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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Sep 14, 2012 - 01:48am PT
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Damn, jtm...those radio-control geeks are kinda touchy, aren't they?
(Never thought of you as the radio-control type. Go figure.)
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Sep 14, 2012 - 12:31pm PT
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This is my old Raleigh Grand Prix frame I bought new in 1977. It's latest incarnation is as city cruiser/commuter.
I'm not in to the whole single speed thing, but I like the clean look, so I removed the front deraileur.
I added a 6 speed freewheel which includes a 34 "granny gear".
Its got new (27") wheels, a little wider than the originals, and puncture resistant tires (1 1/4 ")
Topped it off with these cool old school racing pedals with strappless toe clips, no special shoes required!
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Sep 14, 2012 - 12:35pm PT
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Nice ride, Rich. Did you ever cruise it with the Lakeshore Bullets?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 14, 2012 - 12:38pm PT
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In between trips to the hospital and doctors I finally got the staining and
spraying finished, except for the doors (minor detail).
The cabs are Honduran Mahogany but when they quoted me a price for the
crown done in Honduran I about fainted so the crown is African. It is kind
of a nice contrast IMHO. For some reason the lighter grain is really accented
by the flash. In normal light it isn't so pronounced.
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
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Sep 14, 2012 - 12:47pm PT
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Reeotch- me too
Heal well, Reilly!
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Sep 14, 2012 - 02:08pm PT
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Sweet one Bruno!
I love this thread.
Psyched I was finally able to contribute . . .
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Sep 16, 2012 - 04:36pm PT
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This has been my weekend project for the last six weeks or so. The timing worked out right since the wife's busted leg has kept me off rock and close to home.
At the end of the year we bought a trailer for trade show and demo duty. Just a basic bare utility trailer.
First step was insulating the ceiling with urethane foam board and riveting a powder coat aluminum skin on. I found white powder coated rivets as well.
Who knows what these are?
Floor has strips of L rail, (the same thing that holds your airline seat to the floor) inleted so they stand about 1/32nd proud. This way various demo equipment can be quickly changed in and out and the load in the trailer balanced properly without tearing up the floor. The walls are covered with carpet specifically selected because Velcro sticks to it.
A large screen TV is coming in this week to go above the desk. The doors also are set up with L rail for future literature racks and sliding doors will finish off under the desk. There are also three brass floor plug outlets to plug in display equipment and LED track lighting.
Glad it's done! Time to have my weekends back.
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HandCrack
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal.
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Sep 16, 2012 - 05:50pm PT
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After 20+ years of bricks and boards, the dream of built-in bookshelves is finally coming true.
It's not completely finished yet - it needs to have the trim all around the edges installed. Still, I think you can get the idea of what the finished project will look like. For a very amateur carpenter like me, this was very difficult, but I'm happy with the way it has turned out.
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MarkGrubb
climber
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Sep 16, 2012 - 06:11pm PT
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TGT:
Ooooh! I know!
What are "Cleco's" with plastic protector boots.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Sep 16, 2012 - 06:30pm PT
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I love this thread. All cool stuff from amateurs to masters.
I haven't contributed yet but...some day.
HEY justthemaid, I resemble this remark!
A dorking we will go.
A dorking we will go.
Women just don't understand.
A dorking we will go.
We buy our junk brand new.
We fix it up with glue.
Then we crash into the ground.
Our favorite thing to do.
The servos are so cool.
They make the geek boys drool.
There are no women in this sport
We're all just goddamed fools.
Geeky planes are rad.
It makes our girlfriend mad.
We love to go and dork all day
It's really really sad.
A dorking we will go.
A dorking we will go.
We're all doomed to die alone.
A dorking we will go...
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Sep 16, 2012 - 06:38pm PT
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TGT:
Ooooh! I know!
What are "Cleco's" with plastic protector boots.
Yep!
Had our buyer and bookkeeper scratching their heads over why I was ordering stuff from Aircraft Spruce.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Sep 17, 2012 - 12:28pm PT
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I love this thread.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Sep 18, 2012 - 07:00am PT
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this job has been seriously crowding my sleep.
its a monster in another time zone.
bills be damned though!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 18, 2012 - 11:30am PT
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Weege, looks like you might be there a few more weeks. :-)
I'm glad those days are behind me. But I did enjoy being the foreman on a
building at Prudhoe Bay that was a slab on tundra. The slab floated on the
tundra and had cooling tubes that ran under it to pull heat away to the
cooling towers. I was a big building, too. I should find the pics. It
was the only one of its kind up there. I wonder how it is dealing with
the warming. Those cooling lines might be adequate for pulling the heat
away that gets through the slab but I gotta believe the tundra is melting
further beneath the edges every year.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Sep 19, 2012 - 10:19pm PT
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the first grade teacher needed a music stand;
i had this old branch laying around
that every single pony express rider
that ever was passed neath
while enroute to elsewheres,
plus warren passed under it
on his way to climb eeyore's enigma;
royal up to fantasia;
tm up to the line;
and all my other countless herows,
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Sep 19, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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that music stand is pretty cool, good job...
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Sep 20, 2012 - 08:51am PT
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Although its not my particular favorite style, I am finishing up a curly cherry queen-size bed with matching nightstand. With my home and shop under contract, I have until October 4 to finish both projects and clean out 19 years worth of lumber, tools, and memories from this location.
I just might be able to meet the deadline, but all these damned afternoon climbing trips aren't helping with that...
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