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"Ve get too soon auld...

Post 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.
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This morning it finally dawned on me that there's a faster, easier way to hang them.
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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post 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.
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Post 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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Post 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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Post by CudaMan » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:41 pm

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Post 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.
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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post 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! :mrgreen:

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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post by TWrenn » Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:03 pm

Susanne... du bist ein kluges Mädchen!

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Post 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!
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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!
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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post by Chris Haynes » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:44 am

Why do you paint nuts that should be plated?


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Post 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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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post by TWrenn » Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:32 am

Duey...you were close! It's spelled "aus". Sehr gut!!

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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post 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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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post 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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Post 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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Post 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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Post by jab35 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:27 pm

Thanks, Steve.

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Post 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? :lol: )

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Re: "Ve get too soon auld...

Post 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.
:D
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Post by RichardG » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:46 pm

WHAT WUZ VE TALKING ABOUT?

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Post by Susanne » Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:34 pm

Eyeyay aveyay oynay ideeayay... :lol:
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