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  1. Jim McDonald
    I will never die. My "gotta cut" list is too long.
  2. Jim McDonald
    Great to see you back around and doing okay. I tried the consignment deal with my state quarter magnets and it was a bit hit the first month, then turned into a steamy pile after that.
  3. Jim McDonald
    I'm with @meflick about 18 months to 40. And, who would ever have thunk it?
  4. Jim McDonald
    He hasn't posted to the other in while also. Could be time of year or maybe he is just doing other things now.
  5. Jim McDonald
    Good to see you around our virtual table again. Dog cutting looks great.
  6. Jim McDonald
    I think you're looking at the same thing.
  7. Jim McDonald
    As a 20+ year escapee from the Shack, let me say if you match the resistance (ohms) and wattage ratings--you only need to worry about physical size. Most (if not all) pots have 3 connectors. The center is usually the common and the outside terms are for whether the internal wiper goes clockwise or counterclockwise. Also, pots are rated linear or audio. Generally, audio pots are more precise. If you can get a close up picture of the stamping on the the pot or if there are ratings on the board, I'm more than happy to try to decipher. Contact cleaner certainly won't hurt. You may have a carbon build up under the wiper where it stays in the same place.
  8. Jim McDonald
    Good to see you posting here again. Here's hoping you are getting settled in.
  9. Jim McDonald
    The first shot is a compilation of cuttings I have given family through the years. (Explains the duplication) Second are a few birdhouses I have done. The birds are displayed separately. Third shot is some designs from this year on 1/4" poplar backers. I also mounted some cuttings on purchased metal blanks. Finally, we move on to Randolph who is Rudolph's not so serious cousin. I have had a blast with this pattern. Some have shiny earrings, some have loop earrings and so on. I love doing ornaments and giving them to friends and family.
  10. Jim McDonald
    Very interesting pattern and great cutting.
  11. Jim McDonald
    I did shipping and receiving for a truck dealership and every once in a while, I would come across some nice wood in a pallet. (Battery reciprocating saw always nearby) Even found some spalting a couple of times.
  12. Jim McDonald
    That is absolutely neat!
  13. Jim McDonald
    Really good looking production. Now, go shovel up all the sawdust and dropouts.
  14. Jim McDonald
    I'm right there with you.
  15. Jim McDonald
    Good looking cabovers.
  16. Jim McDonald
    Great idea and beautiful execution of the design.
  17. Jim McDonald
    I usually by from Ocooch, but Klingspor in Hickory, NC has had good plywood when I was passing through.
  18. Jim McDonald
    I love 1/8" for stack cutting my ornaments. I normally stack 4 to 6 layers depending on the complexity of the design. I also use a fair amount of 1/4" material, but rarely go above that--unless it is a special purpose. Is it a waste of money? Probably not. Was it overpriced? Probably.
  19. Jim McDonald
    Also check Goodwill. Some have boxes of old cables.
  20. Jim McDonald
    Dremel makes some really thin blades and cut off wheels. Menards has a good selection. I would bring you some, but my DIL has all my rotary tools right now testing for a project.
  21. Jim McDonald
    @BadBob not only do I remember the old bbs systems, I had an employee who ran a couple. (When my wife was finishing her dissertation, Ohio State libraries had eight dial up lines to access a very limited database of their collections. You could read along as the screen scrolled into the buffer to save your data.) Also, I used to sell radio control tanks to the folks at CompuServe. They used the tanks to pull in "fish" cables. With the tracks, they could climb over existing cabling in the chases.
  22. Jim McDonald
    Great cuttings. Was just out by your place Saturday and was wondering how you were doing.
  23. Jim McDonald
    Be hard to find a state color, since all the different college fans would lobby for THEIR school color. Imagine here in Indiana where IU, Purdue, Notre Dame and others all wanting their color to represent the state. (Except Notre Dame doesn't know if their color is blue, green or gold.) And the inevitable blue/green discussion in Michigan.
  24. Jim McDonald
    If you have a spray gun or airbrush, you could use a dye stain like Unicorn Spit. It can go @100% or you can cut it with water.
  25. Jim McDonald
    Since I do 99%of my work on the patio, I spray out in the grass. If it is only one or two pieces, I just spray half the blank, turn it and spray the other half (hand held). Last night, I had several pieces, so I put a rubber glove on my left hand and sprayed them all. That way, I didn't have to be quite so careful with the nozzle.
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