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02-26-2010, 04:51 AM #1Senior Member
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Things you like because they break....
Ok, maybe not because they break, but because you can fix them? I mean this group loves stropping razors, and even if we aren't the handiest with a hone, most if not all wish we were. Currently I'm on an Ipod Mini kick. I've found that they are reasonably available in less than functioning form, but are quite within my skills to repair.
So my question to my friends here, what do you like, even as a side, once and a while hobby, to rip apart and make better?
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02-26-2010, 05:55 AM #2Senior Member
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I have no specific examples, but I've always said that everything should be user-serviceable.
Actually, I am just getting a quote for some cut-to-size 5mm tempered glass so I can take my 10mm Naniwa stones off their stands and epoxy them to the glass, like the Shaptons. I guess that counts.
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02-26-2010, 07:14 AM #3
I try to do everything in the house myself: plumbing, wiring, insulation, ceilings, bathroom tiling, etc. I like doing it, and by doing things myself I can spend money on high quality materials instead of worker hours.
Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day
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02-26-2010, 07:19 AM #4Senior Member
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+1 on that. And half the time they don't even do the job properly.
I love the smell of shaving cream in the morning!
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02-26-2010, 07:54 AM #5Senior Member
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Don't tell your insurance company.
Originally Posted by Bruno
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02-26-2010, 08:10 AM #6.
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My Colt 1911 and my Kongsberg 30-06.
"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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02-26-2010, 08:29 AM #7Big and called Ian.
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EVERY THING.
I love to tinker. and even if i get it wrong i love that learning curve of getting it better the next time.
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02-26-2010, 02:44 PM #8
legos!........... Originally Posted by GadgetGeek
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02-26-2010, 02:54 PM #9Senior Member
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Tattoo machines. Once they're good I leave well enough alone though. Originally Posted by GadgetGeek
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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02-26-2010, 08:27 PM #10Know thyself
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Other people's faces. Originally Posted by GadgetGeek
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