BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Hey Phil, it was all skill with Dad, no tricks. His first job was with Sibley(sp?)lumber in Detroit. The first day was spent unloading a boxcar full of planks, sizing by eye. I asked him one day how far the TV was from where we were at the table. He looked, and said 24'. I measured it with a tape measure @ 24' 4". He also showed me how to measure down to a thou, or two using a standard 6" machinist's scale. Not that hard once you get the basics down. Besides being a machinist he was also known for the beautiful wood carvings he did. He was a highly skilled craftsman in many mediums. My Dad was an amazing man, in many ways, and he left a huge hole in my life when he passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Hey Phil, it was all skill with Dad, no tricks. His first job was with Sibley(sp?)lumber in Detroit. The first day was spent unloading a boxcar full of planks, sizing by eye. I asked him one day how far the TV was from where we were at the table. He looked, and said 24'. I measured it with a tape measure @ 24' 4". He also showed me how to measure down to a thou, or two using a standard 6" machinist's scale. Not that hard once you get the basics down. Besides being a machinist he was also known for the beautiful wood carvings he did. He was a highly skilled craftsman in many mediums. My Dad was an amazing man, in many ways, and he left a huge hole in my life when he passed. I'm even more impressed. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispy Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 This computer game is a xxxx liar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I thought I'd do better than I did, 12. 16, but then again it's kind of hard to do on this new monitor I got last week after my old one bellied up. I couldn't find a square one that was cheap so my wife bought me a new HD one that is 23" wide so everything is really distorted. There are no longer any circles, only ellipses, it easier to read though. I think I'll try it on my son's computer, he has a more traditional shaped monitor. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I thought I'd do better than I did, 12. 16, but then again it's kind of hard to do on this new monitor I got last week after my old one bellied up. I couldn't find a square one that was cheap so my wife bought me a new HD one that is 23" wide so everything is really distorted. There are no longer any circles, only ellipses, it easier to read though. I think I'll try it on my son's computer, he has a more traditional shaped monitor. Sounds like you need to set your monitor properties to match your new hardware. Circles should still be circles regardless of the resolution... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Like most things computer related I ain't going to try to fix it, I'd just make it much worse than it is! Anvils sure do look funny though and skinny woman look down right fat, it is humorous at times and aggravating at others. I am going to accept it as is and keep my blood pressure down. I ain't ever going to try posting a picture again, dang near had a stroke and my wife had to hide the shotgun so what do think would happen if I tried to fix this circle thing, sudden death for sure. You all would miss me. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Like most things computer related I ain't going to try to fix it, I'd just make it much worse than it is! Anvils sure do look funny though and skinny woman look down right fat, it is humorous at times and aggravating at others. I am going to accept it as is and keep my blood pressure down. I ain't ever going to try posting a picture again, dang near had a stroke and my wife had to hide the shotgun so what do think would happen if I tried to fix this circle thing, sudden death for sure. You all would miss me. Ask your son to look at it. I bet he'll have it fixed in a few minutes. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I had him look at it and he said something about my computer being so old that the drivers he downloaded are not compatible with my "bus"(did I get on the wrong bus?) or something like that and my video card is outdated for this HD screen. I just got to live with what I got. I'd trade with him for his square monitor but MOM says "No way, live with it!", so here I sit with squashed circles. However I did get a 4.56 today, that's some better. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrnewberry Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 That was pretty fun. I accidentally double clicked and it just marked it where it started which threw my score off pretty bad. The second go around I got 2.74 in 194 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 4.86 at 172 .. then a 5.73 at 106... parallelograms should not be squares or rectangles... .. the should be parallelograms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden_eagle Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 7.8 in 43, better then my last try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hmmm I did it twice and got 5.5 in 146.16. both times I got ones in convergance, circle centering and line midpoint. Seems right considering what I do for a living My worst was triangle centering at 9.4. Can't remember the last time I had to do that :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Got a 12.61 in 165.83. Now to try with my eyes open Ok second try was 5.16 in 107.80 third try and I'm gunna quit! 4.03 in 104.48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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