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Steve Jelf
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by Steve Jelf » Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:32 pm
...und too late schmart."
So says the old saying. For approximately forever I've painted nuts and washers hung on wires, each wire with a hook at the top and a few loops to hold individual pieces. To fit them in the oven for baking, I've been limited to five or six pieces per wire.
This morning it finally dawned on me that there's a faster, easier way to hang them.
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Charlie B in N.J.
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by Charlie B in N.J. » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:20 pm
I vish I vas as schmart 20 years ago as I dink I yam today.
Forget everything you thought you knew.
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by Dallas Landers » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:33 pm
We all have those lightbulb moments Steve. Age has nothing to do with it.
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by 2nighthawks » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:35 pm
Charlie - I tend to think of that in reverse:
"I vish I is as shmart today as I 'taut I vas 20 years ago!"
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by CudaMan » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:41 pm
Well done!
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by TRDxB2 » Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:27 pm
The difference between "Knowledge" and "Wisdom".
"Knowledge" is having facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education.
"Wisdom" is having the "knowledge" to not make the same mistake again.
The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.
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by Susanne » Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:28 pm
You are von schmardt feller, you are... I vish vee had thought of dis before, und vill haff to schteal it from you.
Danke!
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by TWrenn » Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:03 pm
Susanne... du bist ein kluges Mädchen!
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by Duey_C » Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:24 pm
Ya, it took a hole veek fore my brain caught me up and figgered out a clutch on da little, Tvin Y Briggs engined treckit.
It verked!
Oops. That was off topic.
Funny how our brains work tho. All of a sudden, we have it. By George, I think he's got it! (English accent required)
On the other hand, when I was working I was talking to a younger fellow and was babbling what little German I knew and he stepped back a skoche and thought for a moment. He said, My Grandma said "Make the light out." Mach das licht ous. (shut the light off). I think I spelled it right!
Since I lost my mind mind, I feel more liberated
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by Chris Haynes » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:44 am
Why do you paint nuts that should be plated?
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NU2theT
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by NU2theT » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:48 am
TRDxB2 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:27 pm
The difference between "Knowledge" and "Wisdom".
"Knowledge" is having facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education.
"Wisdom" is having the "knowledge" to not make the same mistake again.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit....Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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by TWrenn » Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:32 am
Duey...you were close! It's spelled "aus". Sehr gut!!
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Steve Jelf
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by Steve Jelf » Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:28 am
Why do you paint nuts that should be plated?
Which are supposed to be plated? Plated with what? Where can I find this information?
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Original Smith
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by Original Smith » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:09 am
What year? Most all of that stuff was raven finished in later years. Some of it was brass plated in early years. Depends on the application.
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by jab35 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:12 am
Steve: Do you degrease and etch those cadmium plated items before painting? I find without doing this the paint looks good but is very fragile. jb
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by Steve Jelf » Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:59 am
Do you degrease and etch those cadmium plated items before painting?
If I have to use modern hardware I grind off the markings, buff smooth, strip off all the cad plating, prep (etch) with phosphoric acid, and paint. Old Ford hardware I have used has no marks or plating to remove. While raven finish would be more correct, I paint chassis hardware with Rustoleum satin black for rust prevention. For body hardware, of course, I use glossy.
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by jab35 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:27 pm
Thanks, Steve.
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by Susanne » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:29 pm
TWrenn wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:03 pm
Susanne... du bist ein kluges Mädchen!
Grazie, mio buon signore... er... um... Danke, mein guter Herr Wrenn!
(Talk about mixed metaphors?
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Steve Jelf
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by Steve Jelf » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:37 pm
당신은 모두 재미있게 이야기
For those who can't read that, it says Dangsinun modu jaemitke iyaki.
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by RichardG » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:46 pm
WHAT WUZ VE TALKING ABOUT?
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by Susanne » Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:34 pm
Eyeyay aveyay oynay ideeayay...
당신은 모두 재미있게 이야기
I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto!!