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FrozenNorth

01/04/2010 9:00 AM

Lee Valley new product

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1

Not one of their best, IMHO.
But you can actually order it this year.
--
Froz...


The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.


This topic has 27 replies

DB

Dave Balderstone

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 1:17 PM

In article <[email protected]>, DGDevin
<[email protected]> wrote:

> "FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
> >
> > Not one of their best, IMHO.
> > But you can actually order it this year.
>
> Somewhere they have a section of previous April Fool's Day items that is
> hilarious, somebody had fun building those things.

Just enter “AFD” in the item search box.

DB

Dave Balderstone

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 12:08 AM

In article <[email protected]>, Mark &
Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:

> FrozenNorth wrote:
>
> > http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
> >
> > Not one of their best, IMHO.
> > But you can actually order it this year.
>
> Cool! I've been looking for something in cubits for years! :-)

I measure my fuel consumption in hogsheads per cubit, and that's the
way I like it!

DB

Dave Balderstone

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 8:50 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
basilisk <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
> news:020420100008137144%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> > In article <[email protected]>, Mark &
> > Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> FrozenNorth wrote:
> >>
> >> > http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
> >> >
> >> > Not one of their best, IMHO.
> >> > But you can actually order it this year.
> >>
> >> Cool! I've been looking for something in cubits for years! :-)
> >
> > I measure my fuel consumption in hogsheads per cubit, and that's the
> > way I like it!
>
> cph

No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...

Litres/100 km

so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...

kk

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 9:54 AM

On Apr 2, 11:31=A0am, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 4/2/2010 10:19 AM, Zz Yzx wrote:
>
> >> No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>
> >> Litres/100 km
>
> >> so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...
>
> > I read that our Abram's tank gets 6 gpm.
>
> Cool site ... now the next time there's a 10,000 barrel oil spill the
> media has no excuse for not using a much more shocking number than
> "gallons", instead of the "barrels" that oil is sold by ...
>
> They can now say 422,400,000 teaspoons.

At some point it becomes like Obama's deficit. People's eyes glaze
over at $1,500,000,000,000.
A hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, and pretty soon
you're talking about real money (Everett Dirksen, updated).

ZY

Zz Yzx

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 8:19 AM

>No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>
>Litres/100 km
>
>so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...

I read that our Abram's tank gets 6 gpm.

-Zz

Rc

Robatoy

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 6:17 AM

On Apr 1, 9:00=A0am, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
wrote:
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=3D65357&c=3D1
>
> Not one of their best, IMHO.
> But you can actually order it this year.
> --
> Froz...
>
> The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.

This actually seems useful. Seriously.

Sk

Swingman

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 11:31 AM

On 4/2/2010 10:19 AM, Zz Yzx wrote:
>> No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>>
>> Litres/100 km
>>
>> so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...
>
> I read that our Abram's tank gets 6 gpm.

Cool site ... now the next time there's a 10,000 barrel oil spill the
media has no excuse for not using a much more shocking number than
"gallons", instead of the "barrels" that oil is sold by ...

They can now say 422,400,000 teaspoons.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)

DW

Doug Winterburn

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 11:52 AM

[email protected] wrote:
> On Apr 2, 11:31 am, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 4/2/2010 10:19 AM, Zz Yzx wrote:
>>
>>>> No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>>>> Litres/100 km
>>>> so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...
>>> I read that our Abram's tank gets 6 gpm.
>> Cool site ... now the next time there's a 10,000 barrel oil spill the
>> media has no excuse for not using a much more shocking number than
>> "gallons", instead of the "barrels" that oil is sold by ...
>>
>> They can now say 422,400,000 teaspoons.
>
> At some point it becomes like Obama's deficit. People's eyes glaze
> over at $1,500,000,000,000.
> A hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, and pretty soon
> you're talking about real money (Everett Dirksen, updated).
>
more like "a trillion here, a trillion there..."

LM

"Lee Michaels"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 9:55 AM


"basilisk" wrote
>
> This actually seems useful. Seriously.
>
> It's a hoot that they have it in metric and cubits as well as imperial,

Cubits?? In case you want to build a pyramid? LOL

>
> It would be good for quickly marking up interesting things in
> antique and junk stores.
>
What? They get upset when you bring in big sticks to measure their
merchandise? LOL

As long as it was wide enough to write on, it would definitely be a product
that could be used. A "story stick in the pocket". Maybe we should all
write Rob Lee and let him know that this joke may be on him. He
inadvertantly created a useful product here. It had to happen eventually.
These guys got the whole tool making thing down to a science. Even when
funnin' us, they are tool makers. Must be a nice life.






LM

"Lee Michaels"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 12:15 PM


"Chris Friesen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 04/01/2010 07:17 AM, Robatoy wrote:
>> On Apr 1, 9:00 am, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>>>
>>> Not one of their best, IMHO.
>>> But you can actually order it this year.
>>> --
>>> Froz...
>>>
>>> The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.
>>
>> This actually seems useful. Seriously.
>
> FastCap has made something sort of similar for quite a while.
> Measurements on one side, blank area on the other.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/FastCap-PSSP25-Standard-Story-Measuring/dp/B0001GUE2W
>
Hey, it has a built in pencil sharpener!


LH

"Lew Hodgett"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 9:50 PM


"Doug Brown" wrote:

> Miles per gallon is a measure of fuel/car/engine efficiency whereas
> L/100 km is a measure of fuel consumption.
-------------------------------------

And just where does furlongs/fortnight fit into all this?

Lew


ZY

Zz Yzx

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

03/04/2010 2:13 PM

>And just where does furlongs/fortnight fit into all this?
>
>Lew

THAT unit came from an "SAT" question (i.e. Mad Magazine's "Stupid
Apptitude Test).

-Zz

ZY

Zz Yzx

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 8:09 AM

>I measure my fuel consumption in hogsheads per cubit, and that's the
>way I like it!


1 hogshead = 2.49537037037037 Biblical cubit^3

1 mile 221760 Biblical cubit
------- = ---------------------
gallon hogshead
(fuel efficiency)


1 gallon 4.50937950937951E-06 hogshead
------ = -----------------------------
mile Biblical cubit
(area)


1 hogshead = 63 gallon
(volume)


True facts. From: www.convertit.com

-Zz

bb

"basilisk"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 7:08 AM


"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:020420100008137144%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, Mark &
> Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> FrozenNorth wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>> >
>> > Not one of their best, IMHO.
>> > But you can actually order it this year.
>>
>> Cool! I've been looking for something in cubits for years! :-)
>
> I measure my fuel consumption in hogsheads per cubit, and that's the
> way I like it!

cph

bas

DB

"Doug Brown"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 10:31 PM

"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:020420100850577632%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> basilisk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
>> news:020420100008137144%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
>> > In article <[email protected]>, Mark &
>> > Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> FrozenNorth wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>> >> >
>> >> > Not one of their best, IMHO.
>> >> > But you can actually order it this year.
>> >>
>> >> Cool! I've been looking for something in cubits for years! :-)
>> >
>> > I measure my fuel consumption in hogsheads per cubit, and that's the
>> > way I like it!
>>
>> cph
>
> No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>
> Litres/100 km
>
> so volume/distance rather than distance/volume..

Seems to me that the two systems, imperial and metric, measure different
things.
Miles per gallon is a measure of fuel/car/engine efficiency whereas L/100 km
is a measure of fuel consumption.

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 10:23 PM

FrozenNorth wrote:

> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>
> Not one of their best, IMHO.
> But you can actually order it this year.

Cool! I've been looking for something in cubits for years! :-)


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

sS

[email protected] (Scott Lurndal)

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 7:40 PM

"[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:
>On Apr 2, 11:31=A0am, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 4/2/2010 10:19 AM, Zz Yzx wrote:
>>
>> >> No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>>
>> >> Litres/100 km
>>
>> >> so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...
>>
>> > I read that our Abram's tank gets 6 gpm.
>>
>> Cool site ... now the next time there's a 10,000 barrel oil spill the
>> media has no excuse for not using a much more shocking number than
>> "gallons", instead of the "barrels" that oil is sold by ...
>>
>> They can now say 422,400,000 teaspoons.
>
>At some point it becomes like Obama's deficit. People's eyes glaze
>over at $1,500,000,000,000.
>A hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, and pretty soon
>you're talking about real money (Everett Dirksen, updated).
>

Surely that would be Bush's deficit, since he doubled it with
two unnecessary wars, foolish tax cuts on the wealthy,
and the initial wall street bailout.

scott

Dd

"DGDevin"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 2:25 PM


"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:010420101317478244%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...

> Just enter "AFD" in the item search box.

Aha! Thanks! The photo of the guy with the pouchless tool belt always
cracks me up.

bb

"basilisk"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 8:43 AM


"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1613ad38-3466-49dd-8413-6daa15361062@k13g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
On Apr 1, 9:00 am, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
wrote:
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>
> Not one of their best, IMHO.
> But you can actually order it this year.
> --
> Froz...
>
> The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.

This actually seems useful. Seriously.

It's a hoot that they have it in metric and cubits as well as imperial,

It would be good for quickly marking up interesting things in
antique and junk stores.

basilisk

CF

Chris Friesen

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 9:39 AM

On 04/01/2010 07:17 AM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Apr 1, 9:00 am, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>>
>> Not one of their best, IMHO.
>> But you can actually order it this year.
>> --
>> Froz...
>>
>> The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.
>
> This actually seems useful. Seriously.

FastCap has made something sort of similar for quite a while.
Measurements on one side, blank area on the other.

http://www.amazon.com/FastCap-PSSP25-Standard-Story-Measuring/dp/B0001GUE2W

Chris

mr

marc rosen

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 6:39 AM

On Apr 1, 9:00=A0am, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
wrote:
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=3D65357&c=3D1
>
> Not one of their best, IMHO.
> But you can actually order it this year.
> --
> Froz...


Too bad they don't have a left handed version.
=20
Marc

Mm

-MIKE-

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 12:20 PM

On 4/1/10 8:00 AM, FrozenNorth wrote:
>
> But you can actually order it this year.


Probably because they realized it's actually a good idea.



--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
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Ab

"Artemus"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 12:38 PM


"marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
On Apr 1, 9:00 am, FrozenNorth <[email protected]>
wrote:
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>
> Not one of their best, IMHO.
> But you can actually order it this year.
> --
> Froz...


Too bad they don't have a left handed version.
Marc

They just forgot to list it. It's part number 99W78.50.
Art

bb

"basilisk"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 7:16 AM


"basilisk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
> news:020420100008137144%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
>> In article <[email protected]>, Mark &
>> Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> FrozenNorth wrote:
>>>
>>> > http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>>> >
>>> > Not one of their best, IMHO.
>>> > But you can actually order it this year.
>>>
>>> Cool! I've been looking for something in cubits for years! :-)
>>
>> I measure my fuel consumption in hogsheads per cubit, and that's the
>> way I like it!
>
> cph
>
> bas
My truck gets 3326400 cph, that sounds really good.

bas

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

02/04/2010 9:42 PM

Scott Lurndal wrote:

> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:
>>On Apr 2, 11:31=A0am, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 4/2/2010 10:19 AM, Zz Yzx wrote:
>>>
>>> >> No, here in Canuckistan we're metric...
>>>
>>> >> Litres/100 km
>>>
>>> >> so volume/distance rather than distance/volume...
>>>
>>> > I read that our Abram's tank gets 6 gpm.
>>>
>>> Cool site ... now the next time there's a 10,000 barrel oil spill the
>>> media has no excuse for not using a much more shocking number than
>>> "gallons", instead of the "barrels" that oil is sold by ...
>>>
>>> They can now say 422,400,000 teaspoons.
>>
>>At some point it becomes like Obama's deficit. People's eyes glaze
>>over at $1,500,000,000,000.
>>A hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, and pretty soon
>>you're talking about real money (Everett Dirksen, updated).
>>
>
> Surely that would be Bush's deficit, since he doubled it with
> two unnecessary wars, foolish tax cuts on the wealthy,
> and the initial wall street bailout.
>

Unneccesary Wall Street bailout was passed by a Democrat congress at the
behest of the Democrat Presidential candidate.

Bush's deficit over his entire 8 years did not add up to what Hopey Changy
had rung up in a little over 1 year.

> scott

--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

GN

"Greg Neill"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 10:05 AM

Lee Michaels wrote:
> "basilisk" wrote
>>
>> This actually seems useful. Seriously.
>>
>> It's a hoot that they have it in metric and cubits as well as imperial,
>
> Cubits?? In case you want to build a pyramid? LOL
>
>>
>> It would be good for quickly marking up interesting things in
>> antique and junk stores.
>>
> What? They get upset when you bring in big sticks to measure their
> merchandise? LOL
>
> As long as it was wide enough to write on, it would definitely be a
product
> that could be used. A "story stick in the pocket". Maybe we should all
> write Rob Lee and let him know that this joke may be on him. He
> inadvertantly created a useful product here. It had to happen eventually.
> These guys got the whole tool making thing down to a science. Even when
> funnin' us, they are tool makers. Must be a nice life.

"Is that a story stick in your pocket, or are you just
happy to see me?"

Dd

"DGDevin"

in reply to FrozenNorth on 01/04/2010 9:00 AM

01/04/2010 9:26 AM


"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=1
>
> Not one of their best, IMHO.
> But you can actually order it this year.

Somewhere they have a section of previous April Fool's Day items that is
hilarious, somebody had fun building those things.


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