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   WillGeorge | Aug 23, 2005 06:14pm | #1

   HALLO! .. Willkommen zu den Knoten. "das alte Europa"?

   No I do not speak German But 1/3 of me is!

   superbright LED's.. Those are 'cool'.. May try some of those.. Electrical engineer here but when I went to school we studied Electron TUBE theory.... LOL.. You know.. Thoss things in glass that get REALLY hot and some glow purple...

   EDIT:: You said lamps... Next you will be asking how to drill a straight hole down a two meter post for the wires.... LOL...

   
   

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   Edited 8/23/2005 11:17 am ET by WillGeorge

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   Steinmetz | Aug 23, 2005 08:04pm | #2

   Jrudi, welcome aboard, Have you been to Oberammergou? (Bavaria) There you'll find hundreds of fine wood craftsmen.
   Perhaps there's some WW forums lurking about in that part of Deutchland where you may some share trade secrets?

   Like, where to get Hornbeam and Lignum Vitae?

   My forbears came from Old Germany too. and I've met hundreds of cabinet makers here who are superior wood workers having learned their trade as apprentices in the 'Old Country' Steinmetz.

   Let us all know which part of Germany you hail from.

   
   

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   Edited 8/23/2005 1:14 pm ET by Steinmetz

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   jrudyk | Aug 24, 2005 10:25am | #4

   Hi,

   Thanks for the welcome! I am from the small town of Ginsheim, about 3 Miles away from the City of Mainz just accross the Rhine river.

   I haven't been to Oberammergau yet maybe one day...

   You asked for hornbeam, I guess you mean the type of wood that we call Weissbuche, Hainbuche or Hagelbuche (Lat. Cerpinus betulus). Despite the name, it is not in the "Buche" family which is beechtree in english. It is actually in the "Birke" family which is birchtree in english. Does that mean you need a resource to buy or order it? 

   I don't know much about Lignum Vitae, just that it is a tropical hardwood.

   Cheers Joe

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   JeffHeath | Aug 23, 2005 10:40pm | #3

   Jrudyk

   Wie gehts, und wilkommen!!  Es ist gut fur dich an "The Knots" zukommen!!

   It has been many years, so forgive my Deutsch.  We all look forward to hearing from you frequently.

    

   Haben sie ein guten tag!!

   Jeff

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   jrudyk | Aug 24, 2005 10:30am | #5

   Hi Jeff,

   thanks for the welcome!

   Cheers Joe

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   mikegagne | Aug 24, 2005 11:05am | #6

   welcome and aloha jrudyk. You have an ambitious plan to invent a new object and with consistent pursuit you should be able to make it. Keep us posted on your progress and dont be afraid to ask for information-you will find it offered willingly in here. mike gagne

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   forestgirl | Aug 25, 2005 08:01am | #7

   Welcome, Joe, great to have you here!  Pesonally, I look forward to hearing about your adventure with the LED's -- I think it'll be neat when they become a normal household item!

   "...still wonder why I never decided to become a carpenter."  Oh, it's not too late -- there is life after retirement, LOL1

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

6. 
   Malcolm | Aug 25, 2005 11:20am | #8

   Gidday mate

   Where can I find out about < superbright LED's > ?

   M

   http://www.macpherson.co.nz
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   jrudyk | Aug 25, 2005 12:01pm | #9

   Hi Malcolm,

   I use  http://www.dotlight.de/ and  http://www.led-info.de/einsatz/index.htm unfortunately both sites are only in german. But I am sure you'll find plenty of recources if you google for it.

   Take care! Joe

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   Malcolm | Aug 25, 2005 02:10pm | #11

   Thanks Joe

   I'll go Google. A year ago I was interested in concealed lighting for a fancy desk and had no luck looking for very small very bright light sources. I have to buy on-line, and gave up trying to find someone who could/would sell me what I wanted!

   Cheershttp://www.macpherson.co.nz

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   philip | Aug 25, 2005 12:29pm | #10

   Malcolm,
   You have set me right on certain issues in the past-such as the interpretation and use of the word "dag" and "he's a dag, mate".
   So now we have you as a Kiwi saying "Gidday mate"- I thought this was exclusively Australian. What's the buzz?Philip Marcou

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   Malcolm | Aug 25, 2005 02:14pm | #12

   Just trying to match those guys showing off their German.

   You do hear 'Mate' down here in the south, although it's not as common as in Oz. Tends to be used in a slightly joky way - with a long a (Maaaaate) or when the person being addressed is not a 'mate' - with irony. Hard to explain, as vernacular useage sometimes is, eh!

   Malcolmhttp://www.macpherson.co.nz

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   jrudyk | Aug 25, 2005 06:07pm | #13

   Hi Malcolm,

   I just found out that the one site I mentioned is also available in english. The button to switch to english can only be seen in the e-shop, here is a shortcut...

   http://shop.dotlight.de/shop/product_info.php/cPath/159_161/products_id/464/language/en

   Take care... Joe

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   Malcolm | Aug 26, 2005 09:43am | #15

   Thanks Joe

   I'm not an electrician - are you aware of any on-line tech instructions on applying LED lights? We have 240v domestic supply here.

   Cheers

   Malcolmhttp://www.macpherson.co.nz

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   jrudyk | Aug 26, 2005 10:45am | #17

   Hi Malcolm,

   in one of my earlier replys to someone from NZ i mentioned this one site http://www.dotlight.de/site/technik/wie_schliesse_ich_leds_an.php unfortunately the descriptions are only in german. However, I googled a little and found two promissing sites in english:

   http://www.theledlight.com/specialtyleds.html

   http://unclean.org/howto/led_circuit.html 

   the latter one seems to have the better info for you.

   Take care ... Joe

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   WillGeorge | Aug 26, 2005 07:20pm | #18

   240v to a LED and it goes POOF! Hope ya had your safty glasses on!...Sorry.. I had to.. Just me brain....

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   MarkRD | Aug 26, 2005 03:35am | #14

   Hi Joe,

   Open VMS! I thougth VMS was long dead (I left the VMS world at about version 5.2... Vax 4000) - wow you brought back memories. Are you an Ex DECie? I'm not but I run into them all the time. My office is currently in DECs old HQ the Mill in Maynard (if you're an ex DECie you'll know where I mean).

   Anyway, welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing some of your lamps.

   BTW I love the solid state lighting. Let me know if you find any low price suppliers. I'm seeing the new signal lights (Red, yellow, green) here in the states all the time now - so they are catching on.. They are awesome becuase they last so long and don't give off as much heat - makes them friendlier to wood...

   Best Regards,
   Mark

   Visit my woodworking blog Dust Maker
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   jrudyk | Aug 26, 2005 10:00am | #16

   Hi Mark,

   Thanks for the welcome! No, I am not an exDECie, however, I know where Maynard is, as I have been to a training at the Littleton, MA and Nashua, NH facilities twice, so I know a bit of the greater Boston area.

   Btw. OpenVMS is alive and striving. But nowadays people and the media tend to talk only about the hype topics. We are still running some 50 AlphaServers... running V7.3-2 planning the migration to 8.2, though the number of servers is  going down.

   Regarding the prices of the superbright LEDS, I can only say, that some day they will be cheaper and even more powerful and efficient.

   Take care