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So a few moments later I accidentally dropped the ratchet on my face.
Can confirm, didn't feel great. Thankfully just a little 1/4" drive.
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Under dash work is the worst.
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Just poured myself a second glass of wine to accompany some dark chocolate after my dinner, and as soon as I sat down, I started hearing some whining through the baby monitor. Damn it, that was a short nap. What does a man need to do to get some peace around these parts???
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The key thing for me when working on watches was support. Not just the forearms, but frequently using the other fingers of the hand holding the tool to steady the whole hand. Imagine picking up screws the size of this , and having to properly orient them in a hole, then use a 0.5mm screwdriver to first back the screw off till it engages the threads, THEN screw it down, and all while the screw has almost nothing keeping it properly oriented in the hole. Do a few high grade, 21 jewel wrist watch movements, and when you work on a pocket watch movement you feel like you need a crane to move the parts around!
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If the pressure caused them to screw up, they wouldn't be diamond cutters, I guess.
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Never been able to fathom how surgeons do what they do. My late sister-in-law had a non-malignant brain tumour that had wrapped itself around her optic nerve and was slowly rendering her blind in that eye, along with causing other significant neurological issues.
The surgery -- successful -- took 13 hours. It was performed by a top-notch neurosurgeon here; no robots involved. He didn't open/close, of course, but did the actual micro-level work involved (unwrapping the thing from the nerve and then removing the tumour) himself. This was some years ago, but I still recall the look of him when he came out of the OR to speak to Mrs. Badger -- he was completely wasted.
The surgery -- successful -- took 13 hours. It was performed by a top-notch neurosurgeon here; no robots involved. He didn't open/close, of course, but did the actual micro-level work involved (unwrapping the thing from the nerve and then removing the tumour) himself. This was some years ago, but I still recall the look of him when he came out of the OR to speak to Mrs. Badger -- he was completely wasted.
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The key thing for me when working on watches was support. Not just the forearms, but frequently using the other fingers of the hand holding the tool to steady the whole hand. Imagine picking up screws the size of this , and having to properly orient them in a hole, then use a 0.5mm screwdriver to first back the screw off till it engages the threads, THEN screw it down, and all while the screw has almost nothing keeping it properly oriented in the hole. Do a few high grade, 21 jewel wrist watch movements, and when you work on a pocket watch movement you feel like you need a crane to move the parts around!
got it a a flea market with a bunch of tools from a clock / watch guy
used it to balance small electric motor armatures …
clock / watch work is fascinating
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The Knicks looked pretty good and showed toughness in that series. Now they have to get by the Pacers. The Celtics seem to be cruising and will probably get Cleveland next.
I didn't expect much from the Lakers but the Clippers are loaded with superstars and still struggle.
I didn't expect much from the Lakers but the Clippers are loaded with superstars and still struggle.
Pacers were definitely helped by injuries to key Bucks players (including GA of course) … Pacers had huge contribution from the bench in game 6 - including two of my fav players … McConnell and Toppin … saw Toppin play in college - saw McConnell play all the way back to youth / high school days
Lakers had misfortune of playing the Nuggets
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The key thing for me when working on watches was support. Not just the forearms, but frequently using the other fingers of the hand holding the tool to steady the whole hand. Imagine picking up screws the size of this , and having to properly orient them in a hole, then use a 0.5mm screwdriver to first back the screw off till it engages the threads, THEN screw it down, and all while the screw has almost nothing keeping it properly oriented in the hole. Do a few high grade, 21 jewel wrist watch movements, and when you work on a pocket watch movement you feel like you need a crane to move the parts around!
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He would do custom cylinder head work and grind the seats and modify the ports all by hand. Lotta hours doing meticulous work which he could never get enough money for but he wasn't doing it for the money. Grind a little too much and you have to throw away the head.
He gave me a 67 Mustang and a bunch of parts to help me build it up. He had a saying about surgeons and what happened when they screwed up but I shouldn't repeat it here.
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That's one of the things I liked about it - you had to focus on it to the exclusion of all else, so you end up in an altered state of consciousness. It's great for making the world go away for a couple hours.
But, as you probably experienced yourself in your work - you have to know when to stop and step away from what you're doing before you get frustrated and screw something up. Or worse, spend an hour being certain you know what the problem is only to discover that wasn't it at all, but you've not only wasted your time, but also have to spend more time undoing what you did.
But, as you probably experienced yourself in your work - you have to know when to stop and step away from what you're doing before you get frustrated and screw something up. Or worse, spend an hour being certain you know what the problem is only to discover that wasn't it at all, but you've not only wasted your time, but also have to spend more time undoing what you did.
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Yep, I have a poising tool. One with jeweled jaws. Mine was an old one, which originally had a bubble level so you could level it in 2D, but that was long gone.
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nice, agreeable groove that my guitar player learned:
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California really spoils you.
Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May, time for the Monthly SF Peninsula BF C&V Ride! It's been beautiful the whole last week - cloudless skies, temps in the 60s to 70s. Perfect weather for riding old bikes!
HOWEVER......
Living here, you get so used to the idea that it doesn't rain from the middle of April till the middle of November, that when it rains outside of that, it just seems completely out of left field. I saw this this morning, and I was gobsmacked! But of course, it can and does happen.
Boy, am I gonna have trouble adjusting to life on the East Coast!
Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May, time for the Monthly SF Peninsula BF C&V Ride! It's been beautiful the whole last week - cloudless skies, temps in the 60s to 70s. Perfect weather for riding old bikes!
HOWEVER......
Living here, you get so used to the idea that it doesn't rain from the middle of April till the middle of November, that when it rains outside of that, it just seems completely out of left field. I saw this this morning, and I was gobsmacked! But of course, it can and does happen.
Boy, am I gonna have trouble adjusting to life on the East Coast!
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