WHY I PAINT MY TOOLS
Jack-of-all-trades
world-record threat here, so read it, ignore it, put me in your kill
filler, doesn't really matter. And yes, I do feel it is on topic, after
all most of us work wood because we enjoy it/it is relaxing, and this
pertains to that.
Many of you are familar with this -
and some of you think I have stopped taking my dried frog pills. Nope,
there is a real reason behind it. As it keeps popping up at various
times I thought that rather than just posting it as a response in a
thread I would make it a separate topic, and those who are familiar
(and/or fedup) with it can skip it. This may turn out to be a bit longer
than I had planned, so some of the rest of you may wish to pass also. No
prob. I realize that painting your tools will not be for everyone.
A bit of background. I have a headache.
Since 1980. Not headaches "plural", but one "singular". It gets better,
it gets worse, but always there. Depending on the doctor it is Post
Vietnam Stress Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, etc., etc.
Meaning, they don't know what causes it or how to treat it. So I live
with it.
When I got my shop I painted all the
inside except the floor semi-gloss white. If there is a next time I will
use the brightest gloss I can find, and paint the floor too. It was
light colored wood and white paneling before, so it wasn't really dark,
but it was amazing the difference the paint made in lightening it up.
Once I started moving tools and stuff in
it wasn't quite so bright, even with a long florescent double tube
light. It is only 8X12 so that is adequate. But it was bright enough
that I could see very well.
At the time I had a Shopsmith Mark V I had
bought used with Shopsmith bandsaw and jointer, and a batch of extras,
for a very good price. Figured it would be best in the limited space I
had.
Anyway the Shopsmith grey got to be a bit
depressing. I think depressing is actually the wrong word here, but
basically looking at that industrial/prison color was putting me down a
bit. Plus it seemed to suck up some of the brightness of the shop. So I
decided it was my tool, I would just paint it to brighten the shop up a
bit (cheery bright is what I was going for).
So I got some forest green paint and
pantted the Shopsmith. Made it look a lot better, much more cheery
effect. And sucked up light photons like a black hole. The next obvious
step with a different color. Canary yellow. I tried it on the Shopsmith.
Wow, what a difference. Made the thing look much better, the "cheery"
factor went up immensely too. The down side was, the paint was water
based and did not go on well at all. It is relaxing for me to paint my
tools, but it would have taken probably at least 4 coats to get a
half-way decent look. So picked another paint.
I couldn't find canary yellow in an oil
based paint, but did get bright yellow. Tried it on the Shopsmith, over
the canary yellow. Went on nicely enough (just wiped it off first, no
sanding or anything), had some spots to go over later - for best results
it should have two coats
- but sometimes I want to get on to other things, so just put the first
coat on pretty thick and touch it up later.
It was an added bonus how much it seemed
to brighten up the shop, almost seemed like I had put another light in.
But the big plus was that it made the shop much more pleasant to be in,
more cheery. Found out it was much more relaxing for me to be out there
than before. I don't know if it was the brighness, the color, or what,
but it was most definitely easier for me to relax and disregard my
headache.
Then I asks myself, "Self, if painting one
tool will do that, what will painting ALL of them bright yellow do?" And
self says, "I don't know but let's find out".
Even better. Made it seem even brighter
and more cheerful in there, plus I got the relaxation from painting then
the relaxation from being amid the bright tools. An unexpected benefit
was finding out then when you start losing hand power tools under piles
of sawdust, they are much easier to find when they are bright yellow.
And my sons refuse to borrow any thing from me that is painted. LOL
About a year after I got the shop I
figured how to get stand-alone tools in, and sold the Shopsmith for a
couple of dollars more than I paid for it, and got some stand-alone
tools; small bench saw, bandsaw, wood lathe, scrollsaw, drill press,
etc. And proceeded to paint all of them bright yellow also.
I have been accused in the past of trying
to pass these off as DeWalt tools, or something. But a quick glance at
them will tell you they have been painted by hand, anyway the maker
labels are still visible. Painting your tools will not be for everyone.
But remember this, they are your tools, so if you do want to paint them
there are no rules or laws saying you cannot. In my case it was a
beneficial decision on several levels. My shop is for my relaxation. For
many years I had little or no opportunity for woodworking. One of my
dreams/fantasies was having a shop of my own. A few years ago I had the
opportunity to make it true. It was also a case of taking what I could
get at the time (an 8X12 shop) or maybe no shop ever. Being realistic I
took what I could get. Right decision too, if I had passed it up I don't
think that I will ever have the opportunity again. But on the off chance
I will ever be able to upgrade to a larger shop sometime in the
unforseeable future, it will be easy enough then to sell what I have
now.
My shop helps me relax, makes me feel
better (more "up" I guess you could say), and helps ease the headache.
It is enough sometimes just to know it is there, that is is mine and no
one elses. At times I go out there for hours making something, other
times just piddle around, sometimes I do a little and then just sit for
awhile, and sometimes all I do is just sit, listen to good music on the
radio, smell the sawdust, watch the birds and squirrels, and don't think
about anything much at all.
So now you know why I paint my tools. And
for the smart asses, I have a large fan in the window in the rear of the
shop that blows fresh air in when I am paintig, so I am not breathing in
anything but fresh air. Remember, it ain't how big it is that counts,
it's how you use it. ROTFLMAO
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Maybe it's a brain tumour? :)
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W. Sugai
what a kick. for the past 2 years, i've been trying to figure out how to
remove the coat of beige paint that the previous owner of my old delta
6x48 sander applied with a brush over that beautiful old delta gray. i
want to remove the beige paint but keep the original delta gray underneath
intact. can't stand that light color, need to have that old gray to make
me feel like i have an industrial machine.
In article <24965-39...@storefull-287.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
Jack-of-all-trades <Jakofal...@webtv.net> wrote:
> Not looking for responses or trying to start a new
>world-record threat here, so read it, ignore it, put me in your kill
>filler, doesn't really matter. And yes, I do feel it is on topic, after
>all most of us work wood because we enjoy it/it is relaxing, and this
>pertains to that.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Many of you are familar with this -
>and some of you think I have stopped taking my dried frog pills. Nope,
>there is a real reason behind it. As it keeps popping up at various
>times I thought that rather than just posting it as a response in a
>thread I would make it a separate topic, and those who are familiar
>(and/or fedup) with it can skip it. This may turn out to be a bit longer
>than I had planned, so some of the rest of you may wish to pass also. No
>prob. I realize that painting your tools will not be for everyone.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0A bit of background. I have a headache.
>Since 1980. Not headaches "plural", but one "singular". It gets better,
>it gets worse, but always there. Depending on the doctor it is Post
>Vietnam Stress Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, etc., etc.
>Meaning, they don't know what causes it or how to treat it. So I live
>with it.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0When I got my shop I painted all the
>inside except the floor semi-gloss white. If there is a next time I will
>use the brightest gloss I can find, and paint the floor too. It was
>light colored wood and white paneling before, so it wasn't really dark,
>but it was amazing the difference the paint made in lightening it up.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Once I started moving tools and stuff in
>it wasn't quite so bright, even with a long florescent double tube
>light. It is only 8X12 so that is adequate. But it was bright enough
>that I could see very well.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0At the time I had a Shopsmith Mark V I had
>bought used with Shopsmith bandsaw and jointer, and a batch of extras,
>for a very good price. Figured it would be best in the limited space I
>had.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Anyway the Shopsmith grey got to be a bit
>depressing. I think depressing is actually the wrong word here, but
>basically looking at that industrial/prison color was putting me down a
>bit. Plus it seemed to suck up some of the brightness of the shop. So I
>decided it was my tool, I would just paint it to brighten the shop up a
>bit (cheery bright is what I was going for).
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0So I got some forest green paint and
>pantted the Shopsmith. Made it look a lot better, much more cheery
>effect. And sucked up light photons like a black hole. The next obvious
>step with a different color. Canary yellow. I tried it on the Shopsmith.
>Wow, what a difference. Made the thing look much better, the "cheery"
>factor went up immensely too. The down side was, the paint was water
>based and did not go on well at all. It is relaxing for me to paint my
>tools, but it would have taken probably at least 4 coats to get a
>half-way decent look. So picked another paint.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I couldn't find canary yellow in an oil
>based paint, but did get bright yellow. Tried it on the Shopsmith, over
>the canary yellow. Went on nicely enough (just wiped it off first, no
>sanding or anything), had some spots to go over later - for best results
>it should have two coats
>- but sometimes I want to get on to other things, so just put the first
>coat on pretty thick and touch it up later.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0It was an added bonus how much it seemed
>to brighten up the shop, almost seemed like I had put another light in.
>But the big plus was that it made the shop much more pleasant to be in,
>more cheery. Found out it was much more relaxing for me to be out there
>than before. I don't know if it was the brighness, the color, or what,
>but it was most definitely easier for me to relax and disregard my
>headache.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Then I asks myself, "Self, if painting one
>tool will do that, what will painting ALL of them bright yellow do?" And
>self says, "I don't know but let's find out".
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Even better. Made it seem even brighter
>and more cheerful in there, plus I got the relaxation from painting then
>the relaxation from being amid the bright tools. An unexpected benefit
>was finding out then when you start losing hand power tools under piles
>of sawdust, they are much easier to find when they are bright yellow.
>And my sons refuse to borrow any thing from me that is painted. LOL
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0About a year after I got the shop I
>figured how to get stand-alone tools in, and sold the Shopsmith for a
>couple of dollars more than I paid for it, and got some stand-alone
>tools; small bench saw, bandsaw, wood lathe, scrollsaw, drill press,
>etc. And proceeded to paint all of them bright yellow also.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I have been accused in the past of trying
>to pass these off as DeWalt tools, or something. But a quick glance at
>them will tell you they have been painted by hand, anyway the maker
>labels are still visible. Painting your tools will not be for everyone.
>But remember this, they are your tools, so if you do want to paint them
>there are no rules or laws saying you cannot. In my case it was a
>beneficial decision on several levels. My shop is for my relaxation. For
>many years I had little or no opportunity for woodworking. One of my
>dreams/fantasies was having a shop of my own. A few years ago I had the
>opportunity to make it true. It was also a case of taking what I could
>get at the time (an 8X12 shop) or maybe no shop ever. Being realistic I
>took what I could get. Right decision too, if I had passed it up I don't
>think that I will ever have the opportunity again. But on the off chance
>I will ever be able to upgrade to a larger shop sometime in the
>unforseeable future, it will be easy enough then to sell what I have
>now.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0My shop helps me relax, makes me feel
>better (more "up" I guess you could say), and helps ease the headache.
>It is enough sometimes just to know it is there, that is is mine and no
>one elses. =A0At times I go out there for hours making something, other
>times just piddle around, sometimes I do a little and then just sit for
>awhile, and sometimes all I do is just sit, listen to good music on the
>radio, smell the sawdust, watch the birds and squirrels, and don't think
>about anything much at all.
>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0So now you know why I paint my tools. And
Lyn J. Mangiameli
Read your comments on this before, and enjoyed reading them again. It
expresses my feelngs as well.
Lyn
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Jack-of-all-trades
(David F. Eisan) wrote:
Dear JOT,
Maybe it's a brain tumour? :)
Dear Daid:
Well, golly, if they had not already discounted that
possibility several times, starting in 1980, I would not have written
what I did, which was, in part:
<snip> Meaning, they don't know what causes it <snip>
Your "humor" totally underwhelms me.
Axel Grease
<24965-39...@storefull-287.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
> and some of you think I have stopped taking my dried frog pills.
Ever tried herbal stuff like German Chamomile and St. John's Wort +
genseng? .. stress killers. Might help the headache. They don't
interfere with thinking, just lift your mood mildly and legally. Like your
shop paint job, the effect is subtle. You don't feel any sensations, just
less tension and more energy. Walmart sells them fairly cheap.
.. works ... I sleep better too. ... bin 'nar, dun 'nat.
> JOAT -- Wabash Cannonball (fast load)
> http://www.banjo.com/Midi/wabash.mid
Thanks for finding the good old tunes. Collecting the files, I replay them
for my gal.
Axel
David F. Eisan
Maybe it's a brain tumour? :)
Dear Daid:
Well, golly, if they had not already discounted that
possibility several times, starting in 1980, I would not have written
what I did, which was, in part:
<snip> Meaning, they don't know what causes it <snip>
Your "humor" totally underwhelms me.
Okay, may I ask how old you are and what movies you have seen?
In particular have you ever seen Kindergarten Cop with Arnold
Schwarzenegger?
There is a line in it where he complains about a headache and one of the
little kids says,
"Maybe it is a tumour?"
To which Arnold he replies in his best Arnie,
"It is not a toomoor."
Sorry, once again I might have appeared to be offensive, but I did not
mean to be. Most of my idiot friends have seen the movie and that is one
of the most famous lines in the move.
Thanks,
David.
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had a nasty headache and it was probably a toomer... SWMBO looked me
straight in the eye and proceeded to tell me not to worry. If it was a
toomer and it was hurting, it was probably inoperable so there wasn't
anything to do about it anyway... (-; Guess she DID see the movie...
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David F. Eisan <dfe...@home.com> wrote in message
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"David F. Eisan" wrote:
> Sorry, once again I might have appeared to be offensive, but I did not
> mean to be. Most of my idiot friends have seen the movie and that is one
> of the most famous lines in the move.
>
Count me amongst the idiots - I just watched the movie again this weekend.
Laughed until my spleen nearly popped... Hey JOAT - maybe one of these
`spleen-poppin-belly-laughs` may be just what the Witch Doctor ordered...
Walt - Bad Spleen
>
> Thanks,
>
> David.
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Jack-of-all-trades
wrote: Ever tried herbal stuff like German Chamomile and St. John's Wort
+ genseng?
>>>>>>>>>>What I have found that works so far is meditation, and if that
doesn't to it, I go to bed and sleep for awhile.
You don't feel any sensations,
>>>>>>>>>>I just go numb, eh?
Thanks for finding the good old tunes. Collecting the files, I
replay them for my gal.
>>>>>>>>>>They will change periodically. Just e-mail me a check.
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Jack-of-all-trades
(David F. Eisan) wrote:
Maybe it's a brain tumour? :)
I caught the spelling the first time, but figured from the way
you spelled JOAT (JOT) you spelled tumor wrong also. I am 59, and yes,
I saw Kindergarten Cop, and no, I didn't think that line particularly
rememberable, I certainly didn't know the spelling they used.
foxeye
world yellow, perhaps Yellow cab is hiring a painter, or maybe you
could go to work for ski doo.... that would be in your favor...I have
a metal cutting lathe that needs a paint job, from white to prison
grey, but its the only shade of paint that suits the machine shop
environment, not white, as its painted white new from the factory.
Spent a lot of money on a white machine, and it shows every spec of
trash, and nicks and dings, and just turn a piece of metal with justy
a slight hint of rust if you want to see a real mess......
Oh well, enjoy your yellow..
Foxeye
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Just my .02 cents worth!
Mark5899
That could be the best reason. Childless at the moment I would dread the idea
of sons around my tools.
Occasionally my dad accuses me of taking his, but then I have to remind him
that my tools are of far better quality than his.
Mark
†††††WOOD MAIL†††††
charlie b
it that no guy would even think about stealing a PINK circular
saw or hammer or framing square etc..
Me, I prefer to close the garage door when I leave the shop.
But after the canary yellow tale (tail?) and knowing that
pink has a calming affect/effect - well maybe ... NOT!
RebelYowl
>A biker/carpenter friend paints his tools PINK. His reasoning
>it that no guy would even think about stealing a PINK circular
>saw or hammer or framing square etc..
>
A couple of my friends have done that too. Flourescent pink, I might add. I
have a pink mag light (actually, I own seven or eight mag lights...they just
kinda accumulated over the years) and I have yet to have the pink one be
"borrowed" from my roadbox.
"Suppose you were an idiot. Suppose you were a member of Congress. But I
repeat myself." Mark Twain
David F. Eisan
I caught the spelling the first time, but figured from the way
you spelled JOAT (JOT) you spelled tumor wrong also. I am 59, and yes,
I saw Kindergarten Cop, and no, I didn't think that line particularly
rememberable, I certainly didn't know the spelling they used.
"JOT" was a typo induced by my spell checker. It always wants to turn
JOAT into JOT. I must have hit the "change" rather then the "ignore"
button.
I am Canadian. Colour, labour, arbour, tumour are indeed correct
spellings. It is you 'Merikens who spell color, labor, arbor and tumor
incorrectly. :)
On another totally non-related note. Why when I reply to a Web TV user
do I not get the little ">" marks indicating quoted material that show
up when I quote anyone else?
Thanks,
David.
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(David F. Eisan) wrote:
<snip> On another totally non-related note. Why when I reply to a Web TV
user do I not get the little ">" marks indicating quoted material that
show up when I quote anyone else?
I am afraid that is an 826.
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wrote:
Well why even fool with tools then, just spend your time painting the
world yellow, perhaps Yellow cab is hiring a painter, or maybe you could
go to work for ski doo.... that would be in your favor...I have a metal
It bothered me when I first read your post. Later I went back
and reread it. Than I laughed. What I tried to do was get across
something that worked for me. So if you want to leave your lathe the
factory color, fine, I don't care. But if you want to paint it, then I
say if you own it you can paint it if you want. Paint it battleship
grey, purple with pink stripes, whatever works for you. I think it
quite amusing actually, that people will get upset with what I do with
my tools in my shop, just beause they would not do anything similar in
their own shop. And, yep, I am enjoying my yellow tools. In fact a few
days ago (I had about forgotten about this) I painted the sides of some
ratchet wrenches yellow also. They really stand out on a bench or the
floor now, plus my kids won't borrow them anymore. LOL And you will
love this, when I remember to stop in the "big city" arts & craft store
I am going to buy a suitable brush and pinstripe my bandsaw. If that
turns out half as good as I used to be able to do I will pinstripe a few
more too. LOL Hell people, I got my shop to enjoy, and I sure am not
going to listen to someone else trying to tell me how to enjoy it.
ROTFLMAO
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snip
> I am going to buy a suitable brush and pinstripe my bandsaw. If that
> turns out half as good as I used to be able to do I will pinstripe a few
> more too.
snip
Jack-of-all-trades
what color do you have in mind?
I am going with red I think, maybe blue. Thought about
yellow, but probably wouldn't show up well on yellow. LOL If it goes
well I will probably use several colors and really get fancy. Good
practice for when I finally get my VW Beetle on the road. Life is good.
John Huffman
save yourself the trouble.
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> Date: Wed, Jun 21, 2000, 12:16am (EDT+4) chi...@hotmail.com (foxeye)
> wrote:
> Well why even fool with tools then, just spend your time painting the
> world yellow, perhaps Yellow cab is hiring a painter, or maybe you could
> go to work for ski doo.... that would be in your favor...I have a metal
> cutting lathe that needs a paint job, from white to prison grey, <snip>
>
> It bothered me when I first read your post. Later I went back
> and reread it. Than I laughed. What I tried to do was get across
> something that worked for me. So if you want to leave your lathe the
> factory color, fine, I don't care. But if you want to paint it, then I
> say if you own it you can paint it if you want. Paint it battleship
> grey, purple with pink stripes, whatever works for you. I think it
> quite amusing actually, that people will get upset with what I do with
> my tools in my shop, just beause they would not do anything similar in
> their own shop. And, yep, I am enjoying my yellow tools. In fact a few
> days ago (I had about forgotten about this) I painted the sides of some
> ratchet wrenches yellow also. They really stand out on a bench or the
> floor now, plus my kids won't borrow them anymore. LOL And you will
> love this, when I remember to stop in the "big city" arts & craft store
> I am going to buy a suitable brush and pinstripe my bandsaw. If that
> turns out half as good as I used to be able to do I will pinstripe a few
> more too. LOL Hell people, I got my shop to enjoy, and I sure am not
> going to listen to someone else trying to tell me how to enjoy it.
> ROTFLMAO
>
>
> JOAT -- Texas (fast load banjo midi)
> http://www.banjer.com/midi/texas.mid
>
Chuck Rush
some really neat pinstriping tapes and other styles... Maybe you could wrap
a big black firebird around your CS... (-;
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Jack-of-all-trades <Jakofal...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Date: Wed, Jun 21, 2000, 12:16am (EDT+4) chi...@hotmail.com (foxeye)
> wrote:
> Well why even fool with tools then, just spend your time painting the
> world yellow, perhaps Yellow cab is hiring a painter, or maybe you could
> go to work for ski doo.... that would be in your favor...I have a metal
> cutting lathe that needs a paint job, from white to prison grey, <snip>
>
> It bothered me when I first read your post. Later I went back
> and reread it. Than I laughed. What I tried to do was get across
> something that worked for me. So if you want to leave your lathe the
> factory color, fine, I don't care. But if you want to paint it, then I
> say if you own it you can paint it if you want. Paint it battleship
> grey, purple with pink stripes, whatever works for you. I think it
> quite amusing actually, that people will get upset with what I do with
> my tools in my shop, just beause they would not do anything similar in
> their own shop. And, yep, I am enjoying my yellow tools. In fact a few
> days ago (I had about forgotten about this) I painted the sides of some
> ratchet wrenches yellow also. They really stand out on a bench or the
> floor now, plus my kids won't borrow them anymore. LOL And you will
> love this, when I remember to stop in the "big city" arts & craft store
> I am going to buy a suitable brush and pinstripe my bandsaw. If that
> turns out half as good as I used to be able to do I will pinstripe a few
> more too. LOL Hell people, I got my shop to enjoy, and I sure am not
> going to listen to someone else trying to tell me how to enjoy it.
> ROTFLMAO
>
>
> JOAT -- Texas (fast load banjo midi)
> http://www.banjer.com/midi/texas.mid
>
Larry Jaques
<jhuf...@mediaone.net> spake thusly:
>So if you're painting your tools yellow, why not just by DeWalt tools and
>save yourself the trouble.
He's got a DeWalt fetish on a beer budget, it would seem.
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Everything from my Jet Cabinet Saw to my Dewalt cordless drill
is painted the same blue color...
Guess I just like to personalize them... ????
Bob Griffiths
Jack-of-all-trades
(Chuck Rush) wrote:
You might think about going to a local speed shop instead.... They have
some really neat pinstriping tapes and other styles... Maybe you could
wrap a big black firebird around your CS... (-;
The only speed shop I know of in 20 miles closed. Pinstriping
tapes? You are talking the tape some people use in place of real,
painted on (with paint), pinstripes? Those are for weenies. And WRAP
one around the CS? Hardly. However you just reminded me I haven't
painted it yet and I can freehand a buzzard around it. ROTFLMAO
charlie b
my roommate in college got a job as a handyman at a company that
made plastic tanks for the semi-conductor industries here in
Silly Cone Valley. This guy thouht that Barge Cement and
leather would hold anything together and was perfect for making
"furniture" (read a shelf next to his bed nailed to the lath and
plaster wall!)
So one morning the owner takes Dennis into the shop and points
to all the equiptment. "See all those green machines? Well
paint 'em yellow." At the end of the day, Calvin Elvin
Snelgrove III, Prez (swear to god - that's what was on his
business card) comes out to the shop floor and sees all kinds
of yellow objects. But Dennis had painted over moving parts
and even switches. Calvin walked around examining what Dennis
had done. Looking very closely at one of the machines he asked
"damn, you painted over everything. Do they still work?" Dennis
replied "Hell, I don't know what they do so I don't know if
they work?" "Push that button and let's see." says Calvin and
Dennis pushed the button.
The piece of equiptment Calvin was leaning over/into was a metal
shear and it sheared old Calvin's tie real good. "You cut off my
damn tie!" yelled Calvin. "Could have been your damn head!"
Dennis yelled back.
Surprisingly Dennis wasn't fired. In fact he and Cal were the
last two people working in the company when it went belly up.
go figure.
even more surprising is that Dennis has been a cabinetmaker in
Oregon for over 20 years and a pretty good one at that.
again, go figure
I swear this is all true and did actually happen.
Chuck Rush
pre-programming life, I can't draw much of anything without a straight edge,
a compas and a french curve...
As for the TS, sounds like you'll end up with a TATS... Maybe you could
consider some nice flames around wheels on the dolly and from the dust
scoop. Can you put a nice Hurst T shifter knob on the fence locking lever?
(-; I can just see it now... "This month in Hot Rod magazine....."
--
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charlie b <char...@accesscom.com> wrote in message
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Jack-of-all-trades
(Chuck Rush) wrote:
<snip> As for the TS, sounds like you'll end up with a TATS... Maybe you
could consider some nice flames around wheels on the dolly and from the
dust scoop. Can you put a nice Hurst T shifter knob on the fence locking
lever? (-; I can just see it now... "This month in Hot Rod
magazine....."
Oh, when you wrote CS you meant Cabinet Saw! I don't have
one. I thought you meant CHAIN SAW! ROTFLMAO
Rowman
to paint it in Victorian type colors...you know, a color scheme of perhaps 5
colors. Never did, it's still this ugly shade of MBTA Green.
Gary
Chuck Rush wrote in message
>I only recommended the tapes because as a mechanical designer in a
>pre-programming life, I can't draw much of anything without a straight
edge,
>a compas and a french curve...
>
>As for the TS, sounds like you'll end up with a TATS... Maybe you could
>consider some nice flames around wheels on the dolly and from the dust
>scoop. Can you put a nice Hurst T shifter knob on the fence locking lever?
>(-; I can just see it now... "This month in Hot Rod magazine....."
>
Chuck Rush
we'll have to insist that you go "full Norm" and get the Triple Triangle
tattoo surrounded by the words "Live To Sand - Sand To Live". Otherwise,
we't have to shoot you with the belt feed Plasload.
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Jack-of-all-trades <Jakofal...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Date: Thu, Jun 22, 2000, 11:44pm (EDT+4) crush11...@home.com
(Chuck Rush) wrote:
<snip> As for the TS, sounds like you'll end up with a TATS... Maybe you
could consider some nice flames around wheels on the dolly and from the
dust scoop. Can you put a nice Hurst T shifter knob on the fence locking
lever? (-; I can just see it now... "This month in Hot Rod
magazine....."
Oh, when you wrote CS you meant Cabinet Saw! I don't have
JP
Yes, I was in the military!
Jason
JP
"David F. Eisan" wrote:
>
> In particular have you ever seen Kindergarten Cop with Arnold
> Schwarzenegger?
>
> There is a line in it where he complains about a headache and one of the
> little kids says,
>
> "Maybe it is a tumour?"
>
> To which Arnold he replies in his best Arnie,
>
> "It is not a toomoor."
Proper Austrian pronounciation:
"Idz nod ah toooomah!"
;)
Jason