Scott NC

  Nimrod, and to answer Goods question, that catalog is copywrited 1876 (not sure of mfg dates of vises though) and can found on the Internet Archive.  Very nice story.

  It looks kind of like this one.  Maybe they made other models.

  Well, I completely misunderstood what you wrote, I don't know why, but I did.   And I should know better.  I would never expect you to turn off caring about people, anymore than I could not care for others.  Especially friends.  I sincerely appologize for my confusion.  I sent you a PM concerning this.  You have many thanks for the hug and scritch coming your way......  

  As far as the bumping thing goes, I bumped a topic TWICE but did not add any content to it.  Actually this happened once before, I was warned and it is entirely my fault.  Can't have everybody bumping everything all over the place, it would get pretty confusing.

  My, this thread went haywire.....

  Not the "sole" purpose sometimes.  But thanks for reading my mind.

  You are better off that way.  I will respond properly when I'm not stuck in the doghouse.

  I can't reply because I am on moderation for "bumping" a topic without any warning..

On 4/21/2024 at 12:27 PM, Frosty said:

Cool, then I'll pester you about buying a new laptop every time you complain about writing long posts or other excuses for not posting now and then. Would you like me to send you "valuable offers?"

  I did not know I got low enough to be complaining about it.  I suppose I did, but it seemed like an observation on my part, at the time.  I won't make that mistake again.  As for posting now and then, what is your criteria for that?  I post erratically? 

  I appreciate your dream library, I would like the same.  Who wouldn't.  It kind of reminds me of Billy's thoughts on the study he is building.  I once was into chemistry and dreamed of the perfect laboratory.  That probably would not have ended well, if it came true.

  Dreams of the perfect shop too. 

How about owning a big chunk of Colorado.  Or own a fossil hunting firm?  Lost wreck treasure hunting yacht?

  What is life without dreams?  Pretty damn boring, I think.

  Btw, your mention about heating up that window tape would be good for the "tips-n-tricks" forum.  A simple trick for that is also never take it off and the tape glue just degrades and it falls off.

  Another catasrophic fire including a spire.  I read somewhere, there were crowns saved from the top of it too, after it fell, just like the rooster, but have lost it.  Some risked their lives to save the art inside the structure.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68848772.amp

12 hours ago, Frosty said:

Have you considered a small laptop? They're really pretty cheap, are easy to view and touch type.

  I thought about this after I posted that comment, but it was tooooo late.  I really have no excuse.  Other than the fact I can't make it past the junkyard on my way to the computer store...  or wind up on the Fossil Shack website.... or.... 

  I'll get one, sometime.....

  I used to put that plastic window insulation up every winter.  One place I lived, when I took it down it took the finish right off with it.

  It has been close to 90's Here lately and today it's in the 50's and rain.

  I'm starting to see the wisdom of not going off track on here actually.  It's hard to type out long missives and tell my life history on here, pecking away on a cell phone.  I am at a disadvantage!

On 4/11/2024 at 8:59 PM, Frosty said:

I could think of but thought there might be other reasons.

  Actually, there is another use for them.  They keep idiot's, new personel and people with no depth perception from setting a car or car string too close to the mainline on sidings for the railroad to pick up.  The RR usually doesn't like to go in any farther in than necessary to pick them up.  Some places paint the rails to mean "no farther" but the derail eliminates the possibilty of setting them too close and having a sideswipe or worse.

  Yeah, I suppose it had something to do with being surrounded with cornfields.

  Things have changed.  My schooling was in a town with 360 people.  It might be why I did not learn properly.  We had NO field trips.

18 minutes ago, Frosty said:

put you on your butt sensitive or not

  Send you to meet your maker.  I carry a pen.

The drain tube was leaking on the floor.  I tore out the trim and headliner and all assorted pieces from the door bottom to the drain hole up top, only to find somebody perviously fixed it with a splice sealed with electrical tape right near the where it goes down the front windshield support thing.  I broke every push in plastic fastener, in the process.   Bad enough they design this stuff not to be worked on, but worse when somebody "fixes" it previously.  It's a Ford Explorer, I suppose that has something to do with it.

  Thanks for sharing.  That sounds like it was a fun field day, Juno.  My daughter just took a class to Washington, DC.  No iron work photo's though.  She was close to me but we could not arrange a visit.  I'm not an expert but those doors look pretty thick and substancial..

  Does it work on yellow jackets?  I'm allergic.

  One time when I was younger,  I applied for a machinist job, thinking my hobby knowledge would serve me well, but it was a pump manufacturer and I was out of my element and failed badly.  They hired me with the promise of easing me in but that went out the window in short order (and I know perfectly why and it's understandable, in hindsight).  I could cut small gears on my own equipment, doing the calculations and building my own fixtures, but that was with no pressure, time line, and no-one looking over my shoulder in my basement shop.  

Doo dad works Billy.  Back in Nebraska we used to say geegaws or just contraption.  I haven't heard the lingo for it here yet but I bet it's colorful.  It's just a fun thing I collected and on my doo dad tool shelves.  Actually, Doodads was the name of a snack chip brand back in the 70's or 80's.  You could not stop after just one unless the salt killed you.

  Never buy a vehicle with a sun/moon roof.  Unless it's under warrenty.

  I will be interested in the periodicals, although I know you said you have yet to try it.  Maybey  missed something.  It would be great to list articles of interest instead of all those pesky little torn paper marks and bad memory.  You would know right where to look.  I may have to ditch android finally.  

  I have said it before, but I always like your creative style and this one is up there.  Thought provoking and very nice.

  Whoops.  I need glasses, I'm blind as a bat sometimes....  I was looking at mine.   Sorry about that.  

I really think the video is wrong.

Perhaps somebody on the world wide web will...   Can you figure out how to adapt it to angle iron...

  Looking at that video, I think the narraration got it backwards.