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#13831 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Daniel Quinn wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:59 am Wash your bras by hand!

Today I going to attempt to cut a motor shaped hole in six pieces of wood with a router with one hand .

Here’s hoping the match up .
wow, DQ... my first thought was 'that's not possible'
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I would advise extreme caution if it is possible, and you can.
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#13832 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Daniel Quinn wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:59 am Wash your bras by hand!

Today I going to attempt to cut a motor shaped hole in six pieces of wood with a router with one hand .

Here’s hoping the match up .
Just be careful.

Working with no hands might be even more difficult.
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#13833 Re: Nothing In Particular

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ed wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:13 am
Daniel Quinn wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:59 am Wash your bras by hand!

Today I going to attempt to cut a motor shaped hole in six pieces of wood with a router with one hand .

Here’s hoping the match up .
wow, DQ... my first thought was 'that's not possible'
but then I thought anything is possible, but how?
I would advise extreme caution if it is possible, and you can.
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Anyway Toms hot full cup of tea remained where I placed it for about 20 minutes, everyone had drunk their tea and Im in mental anguish! Suddenly picked his cup up with his toes and expertly downed it in a one’er.
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#13834 Re: Nothing In Particular

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It’s a mini router which aids 1 handed movement .Only managed 1 piece with the router and there was a question mark over the template accuracy. Unfortunately the only ptp 4 template I have is the actual ptp4 and that is in use😂

It will have to wait. Moved on to cutting 4 pieces of wood for the plinth at 45 degree angles. American walnut £25 plus 8 delivery a meter. Cut 3 which fit together lovely and then read my drawing incorrectly and cut the 4 piece 10cm to short . Bollocks that’s another thing that will have to wait till fresh supplies arrive
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We’ve all been there, very human.
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#13836 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Walnut's lovely. Very brave to route it if not experienced. Its only money.

Where did you get it from?
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Paul Barker wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:00 am Anyway Toms hot full cup of tea remained where I placed it for about 20 minutes, everyone had drunk their tea and Im in mental anguish! Suddenly picked his cup up with his toes and expertly downed it in a one’er.
Yep I never forgot a TV programme I saw years ago about the Thalidomide babies, now grown up of course, there was this one guy being interviewed, no arms doing everything with his feet. Quite amazing to watch. :D

In such cases prosthetics are no use to them, for example false arms would be completely useless to this chap as he's never had arms to miss them and indeed would be a nuisance and a hinderance.
 
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#13838 Re: Nothing In Particular

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It’s a mini router I got from eBay . It’s only cutting a hole for the Lenco motor . 5 pieces of marine ply with template cut out and glued together.

This then fits in to the plinth made of walnut . There is a 10mm gap between the ptp 4 and the edge of the plinth . This is for an 8mm acrylic arm board to be isolated from the marine ply body /motor and the plinth in a manner I’ve not decided on yet .

In the mk1 version it’s isolated from the body/motor by wooden/rubber attachments to the plinth that the arm board rests on
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#13839 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Allen and orr do nice walnut simon, near the church at the big roundabout in town
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#13840 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Cheers ant, I know it. They're just a bit miserable there, but I should probably have a mooch sometime.
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#13841 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Ues they are a rather humourless bunch there
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My wife's best friend just posted this - I know I want one, anyone else?

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#13843 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I have known Mr. Rehwinkel since I was 14. I am now 55. The years we spent as (platonic) roommates were some of the best of my life. And this sort of hilarity was pretty much everyday for us.

The stories I could tell, only I think Mr. Idler might prefer I didn't. The stolen 10-foot balloon! The Van de Graaf generator! The scabby cat! The... well. Let's just leave it there.
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#13844 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Irene Idler wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:00 am I have known Mr. Rehwinkel since I was 14. I am now 55. The years we spent as (platonic) roommates were some of the best of my life. And this sort of hilarity was pretty much everyday for us.

The stories I could tell, only I think Mr. Idler might prefer I didn't. The stolen 10-foot balloon! The Van de Graaf generator! The scabby cat! The... well. Let's just leave it there.
Small world...

Bizarrely, I've been in contact with John for a loooong time (20+ years?) as I run the Google neonixie-l group of which he's been a member for many many years (at least 22).

We both share a passion for things neon...
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#13845 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Thermionic Idler wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:33 pm My wife's best friend just posted this - I know I want one, anyone else?

Can’t see a thing…
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