Ace-Garageguy

Saying something 10,000 times doesn't make it true.

That's pretty cool. I had no idea those even existed. Really like your quote "I already used it to sand a part I made for my little Mattel Vac-U-Form (ironically - one Mattel toy fixing another) but this is actually a surprisingly decently powered tool, considering it was aimed at kids. Motor is decently torque-y, and definitely good enough for a lot of what we do." I do have a Vac-U-Form that I still need to do some upgrades on.

https://magazine.derivaz-ives.com/bean-cars-birtles-and-lang-bev-kidby-part-1/

It does tend to become our window on the world...either the computer or the phone.

Ohio Girls was never a Beach Boys song, though they did mention midwest farmers' daughters and northern girls.

It's getting smarter. Really fast...

Seamstress is when an XL girl tries to squeeze into S clothes.

Nope. EDIT: Here's the build thread. I think the method is described...

"Wear your love like heaven" according to Donovan.

That wasn't at all what I said, but if you choose to interpret my words that way, that's your choice.

Did you say you had to use every part in the box to consider a model finished, even all the optional stuff (like I did when I was 8)?

Yup. Made a real mess. We got him tied off quick with a piece of wire and a screwdriver. The paramedics got there fast, just happened to be in the neighborhood when the call went out. He didn't want to work on cars anymore after that...

Yup. I did this finish to represent bare aluminum body panels prior to paint, but the same technique would work just as well on a DeLorean

Glad it wasn't a lot worse. I know the feeling well. Worst "almost" one ever happened to me...I was draining a fuel tank, was under the vehicle on stands, gasoline was splattering a little as I got the drain rig setup right, my shirt was wet with gas...some fool threw a string of firecrackers under the car, then ran away laughing. Thankfully no fire, and I did not "keep calm". At all. PS: And yeah, I've set myself on fire one or two times too. It's amazing how careful we get over time. The work isn't "dangerous" if your mind is fully engaged, but it is otherwise. Guy who was working for me using a big electric grinder with an 8" 40-grit disc (removing a load of old bondo on a 356 Porsche) had an attention lapse and managed to cut his femoral artery. Couple inches higher, he would have been singing soprano.

Brown kitten hair is rare in my part of town.

Sense of smell is telling me it's time to change Mr. Spot's poo box.

PM'd.

No. It was just severe pain in my gut that came out of nowhere and doubled me up. Other symptoms I'll not go into, but as usual for me, it went away on its own after a couple days rest.

I'm glad for you, and understand your point. Unfortunately, all my local hardware stores are staffed by people who are just as clueless as the typical big-box employee, either kids who don't know which end of a hammer to hold, or well-meaning retires who know a little more, but not much. EDIT: I don't mean to be unkind, but it's a good life-skill to have to be able to go get the correct fasteners for any project without having to rely on store help that as often as not give you the wrong stuff.

"In time for the next pandemic panic" is why I'm buying another 20,000 rolls of TP, because bird-flu is ramping up in the media.

Hour lunch breaks are for people with real jobs; I usually eat my sandwich while I'm working.

"Vacation" is a concept I hope to revisit in not too much longer, after 4 years, and even that last one was a "working vacation".

"Tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" is Shakespeare's disillusioned description of life as spoken by Macbeth.

Yup, good proportions, the flow of the roofline looks good, and it appears to be symmetrical in most of the shots. Those three areas are where chops go bad, on real cars as well as models.

"STUDENT DRIVER" stickers on cars strike fear into the hearts of even the bravest men.