I am a PROUD new father!!!

reible · Post by **reible** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:56 pm

Hi,

Just two comments
1) a jig saw does not equal a scroll saw
2) authenticity went out the window with hammered paint

Ed

JPG40504 wrote:He 'discovered' a paint problem! Have no fear, It shall be completed! Remember he got the 10 before he completed the Greenie.

ED: He already has two Jig saws(Mark5 and 10 versions). And he IS a stickler for 'authenticity'. He HAS been considering a different color for the 10(see his avatar?).

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:28 am

OK.....you guys have given me a BUNCH of great ideas to break the news to the LOML.

a1gutterman wrote:You spent $75. I suggest to you that she gets $100 to "blow".

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colday wrote:Hey Honey! Look what followed me home! And then give her that big grin of yours followed by the sad puppy eyes look. Works for me "most" times.

I'll practice making this face and then put a circle of flower petals around my head.
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I'll also put an enlarged copy of the pup photo on the headstock so that when I unveil her, she sees it.
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beeg wrote:You bought it for HER.

Strong possibility beeg!!! With this approach AND reibles suggestion on a custom pink and white paint scheme made especially for the wife could just possibly work. Hum&#8230]Real men aren't afraid of pink!![/B]
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And if I pretend that my "Greenie I" gave birth to "Greenie II" by laying her on her side under "Greenie I" and as jpg suggested

JPG40504 wrote:It would help credibility if ya made it a MINI first! Might even make her LAUGH!

. For this, I'll need the help of SDSSmith

SDSSmith wrote:Lots of tubes .... how many do you want.

That&#8217]SDSSmith[/B]...I'll be over tomorrow to borrow 2 mini way tubes and 2 mini bench tubes. I'll call first.

WOW...maybe I can just pull this off. She might just know by the end of next week!!!

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:37 am

JPG40504 wrote:If it IS cast, tell us how well you like the access hole(under the medallion).

The 'tailstock' end is the one you mount the tailstock on when you use it as a lathe.

Add to that the 'fact' that the second/lower/higher speed output shaft is primarily for the jointer only(unless you have an air compressor also). Read the red letters around that shaft. IF your greenies are old enough, they will refer to its use for the jointer ONLY.

This will all begin to gel when and if you ever start making sawdust etc.

I checked the access hole from the inside. It's all covered up with metal.

tailstock......I have a new acronym for myself....IAABH!! I am a bonehead

I knew that.

So, what is the side of the SS to the left of the headstock called? If I know the answer, I am drawing a blank. Sometimer's moment?

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:17 am

mickyd wrote:Ya sound like you've been married for a while a1! You know the sweet spot I see.

30 (mostly) happy years and counting!

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:21 am

mickyd wrote:Strong possibility beeg!!! With this approach AND reibles suggestion on a custom pink and white paint scheme made especially for the wife could just possibly work. Hum&#8230]Real men aren't afraid of pink!!l [/B]

Here's my quick and dirty version of what a "Pinky" headstock would look like. LOMLmight just like that!!!!

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:25 am

reible wrote:Hi,

Just two comments
1) a jig saw does not equal a scroll saw
2) authenticity went out the window with hammered paint

Ed

1) But quite close(the Mark 5 version anyway) So what if is spring driven one way!]were[/B] 'Hammered' paint finish from the factory!!!:)

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:58 am

etc92guy wrote:MickyD - When you find the "justification" PLEASE let me know...........

I'm currently tracking two ER's with speed changers........And the ER I have is still in pieces between the basement and garage.............

Oh, what happened to your ER restoration?

My justification.....heck, I think it's more of my excuse.

Don't track......BUY

ER is coming along. As jpg mentioned, I had a set back due to a paint issue. A week or so ago, I was washing all the parts off to prep them them for paint. I had thought the the old paint was adhered quite well and was going to just prime and paint over it, like I did on my headstock. Well, since I had also purchased my first compressor a few days earlier, I decided to blow all the parts off after washing. When I did, small areas of paint blew off several of the pieces. That was enough for me to decide that I would strip the old orange paint prior to fresh paint. If I am going to go through all the work in this restoration, I want it to come out right. I'd kick myself from here to Timbuktu if I just ignored it and got a big chip shortly after reassembling. (You know, is that anal thing I have going on).

Anyway, with one thing leading to another, all the parts are now mostly stripped except for small areas on a few that have paint in hard to reach places. That has lead to my quest to develop an abrasive blasting method to blast the paint off. See my other post on what's going on there.

You'll see a completed ER shortly. It's admittedly gone very slow over the summer months. I'm a faster winter restorer. Hopefully, that will be good woodworking time also.....

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:19 pm

mickyd wrote:I checked the access hole from the inside. It's all covered up with metal.
Ya gotta sand cast one! Gee Now one of each in your 'museum'!:D

tailstock......I have a new acronym for myself....IAABH!! I am a bonehead I knew that. Not news to 'US' either]

So, what is the side of the SS to the left of the headstock called? If I know the answer, I am drawing a blank. Sometimer's moment?
Headstock rest end(OOORRRR the JOINTER end)!:D

Momma 'discover' her yet???

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:15 pm

mickyd wrote: For this, I'll need the help of SDSSmith
That’s bound to strike some kind of cord….and hopefully not one that's being wrapped around my neck for buying a 3rd machines in 8 months!!! SDSSmith...I'll be over tomorrow to borrow 2 mini way tubes and 2 mini bench tubes. I'll call first.

WOW...maybe I can just pull this off. She might just know by the end of next week!!!

Come on over, the tubes are in "kit" form. BTW, while your stripping orange paint off of items I have an orange ER leg in need of stripping too. ]

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:50 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Momma 'discover' her yet???

No. I still have to make a mini out of her first. She hidden well. I almost forgot where she was!!

We have a $100 unilateral spending limit with each other, no approval needed. Anything over $100 requires conference. (plus begging, crying, justification, threatening, etc.) My $1200 Cannondale road bike for example..pondered for a week how to convince her.....threw it out there one evening prepared for the interrogation and without getting past my opening statement, she said "Great idea, you can pay for it with your bonus".

Since I'm under the $100, I should just break it out......but that would take away all the fun I want to have with it.