I just found this picture in this advertisement funny. I think the guy needs glasses not a metal detector.
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The maker has missed a trick. If it was magnetic it could pick up as well.
johnrezz
The board closely resembles one I saw on a scaffold on the job site last week. Why would anybody want to run it through a thickness planer?
Actually, for people using recuperated lumber, it is not a bad piece of equipment to have. It will pay for itself in the long run, if not in cutters, then in time spent sharpening and adjusting. After all, us old farts don't see as well as we used to.
Mufti's idea of having the tool magnetized is great. He should try to sell it to the manufacturer. JL
Yeah........ and you can pre-screen yourself at airports. :)
Paul
Now there is an idea Paul. I can already print out my boarding passes from home...do you think that homeland security would accept me telling them I screened myself before entering the USA? Why not. I am a Knothead. There are no better references. JL
In order to prescreen yourself you must use the US gov't sanctioned version. ( It is the one with the little gold "Official US Government Sanctioned Version" stamped on the handle. It is available only in person from the Department of Immigration, must be calibrated before and after each use, and must be used only in the presence of a deputized government agent. The screening process must be repeated 3 times within 5 minutes of turning the device on, and upon arriving at the airport of your choice you must pass a polygraph test where you will be asked questions having nothing to do with travel or security. They even have a special line at the airport for people who do their own screening.Andy
An advocate of safer travel through tools
Andy
That special line must be the one that does the conga line around all the airport columns. Bring a lunch. JL
I'm sure they would allow that as long as you could provide an expired passport.
Paul
p s jeanlou, where do you live?
Paul
If you click your mouse on my name in any post (the blue lettered one in the header space), my profile will appear and you will see I am from Quebec.
When I click on yours, I see that you have chosen not to have a publicly available profile. (which is fine) JL
Oh, OK. This is all kind of new to me. I'll have to see if I can put up a profile on myself . Not really to computer savy.
Thanks, Paul
Paul
I see you figured out the profile. Now everyone knows that you are not yet an old fart, but you are on the north side of the slippery slope. :-) JL
That's the truth...... It seems like I'm losing my footing more and more often though
Paul
Edited 2/28/2007 11:29 am ET by colebearanimals
I wonder if there are any carbide studded shoes out there, I could use a pair. ;-)Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Hi Bruce,
So could I. We just got 6" of snow last night , which is not too common here on the Souther Oregon coast. Almost went sunny side up a couple of times on my way out to the shop. Hum...... Maybe I could teem up a pair of hiking boots and and old 10" saw blade.
Paul
p s Bet you've got more than 6"
Maybe a little more snow here. A few weeks ago I had to use the front end loader on the tractor to remove some drifts.Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Wow. Glad I don't have to do that. What we have is bad enough. :)
Paul
I thought they called those corks in Oregon.
;-)
Here's a good story about cork boots.
http://rudolfsdiner.weblogger.com/stories/storyReader$337
Regards,
Ken
"Do as you would be done by." C.S. Lewis
Hi Ken,
I'm an Oregon transplant. Been here for about 7 years and never heard of caulk ( cork ) boots. They still do logging in this area but nothing like what was going on years ago. Interesting story
Paul
I was born in Roseburg and grew up in Drain. We played Port Orford (Pacific HS) in sports in high school. I always liked it in sw Oregon. Live in sunny (and windy) Florida now. I've been looking for a vacation/retirement home out that way though. I have relatives all over the state, but none down your way. A nice place with a view of the river would work for me.
Have you made anything out of Port Orford Cedar yet? Should be good sources near you. I think it's going for $10 a board foot now. You can probably get scraps for planters and flower boxes if a mill near you works in it. How about Myrtle wood? One of my favorite species and you are right where it grows.
Regards,
Ken
"Do as you would be done by." C.S. Lewis
He could also use a better sense of timing. If he waits until the board is in the machine to scan it... why bother? Done like that he will need a finger joint bit to put his hand back together.
At least he is checking the correct side of the planer. I have seen examples of really incorrect things. A Dewalt power tool instruction manual showed two opposed pipe wrenches to tighten part.. but the wrenches were facing the wrong way.
Pardon my spelling,
Mike
Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.
This is obviously intended to make a point for marketing purposes, but needs a large caption saying "DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME".
At least the power switch is off. - lol
He just needs a broom to sweep the board off.
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