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7 minutes ago, Joe Handley said:
Could be worse, I keep trying to use “GRB” instead of “grubs”, since I’ve used that abbreviation so often this season
OK, I'll bite. What is GRB the abbreviation for?
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5 hours ago, espo said:
That's good. I didn't mean to misspell the name of these insects but my spell check was fine with it so I just kept going.
Spell check can come up with some pretty amusing stuff sometimes. What really got me was the OP saying his lawn company is going to "spray for GRUBBS!" I had an image of my whole family rolling around on his front yard twitching and gasping for air! ?
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19 hours ago, espo said:
Grubbs can do unimaginable damage
While this statement may apply to me, I'm feeling a bit sensitive about this whole topic. They are "grubs", not "Grubbs".
See my name below.
(I'm joking!)
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2 hours ago, SfanGoch said:
Why? Dual blade strip cutters already exist.
That's new to me also. It looks like the narrowest it goes is about 1/8", but I'm gonna get me one. I can use it for veneer work if nothing else. Thanks, Joe!
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57 minutes ago, Dave Ambrose said:
There is no need for you to repeat my mistake.
LOL!
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6 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said:
Yes! Don't do it. That tape is very crinkled to let it make curves. It used to be used for manually laying out printed circuit boards. Those same crinkles make it a terrible terrible terrible masking tape.
Thank you Dave! That is the answer I was looking for.
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The tape I was originally looking at was Line O Tape. It came in widths as narrow as 1/64, lots of different colors, and masking tape. It used to be readily available from hobby dealers. I don't know if it is Covid related, but in the last few months it has disappeared.
The only thing I can find now in the very narrow widths now is "chart tape". Apparently it is used for making grid lines on white boards. I was wondering if anyone had tried it for masking.
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3 hours ago, espo said:
Check any parts house that caters to body shops. They'll have tape and other supplies you will not find anywhere else. They will have real masking tape.
I checked a few of those, and the narrowest tape I found was 1/16". Any suggestions? Thanks.
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28 minutes ago, Mike 1017 said:
You can try to tape something that is 1/64 or 1/32 between 2 Exacto blades. Tape the blades together and then cut your own strips. I never needed an exact size but this is how I make fine line tape.
Mike
Thanks, Mike. I don't really need exact sizes either. I will give your method a try.
1 minute ago, Chariots of Fire said:lay down a piece of Frog tape on a glass plate that is clean. Use a ruler to cut yourself a strip to the width you want. What Mike 1017 says works too.
Thanks, Charles.
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Has anyone used chart tape as masking tape? I want some 1/64" and 1/32" tape, and real masking tape in those sizes seems to be unobtainium. Any possibilities would be welcome. Thanks.
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How about the first one (that I know about):
Followed pretty quickly by these guys:
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4 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:
While we were on our annual anniversary weekend respite, my wife insisted upon purchasing a pair of display cases for me as an anniversary gift.
If you need even more shelves, you could drill holes inside of that barrister's bookcase that would take adjustable shelf pins. It looks like there's room for one or possibly two more (glass?) shelves. A piece of pegboard makes a good jig for lining up the holes. Just don't drill all the way thru the cabinet!
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I can only suggest what not to buy- Epson inkjet. For whatever reason, their technology doesn't work with decal paper. You can print a perfect image on photo paper, and the same image on decal paper will be blurry and runny. I don't think it's the paper, either. I've tried a few brands with the same result. It works fine for everything but decals.
My previous printer was an HP inkjet. It did decals OK.
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1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Lindberg did the earlier Charger (thru 2010) body style as a police car or SRT8.
I have built the Lindberg SRT8 kit, and it is a very nice kit. Certainly no Hellcat, but it does have a Hemi.
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I'm very sorry to hear that. Please continue to join us here when you can. I enjoy your comments and your positive attitude is a blessing. Any time you need support I know you will find it here.
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Aha! A Shelby. That makes sense. Thanks, guys! All traces of that roll bar are now gone from my model.
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I'm working on the recent release of the Revell '69 Mustang. The interior has mounting points for a roll bar, and the roll bar is on the parts tree. It looks like there would be more parts for the roll bar that are not in the kit. Since I am building the car stock, I have already removed the roll bar mounts and am in the process of filling in the holes.
I'm guessing the roll bar is left over from some earlier version of the kit. There is also an extra engine block and trans., but no heads etc. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the story is?
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1 hour ago, Mike999 said:
Or just build it out of the box and have fun with it!
I think that's exactly what I will do.
1 hour ago, Snake45 said:I couldn't find any cars or airplanes I needed, so I got a Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog and a reissued ex-Aurora M46 Patton (built it as a kid). $24 out the door for both of them, not horrible by 2020 standards.
I didn't see much in cars or aircraft either, although I did buy a '69 Camaro. I've been watching a lot of "Touring Car Masters" (Australian vintage road racing), and it's inspiring me to build something. I may go back for a '69 Mustang for the same reason.
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Picked up one of these at the HL sale. A total nostalgia purchase. I built one of these when I was a kid, and thought it would be fun to give it another go.
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That's a beauty!
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13 hours ago, Paintandwrenches said:
I shoot, throw, bat, write, all left handed. Even my drumset setup is this weird left handed mess. Play guitar right handed ?♂️. Can't even comprehend trying to play left.
My buddy plays left handed and it sucks for him. You go into a guitar store around here and it's 99% right handed stuff. I have the whole store to choose from, he has like 2 or 3.
I played guitar right handed for a while. Due to an injury to my left arm I can't do that anymore, so I am starting over learning lefty. I've flipped a couple of guitars, and was lucky to find a lefty Squier Strat at a local music store.
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13 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Some of the smartest, best looking, most talented and skilled people I know are left-handed.
Well, thank you! I resemble that remark! (NOT)?
I shoot pistol left handed, but am right eyed. I shoot rifle and bat right handed, probably because nobody ever told me there was any other way. Throw a football lefty. I finally bought some left handed scissors after years of hurting my hand.
Have a happy day to the other members of the chosen few!
Left on!
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I built the Thomas Jefferson sub a year or two ago. Check out this box art.
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17 minutes ago, sfhess said:
My 2014 SE was white with gray and black seats. It had the Sport Appearance Package.
I always thought the best color on these was Frosted Glass, which was available in 2012. I remember seeing one this color, with a tan interior, in a dealership.
I replaced the Focus with a 2016 Fusion SE. Color was Guard, which is a dark green with the Dune (Tan) interior. Cloth seats were difficult to keep clean, but I didn't want a black interior.
In the true Ford tradition, I could have gotten any interior color I wanted, as long as it was black.
Cobra and XK-E GT hardtops?
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Does anyone make the hardtops for the Cobra and E-type Jag GT racers? I've been watching a lot of Goodwood racing, and I like the style of the convertibles with hard tops.