a shaking
The shaking becomes a warning
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
The Leverkusen Institute of Paleocybernetics is 5838 km from Reading
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« Reply #124 on: January 13, 2009, 06:14:14 am » |
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Thou shalt not use a wrench to drive nails, save in the direst of emergencies, for in so doing thou dost imperil thy wrench, thy nail, thy workpiece and various of thy bodily appendages.
Unless thou hast an interesting enough collection of tools to have one of those wrenches with a hammer face. Even then, better to use a hammer for most of thine nails. -Kit |
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