On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:13:18 AM UTC-10, Spalted Walt wrote:
> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>=20
>=20
>=20
> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
I would not send my pencils to this guy!!! He's obviously a hack and not a=
Certified Pencil Sharpening Artisan (CPSA) or even a Certified Pencil Shar=
pening Specialist(CPSS)!! His ratio of core to barrel is way off and the an=
gle of the point way too steep. And the amount of graphite he left on the =
tip would give a low shaft gripper (LSG) black fingers. Maybe getting cut r=
ate LASIK might be okay but DO NOT TRUST YOUR VALUABLE PENCILS WITH THIS FL=
AKE!!!
On 22 Jul 2014 20:11:42 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> I would have liked to have seen that. Did he do it with an element of
>> humor or fear? With my shop teachers, it was often hard to tell whether
>> they were being funny or not (like when pointing to the picture taped to
>> the drill press of a kid with half of the hair on his head missing).
>>
>
>I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
>reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come around
>and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective action.
>
>It doesn't seem to be as big of problem with wood, as the wood doesn't
>provide as good of hold as metal or plastic. However, I've had a few times
>where the bit has grabbed and spun a small workpiece around. I also had
>one time where it grabbed and pulled the piece around and whacked the
>column. Better it than me.
>
>Puckdropper
Brass. I learned how treacherous drilling it can be. Fortunately my
little drill press vice missed me as it went flying into the wall A
standard bit will grab and either it and your holding devise will go
for a spin or your drill bit will break. The trick I found was to
stone the cutting edge to increase the cutting angle. It doesn't take
much.
On 6/25/2014 3:13 PM, Spalted Walt wrote:
> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>
> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
Or you could do this:
http://twistedsifter.com/2010/08/dalton-ghetti-miniature-pencil-art/
or this:
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/02/pencil-carvings-by-cerkahegyzo/
or even this:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/peter-trevelyan-pencil-lead-sculptures
or this:
http://www.wildlifewonders.com/asbatle.html?gclid=CPb8rvKYlr8CFVJefgodTpkA6A
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>
>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>
> I want one! Where can I buy that???
My thought exactly! I keep misplacing pencil sharpeners, even big ones.
But I always have a drill around. That would be handy bit to have. I would
buy at least two or three of them. No more dull pencils!
"Baxter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
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>>
>>
>> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>>
>>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>>
>>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>>
>> My thought exactly! I keep misplacing pencil sharpeners, even big
>> ones. But I always have a drill around. That would be handy bit to
>> have. I would buy at least two or three of them. No more dull
>> pencils!
>>
> Lowe's: http://tinyurl.com/k2xx42m
> Home Depot: http://tinyurl.com/legq88l
>
Thank you sir. I had no idea that such a simple tool existed. I some
gadgets laying around that plug into a drill. I will add this to the
collection. Home depot even tells me what aisle it is on. I need to go
down that way today. I will pick one up. I will throw it in the drawer
with all my other drill related tools and bits.
"Bill" wrote:
> I've been using a box cutter for a while, without any problem. You
> can create whatever shape tip that you want.
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Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> I would have liked to have seen that. Did he do it with an element of
> humor or fear? With my shop teachers, it was often hard to tell whether
> they were being funny or not (like when pointing to the picture taped to
> the drill press of a kid with half of the hair on his head missing).
>
I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come around
and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective action.
It doesn't seem to be as big of problem with wood, as the wood doesn't
provide as good of hold as metal or plastic. However, I've had a few times
where the bit has grabbed and spun a small workpiece around. I also had
one time where it grabbed and pulled the piece around and whacked the
column. Better it than me.
Puckdropper
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GeneT <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:13:18 AM UTC-10, Spalted Walt wrote:
>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
> I would not send my pencils to this guy!!! He's obviously a hack and
> not a Certified Pencil Sharpening Artisan (CPSA) or even a Certified
> Pencil Sharpening Specialist(CPSS)!! His ratio of core to barrel is
> way off and the angle of the point way too steep. And the amount of
> graphite he left on the tip would give a low shaft gripper (LSG) black
> fingers. Maybe getting cut rate LASIK might be okay but DO NOT TRUST
> YOUR VALUABLE PENCILS WITH THIS FLAKE!!!
>
Have you used Forrest's pencil sharpening service? They've got a great
reputation for saw blades, does the same hold true for pencils?
I'd have to buy a few extra pencils, but for a quality sharpening, it'd
be worth it.
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
On 6/26/2014 7:23 AM, Swingman wrote:
> On 6/25/2014 11:51 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>> Reminds me of the instructor in my high school mechanical drawing
>> class who was fixated on how well we deployed his technique in
>> sharpening the lead in our mechanical pencils. We used small hand
>> held sanding blocks and I wish I would have saved one of them.
>
> Dayum! Had one of those teachers also. Our pencil leads had to be wedge
> shaped, with a very particular taper, and we were graded on how well we
> effected the proper shape, as well as maintained it through use.
>
> Occasionally he would confiscate a pencil from a student and test it.
>
> Can't complain though, it was when I began to realize the importance of
> "details" in getting things right(write). ;)
>
We had to sand a flat spot on the side of the lead for the bow compass
but used the large lead mechanical pencils. The sharpener for the
mechanical pencils had a cone shaped sand paper disk inside that you
would crank with the pencil.
ALL drawn lines had to shine including hidden lines, dimension and
extension lines, and lettering.
On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:21:13 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 2014-07-22, Puckdropper <puckdropper> wrote:
>
>> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
>> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
>> around and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective
>> action.
>
>You take "corrective action" with a vise and/or clamps _before_ you
>lower the quill.
Words to live by! ...at least a fence.
On 7/22/2014 11:48 PM, GeneT wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:13:18 AM UTC-10, Spalted Walt wrote:
>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
> I would not send my pencils to this guy!!! He's obviously a hack and not a Certified Pencil Sharpening Artisan
He has a series on the National Geographic Channel. Subjects covered are:
How to make ice
How to tie a shoelace
How to dig a hole
and more
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> So Kenny Rogers infringed Willie Nelson's copyright when he sang "The
Don Schlitz wrote 'The Gambler'.
On 6/28/2014 10:52 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2014-06-26, Grant Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2014-06-25, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>>
>> I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
>> satire?
>
> When I watched the first few minutes, it was at work without audio,
> and it was baffling. I just watched the whole thing _with_ audio.
>
> It's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
>
Bookmarked at 7:36. I anticipate many future applications.
On 6/25/2014 11:51 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
> Reminds me of the instructor in my high school mechanical drawing class who was fixated on how well we deployed his technique in sharpening the lead in our mechanical pencils. We used small hand held sanding blocks and I wish I would have saved one of them.
Dayum! Had one of those teachers also. Our pencil leads had to be wedge
shaped, with a very particular taper, and we were graded on how well we
effected the proper shape, as well as maintained it through use.
Occasionally he would confiscate a pencil from a student and test it.
Can't complain though, it was when I began to realize the importance of
"details" in getting things right(write). ;)
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Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>
> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
I want one! Where can I buy that???
Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> On 6/26/2014 11:22 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>
>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>
>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>>
> I'm pretty sure it came in the plastic tube that held the pencils.
This?
http://www.homedepot.com/p/C-H-Hanson-Round-Pencils-with-Pro-Sharp-Sharpener-15-
Pack-02015/202263665
> I thought it was sort of funny but it did make short work of getting that
> first sharpening on the 20 pencils. You have to be quick with the
> trigger though; it'll grind the pencil down to the eraser before you
> know it.
Thanks for the warning. Next time I'm at HD, I'm going to look for this, and it's going to
become a permanent addition to my tool bag.
On 6/27/2014 2:57 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
>
>
> "Baxter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>>
>>>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>>>
>>>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>>>
>>>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>>>
>>> My thought exactly! I keep misplacing pencil sharpeners, even big
>>> ones. But I always have a drill around. That would be handy bit to
>>> have. I would buy at least two or three of them. No more dull
>>> pencils!
>>>
>> Lowe's: http://tinyurl.com/k2xx42m
>> Home Depot: http://tinyurl.com/legq88l
>>
> Thank you sir. I had no idea that such a simple tool existed. I some
> gadgets laying around that plug into a drill. I will add this to the
> collection. Home depot even tells me what aisle it is on. I need to go
> down that way today. I will pick one up. I will throw it in the drawer
> with all my other drill related tools and bits.
>
>
>
FWIW almost all FastCap tape measures have a pretty darn good pencil
sharpener built in.
On 6/26/2014 8:37 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
> On 6/26/2014 12:51 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>> Reminds me of the instructor in my high school mechanical drawing
>> class who was fixated on how well we deployed his technique in
>> sharpening the lead in our mechanical pencils. We used small hand
>> held sanding blocks and I wish I would have saved one of them.
>>
>> Larry
>>
> We used a little paddle with a pad of sandpaper strips on it. I still
> have a couple. Although I don't remember the "wedge-shaped" tip rule. In
> fact, we were taught to rotate the pencil as we drew a line.
>
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Oh yeah.... The rotating the pencil became so second nature that I
think I still do that but did not realize it.
IIRC the wedge was to the extent of the needed width of the line.
Object, dimension/extension, cross section, hidden, center, border,
outline lines were all different widths.
On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:13:16 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/22/2014 11:48 PM, GeneT wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:13:18 AM UTC-10, Spalted Walt wrote:
>
> >> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
> >
>
> > I would not send my pencils to this guy!!! He's obviously a hack and not a Certified Pencil Sharpening Artisan
>
>
>
>
>
> He has a series on the National Geographic Channel. Subjects covered are:
>
> How to make ice
>
> How to tie a shoelace
>
> How to dig a hole
>
> and more
Oh, so he's a jack of all trades and master of none!!
In rec.woodworking, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
It's also linked from:
http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com/about.html
Although previous iterations of the Artisanal Pencil Sharpening site
(which has been around for YEARS) implied a much less sophisticated
sharpening method.
See the photo at this review:
http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/07/lets-get-sharp.html
Elijah
------
almost always sharpens pencils with a knife
In rec.woodworking, Grant Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2014-06-25, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
> I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
> satire?
I strongly suspect it is a satire aimed squarely at the Artisanal Pencil
Sharpening guy. Who liked the video and then links to it from his site.
Note that this video recommends the same tubes for shipping pencils as
APS, but also that the pencil shown being sharpened does not end up
looking as good as APS, due to the carbon getting all over the wood
during sanding.
Elijah
------
a perfect cone point does not seem artistic at all
On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:49:00 -0400, "Morgans"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> I want my 10 minutes back!!!
>>
> As wise Willie Nelson once said in song,
>
>You gotta know when to fold em.
>
>I folded after about 2 minutes. Perhaps less.
>
>That humor bores me.
I'm not a country and western fan, but I know that was not what Willie
Nelson said in a song -- it was Kenny Rogers.
On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:13:18 +0000, Spalted Walt
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>
>http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
Thank you so much, Walt. There's about 10 minutes of my life I'll
never get back. Yeah, I know, I could have stopped watching, but it
was kind of like watching an ugly woman bend over; you are compelled
to look down her blouse, right?
On 6/26/2014 9:13 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2014-06-25, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
> I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
> satire?
>
It was text book SNL. LOL
"Leon" <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote
>
> We had to sand a flat spot on the side of the lead for the bow compass but
> used the large lead mechanical pencils. The sharpener for the mechanical
> pencils had a cone shaped sand paper disk inside that you would crank with
> the pencil.
>
> ALL drawn lines had to shine including hidden lines, dimension and
> extension lines, and lettering.
Yep. Still have a couple sharpeners in a box, somewhere. I bet I will run
across them in the next couple weeks in my reorganization.
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On 6/26/2014 12:51 AM, Gramps' shop wrote:
> Reminds me of the instructor in my high school mechanical drawing class who was fixated on how well we deployed his technique in sharpening the lead in our mechanical pencils. We used small hand held sanding blocks and I wish I would have saved one of them.
>
> Larry
>
We used a little paddle with a pad of sandpaper strips on it. I still
have a couple. Although I don't remember the "wedge-shaped" tip rule. In
fact, we were taught to rotate the pencil as we drew a line.
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On 2014-06-25, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>
> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
satire?
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Eli the Bearded wrote:
> In rec.woodworking, Grant Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2014-06-25, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>> I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
>> satire?
> I strongly suspect it is a satire aimed squarely at the Artisanal Pencil
> Sharpening guy. Who liked the video and then links to it from his site.
>
> Note that this video recommends the same tubes for shipping pencils as
> APS, but also that the pencil shown being sharpened does not end up
> looking as good as APS, due to the carbon getting all over the wood
> during sanding.
>
> Elijah
> ------
> a perfect cone point does not seem artistic at all
I want my 10 minutes back!!!
"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote
> I want my 10 minutes back!!!
>
As wise Willie Nelson once said in song,
You gotta know when to fold em.
I folded after about 2 minutes. Perhaps less.
That humor bores me.
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> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>
> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
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Morgans wrote:
>
>
> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> I want my 10 minutes back!!!
>>
> As wise Willie Nelson once said in song,
>
> You gotta know when to fold em.
That was Kenny Rogers. Willie Nelson sang On The Road Again.
Point taken anyway!
In the Texas Hold'em vernacular, "I made a bad call"! : )
>
> I folded after about 2 minutes. Perhaps less.
>
> That humor bores me.
On 6/26/2014 11:22 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>
>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>
> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>
I'm pretty sure it came in the plastic tube that held the pencils. I
thought it was sort of funny but it did make short work of getting that
first sharpening on the 20 pencils. You have to be quick with the
trigger though; it'll grind the pencil down to the eraser before you
know it.
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>
>
> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>
>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>
>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>
> My thought exactly! I keep misplacing pencil sharpeners, even big
> ones. But I always have a drill around. That would be handy bit to
> have. I would buy at least two or three of them. No more dull
> pencils!
>
Lowe's: http://tinyurl.com/k2xx42m
Home Depot: http://tinyurl.com/legq88l
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On 6/27/2014 9:23 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> On 6/26/2014 11:22 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
>>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>>
>>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>>
>>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>>>
>> I'm pretty sure it came in the plastic tube that held the pencils.
>
> This?
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/C-H-Hanson-Round-Pencils-with-Pro-Sharp-Sharpener-15-
> Pack-02015/202263665
>
>> I thought it was sort of funny but it did make short work of getting that
>> first sharpening on the 20 pencils. You have to be quick with the
>> trigger though; it'll grind the pencil down to the eraser before you
>> know it.
>
> Thanks for the warning. Next time I'm at HD, I'm going to look for this, and it's going to
> become a permanent addition to my tool bag.
>
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> "Baxter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
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>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>>
>>>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>>>
>>>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>>>
>>>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>>>
>>> My thought exactly! I keep misplacing pencil sharpeners, even big
>>> ones. But I always have a drill around. That would be handy bit to
>>> have. I would buy at least two or three of them. No more dull
>>> pencils!
>>>
>> Lowe's: http://tinyurl.com/k2xx42m
>> Home Depot: http://tinyurl.com/legq88l
>>
> Thank you sir. I had no idea that such a simple tool existed. I some
> gadgets laying around that plug into a drill. I will add this to the
> collection. Home depot even tells me what aisle it is on. I need to
> go down that way today. I will pick one up. I will throw it in the
> drawer with all my other drill related tools and bits.
>
>
I've been using a box cutter for a while, without any problem. You can
create whatever shape tip that you want.
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> "Bill" wrote:
>
>> I've been using a box cutter for a while, without any problem. You
>> can create whatever shape tip that you want.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> http://tinyurl.com/lasxlyy
>
> Worked for me.
I have an electric X-Acto sharpener I use in the house. I have no plans
to buy an electric sharpener for the garage/shop. :)
>
> Lew
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"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote
> I've been using a box cutter for a while, without any problem. You can
> create whatever shape tip that you want.
With the popularity of a box cutter in form of a lock-back pocket knife, I
always have one in my pocket. I feel naked without it. Sharpens good for
me.
That said, I really like the looks of the drill sharpener. I may pick one
up!
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On 2014-06-26, Grant Edwards <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2014-06-25, Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>
> I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
> satire?
When I watched the first few minutes, it was at work without audio,
and it was baffling. I just watched the whole thing _with_ audio.
It's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
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On 6/29/14, 11:04 AM, phorbin wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>> So Kenny Rogers infringed Willie Nelson's copyright when he sang
>> "The
>
> Don Schlitz wrote 'The Gambler'.
>
Regardless of the writer, for the most part anyone can sing any song
once it's published. The writer gets the royalties, anyway, so most
welcome future recordings of their songs.
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On 6/27/2014 4:52 PM, Leon wrote:
> On 6/27/2014 2:57 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Baxter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> Greg Guarino <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ... if perhaps a little over-spec.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This video is ten seconds long, including commentary. I promise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6y-XLjZlps&feature=youtu.be
>>>>>
>>>>> I want one! Where can I buy that???
>>>>
>>>> My thought exactly! I keep misplacing pencil sharpeners, even big
>>>> ones. But I always have a drill around. That would be handy bit to
>>>> have. I would buy at least two or three of them. No more dull
>>>> pencils!
>>>>
>>> Lowe's: http://tinyurl.com/k2xx42m
>>> Home Depot: http://tinyurl.com/legq88l
>>>
>> Thank you sir. I had no idea that such a simple tool existed. I some
>> gadgets laying around that plug into a drill. I will add this to the
>> collection. Home depot even tells me what aisle it is on. I need to go
>> down that way today. I will pick one up. I will throw it in the drawer
>> with all my other drill related tools and bits.
>>
>>
>>
> FWIW almost all FastCap tape measures have a pretty darn good pencil
> sharpener built in.
>
That's what I use most of the time. I really posted that video as a gag.
To me (and to my daughter, who finds some of the things I do comical
enough to videotape) it seemed like swatting a fly with a hand sledge.
I'll say one thing; it did make very short work of sharpening all of the
pencils the first time. But I can't imagine using it to "touch-up"
pencils that have gotten dull, not if I want the package of pencils to
last for more than an afternoon, anyway.
Hey, maybe that's what HD throws in the sharpener for free; that
attachment can reduce a dozen pencils to a pile of shavings in no time
at all.
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On 2014-06-30, Larry Kraus <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 10:52 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>>>
>>> I watched about half of that. Was it serious or was it supposed to be
>>> satire?
>>
>> When I watched the first few minutes, it was at work without audio,
>> and it was baffling. I just watched the whole thing _with_ audio.
>>
>> It's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
>
> Bookmarked at 7:36. I anticipate many future applications.
I'm still in awe of how well the whole thing was done.
I loved how he referred to setting up a pencil sharpening "practice"
rather than a "business" -- thus elevating being a pencil sharpener to
the same category as being a lawyer or doctor. The classic 1940's
leather train case for his equipment was a nice touch too.
I do remeber being taught how to sharpen a pencil in junior high
school shop class when we were doing a 9-week mechanical drawing
course (using wooden pencils) -- and then again as a feshman at Penn
State (using mechanical lead-holders).
Of course there aren't any subjects that I take way too seriously and
rant on and on about until all my fiends are ready to strangle me.
[Did I tell you about the ad on Craig's List for a "Radio Alarm Saw",
I'm assuming that one's due to auto-correct, but for dog's sake
people, proof-read your ad when you're done.
Or how about placing an ad which comprises (in its entirety)
"Craftsman table saw: $275. North Metro" -- no photo, model number or
specs. Craftsman has been selling table saws for something like 75
years, and has sold probably a few hundred different models. Of
course when I'm shopping for a table saw, it doesn't matter which
model it is, how old it is or what sort of shape it's in. What
matters is that it's from the "north metro". Or how about the ad for
"hand tools: $100 for everything in picture" with no picture.
BTW, the guy tring to sell a $7 set of Menards house brand spade bits
for $17 has updated his ad. There's now a picture of both the front
and back of the blister pack. At least he spelled everything
correctly.]
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Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 6/25/2014 11:51 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>> Reminds me of the instructor in my high school mechanical drawing class who was fixated on how well we deployed his technique in sharpening the lead in our mechanical pencils. We used small hand held sanding blocks and I wish I would have saved one of them.
>
>Dayum! Had one of those teachers also. Our pencil leads had to be wedge
>shaped, with a very particular taper, and we were graded on how well we
>effected the proper shape, as well as maintained it through use.
>
>Occasionally he would confiscate a pencil from a student and test it.
>
>Can't complain though, it was when I began to realize the importance of
>"details" in getting things right(write). ;)
Not only did you learn to properly sharpen a pencil, but you leanred
the much rarer skill of using "effect" properly as a VERB. A rare
skill indeed.
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Swingman wrote:
> On 6/25/2014 11:51 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
>> Reminds me of the instructor in my high school mechanical drawing
>> class who was fixated on how well we deployed his technique in
>> sharpening the lead in our mechanical pencils. We used small hand
>> held sanding blocks and I wish I would have saved one of them.
>
> Dayum! Had one of those teachers also. Our pencil leads had to be
> wedge shaped, with a very particular taper, and we were graded on how
> well we effected the proper shape, as well as maintained it through use.
>
> Occasionally he would confiscate a pencil from a student and test it.
I would have liked to have seen that. Did he do it with an element of
humor or fear? With my shop teachers, it was often hard to tell whether
they were being funny or not (like when pointing to the picture taped to
the drill press of a kid with half of the hair on his head missing).
>
> Can't complain though, it was when I began to realize the importance
> of "details" in getting things right(write). ;)
>
Puckdropper wrote:
> Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> I would have liked to have seen that. Did he do it with an element of
>> humor or fear? With my shop teachers, it was often hard to tell whether
>> they were being funny or not (like when pointing to the picture taped to
>> the drill press of a kid with half of the hair on his head missing).
>>
> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come around
> and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective action.
>
> It doesn't seem to be as big of problem with wood, as the wood doesn't
> provide as good of hold as metal or plastic. However, I've had a few times
> where the bit has grabbed and spun a small workpiece around. I also had
> one time where it grabbed and pulled the piece around and whacked the
> column. Better it than me.
Yep, can't be too careful, huh!
>
> Puckdropper
On 2014-07-22, Puckdropper <puckdropper> wrote:
> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
> around and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective
> action.
You take "corrective action" with a vise and/or clamps _before_ you
lower the quill.
> It doesn't seem to be as big of problem with wood, as the wood doesn't
> provide as good of hold as metal or plastic. However, I've had a few times
> where the bit has grabbed and spun a small workpiece around. I also had
> one time where it grabbed and pulled the piece around and whacked the
> column. Better it than me.
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"Puckdropper" <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> Bill <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > I would have liked to have seen that. Did he do it with an element of
> > humor or fear? With my shop teachers, it was often hard to tell
> > whether
> > they were being funny or not (like when pointing to the picture taped
> > to
> > the drill press of a kid with half of the hair on his head missing).
> >
>
> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
> around
> and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective action.
>
> It doesn't seem to be as big of problem with wood, as the wood doesn't
> provide as good of hold as metal or plastic. However, I've had a few
> times where the bit has grabbed and spun a small workpiece around. I
> also had one time where it grabbed and pulled the piece around and
> whacked the column. Better it than me.
That is why one clamps the work piece securely to the table. A fence
helps too
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Puckdropper wrote:
>
> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
> around and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective
> action.
>
> It doesn't seem to be as big of problem with wood, as the wood doesn't
> provide as good of hold as metal or plastic. However, I've had a few
> times where the bit has grabbed and spun a small workpiece around. I
> also had one time where it grabbed and pulled the piece around and
> whacked the column. Better it than me.
>
No kidding Mister! I've had more than one piece come swinging around and
whack my hand. It's always because I was trying to take a short cut and not
secure things properly - figuring I could hold it just fine by hand. A
spade bit can really grab into a piece of wood just before you complete the
bore - and there you go! You'd think some people would learn over time...
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Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2014-07-22, Puckdropper <puckdropper> wrote:
>
>> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
>> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
>> around and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective
>> action.
>
> You take "corrective action" with a vise and/or clamps _before_ you
> lower the quill.
Yes... you do. Unless you don't...
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On 2014-07-22, Mike Marlow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Grant Edwards wrote:
>> On 2014-07-22, Puckdropper <puckdropper> wrote:
>>
>>> I never realized how dangerous a drill press could be until I started
>>> reading machinist forums. If the bit grabs, the workpiece can come
>>> around and hit you faster than your reflexes can take corrective
>>> action.
>>
>> You take "corrective action" with a vise and/or clamps _before_ you
>> lower the quill.
>
> Yes... you do. Unless you don't...
I get lazy and often don't when drilling in soft wood with twist
drills 1/4" or smaller. Then I usually wish I had -- not because the
bit grabbed the workpiece and whacked me with it, but because the hole
didn't end up quite exactly where it should have.
When using a spade or forstner bit, or pretty much anytime I drill
metal, I grab the drill press vise and/or clamps. I do wish that
there was a quicker way to bolt/unbolt the vise to the table. The
bolts with plastic handle-nut things are better than having to get out
a wrench, but not by much...
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On 6/26/2014 9:49 PM, Morgans wrote:
>
>
> "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> I want my 10 minutes back!!!
>>
> As wise Willie Nelson once said in song,
>
> You gotta know when to fold em.
>
> I folded after about 2 minutes. Perhaps less.
>
> That humor bores me.
It got much funnier near the last 3/4 and toward the end. You should
watch it again. Willie. ;~)
On 7/22/2014 3:33 PM, dadiOH wrote:
> That is why one clamps the work piece securely to the table. A fence
> helps too
Bingo!
Just fixing to post that that is exactly why I always use a fence when
using the drill press.
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On 6/25/2014 5:28 PM, Gordon Shumway wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:13:18 +0000, Spalted Walt
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Shot on location at The Woodwright's School, Pittsboro NC
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/VkSmaFAuaH4
>>
>
> Thank you so much, Walt. There's about 10 minutes of my life I'll
> never get back. Yeah, I know, I could have stopped watching, but it
> was kind of like watching an ugly woman bend over; you are compelled
> to look down her blouse, right?
>
Yeah! It was like a courtesy sniff.