Thread: My 1K/4K challenge

Originally Posted by outback

Thanks ,Jerry. Ya beat me to it.
Always trim the tape on wedges so its only 1/8 inch over each side of the spine. Your only trying to recreate the original thicknesses of the spine, not the blade.

Off-Topic, but I've got to comment on those shop shoes, Mike-they look about as bad as mine lol! Honestly, I dress about like a hobo to go out to my shop-glad I'm not the only one. Excess epoxy or Tru Oil wiped on ancient holey jeans or something spilled on shoes? No problem.

Same here, I've got a drawer that just has garage shirts. Eventually they become shop rags.

Originally Posted by JellyJar

Same here, I've got a drawer that just has garage shirts. Eventually they become shop rags.

I often mop up kitchen or other spills with my dirty work clothes. This makes my wife mad because she say's I should take care of my clothes and use rags for that, to which I respond 'My work clothes are rags!'

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Off-Topic, but I've got to comment on those shop shoes, Mike-they look about as bad as mine lol! Honestly, I dress about like a hobo to go out to my shop-glad I'm not the only one. Excess epoxy or Tru Oil wiped on ancient holey jeans or something spilled on shoes? No problem.

Yeah, they've seen better days. But they are the most comfortable shoes I own. Their like wearing marshmallows, and relieve the pain of plantars fasciitis.
Been dealing with it for some time, but this year was the most painful. By the time I got home from work each day, I could barely walk or stand on my feet. But once I put these shoes on, I'd be fine. Come to fund out, they have built in arch supports, and after all the years I've worn them without Sox's, the insides have a perfect imprint of my feet. So....custom orthotic shoes, with ventilation, and the traction of a Mickey Thompson.

Awesome-I have also suffered from PF over the years teaching all day long, on my feet on concrete floors. I have tried several over-priced orthopedic shoes, and my latest Asics running shoes work about as well as anything.

I like JJ's idea too-old t-shirts demoted to shop rags!

So here's my shop outfit, with built-in ventilation. I'm about to change into it and go work on some blades in progress to celebrate my 1st day of Christmas break. That shirt is literally 30 years old, being from U2's Rattle and Hum documentary/tour in '89. I wear it for nostalgia as much as anything.

Let's start a contest for filthiest shop clothes! Post 'em up, boys (unless you're one of those Bob Vila types who wears nice flannel and khakis in his shop haha!).

Not a Bob Vila type, but I can't compete with that. My wife would have quietly disposed of those a while ago

Originally Posted by JellyJar

Not a Bob Vila type, but I can't compete with that. My wife would have quietly disposed of those a while ago

Yep, not allowed in our house!

Originally Posted by rolodave

Yep, not allowed in our house!

That's why I keep them in the garage-the wife has threatened to toss them out.