I own two. That doesn't make them useful for accuracy and esthetics ;-) ...Jim Thompson
I own two. That doesn't make them useful for accuracy and esthetics ;-) ...Jim Thompson
Sounds like a darn good idea.
Remember all those ads claiming you could get a surplus 'jeep in crate' for 50 bucks?
I sure do. Have you ever heard of anyone who actually got one?
I also remember seeing searchlights[1] for ridiculously cheap. But has anyone ever heard of anybody actually getting one?
[1] carbon arc, with about a 6' diameter parabolic reflectorThanks! Rich
That's what files are for.
Hope This Helps! Rich
They just didn't tell you that you had to buy by the thousands, and pay shipping from wherever they were stored in some foreign country.
Only dropped from a helicopter once.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
Over a M*A*S*H unit, then partially eaten by a cross dressing company clerk. ;-)
I've worn out or broken several Adel nibblers & the replacement punches over the years. The last one I bought was an air nibbler.
That might actually have been a better deal than what it really was.
Some people made a killing by buying the surplus right off the returning warships, then sending it by train to their warehouses where their workers cleaned up or stripped the equipment. Other equipment was sold wherever it sat, and had to be shipped at the buyer's expense. Some of the early surplus dealers made millions every year buying W.W.II surplus. Others bought surplus parts and either sold kits or used it to lower manufacturing costs for their products.
Back in the good old days when I still had ISDN I made an anynomous caller rejector out of an ISDN board and an old VCD player to play a recorded message from a CD recordable.
If I have ISDN again, I'll put together a 'press 1 for...' menu with Asterisk.
If it had come with all the tech orders, it could probably been kept running to this very day. Military tech docs were mind-bogglingly good.
Not too sure about parts these days, but after all, they were made in US car plants; and if you still had one today, you could probably afford to have parts _made_. ;-)
Cheers! Rich
Don't you have a Dremel? If not, it's essential for lots of jobs. Better than any specialized tool.
The router bit goes through plastic cases like butter, and cuts any shape you want. A guide can make it straight or curved. The cutting wheels can make straight cuts too.
the problem with a dremel in plastic is it is TOO good! It very easily 'catches' just a bit, and the next thing you know, you have an extra 1/4" bite!
Charlie
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