For any of you who haven't visited www.owwm.com, it's worth checking
out. I'm a big fan. My latest partially completed restoration is a
17" Delta Drill Press. The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
the late 30s/early 40s. The publication I found at owwm was printed
in 1941. No luck on the serial number - it's 2-3267. This must have
been from before they started keeping records, so I've read. Someday,
maybe, if I ever finish it, I'll take a picture and mail it to The
Internet. Not sure how that envelope makes it's way around the world,
but I just bought a BlackBerry Cell Phone so I'm guessing I'll be a
real digital daddy by this time next week.
Thanks to the folks at Old Woodworking Machinery dot com!
JP
Robatoy wrote:
> On Dec 17, 9:44 pm, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>> Blackberry Bold here. Nothing like it. Period. I like it way better
>>> than the iPhone toy.
>> They all stink when your boss gives it to you. <G>
>
> <G> The hospital wanted to give Angela one. She gracefully (to their
> face) declined.
So did I!
I'll let you know how that works out.
On Dec 17, 7:42=A0pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Jay Pique" =A0wrote
>
> > out. =A0I'm a big fan. =A0My latest partially completed restoration is =
a
> > 17" Delta Drill Press. =A0The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
> > the late 30s/early 40s.
>
> Good on ya for keeping that old iron in play.
>
> > Internet. =A0Not sure how that envelope makes it's way around the world=
,
> > but I just bought a BlackBerry Cell Phone so I'm guessing I'll be a
> > real digital daddy by this time next week.
>
> What did you get? I'm eligible for Verizon's "new every two" and my young=
est
> daughter has been trying to talk me into a Storm ... only because she's l=
ike
> to get her hands on it. I could get a Curve free (well, with a $70 rebate=
),
> but it would cost another $49.99/mo more that I'm paying right now for th=
e
> same number of minutes with data plan.
>
> With an old LG speaker phone that works just fine, powered by what must b=
e a
> top secret, experimental battery in it because it'll run for three or fou=
r
> days without a charge, =A0I'm wondering why I'd even want to.
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 10/22/08
> KarlC@ (the obvious)
Blackberry Bold here. Nothing like it. Period. I like it way better
than the iPhone toy.
Blackberry maps are cool, so is the GPS. I use that stuff a lot and
the e-mail features are second to none.
A simple planner, simple calendar.. simple to use that is. Oh.. and it
browses on 3G. Very fast
A pretty decent camera built in as well. 2MP. Enough to take some
shots when working out a quote for a job.
Includes a free iPod-grade music player. It is a business phone in the
same way an Audi S4 is a company car.
On Dec 19, 8:39=A0pm, Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:02:41 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Good point ... the last two thirds of my life is digitized and condensed
> >onto Windows, Word, Excel, Money and Outlook.
>
> >Hmmm ... scary thought!
>
> I think it is a wonderful thought.
>
> I love the idea of being onsite and having every piece of data from my
> Excel files available to me on my carry piece.
>
> Albeit that it is shown at the first level in truncated form, the
> entire file is there and, should I have the desire to do so, I can
> prove out my estimate v. actual columns in a heartbeat.
>
> I also carry current price data from my suppliers in Excel format -
> available on the carry piece.
>
> I used to use Eudora for email, Agent for newsgroups, Quicken for
> simple accounting, Adobe for photos - I have regressed to the Lingua
> Franca - and, since everyone speaks it - it works well enough.
>
> tom
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Watsonhttp://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
My Berry has Word, Excel and Powerpoint....Don't they all these days?
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:42:27 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>"Jay Pique" wrote
>
>> out. I'm a big fan. My latest partially completed restoration is a
>> 17" Delta Drill Press. The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
>> the late 30s/early 40s.
>
>Good on ya for keeping that old iron in play.
>
>> Internet. Not sure how that envelope makes it's way around the world,
>> but I just bought a BlackBerry Cell Phone so I'm guessing I'll be a
>> real digital daddy by this time next week.
>
>What did you get? I'm eligible for Verizon's "new every two" and my youngest
>daughter has been trying to talk me into a Storm ... only because she's like
>to get her hands on it. I could get a Curve free (well, with a $70 rebate),
>but it would cost another $49.99/mo more that I'm paying right now for the
>same number of minutes with data plan.
>
>With an old LG speaker phone that works just fine, powered by what must be a
>top secret, experimental battery in it because it'll run for three or four
>days without a charge, I'm wondering why I'd even want to.
Isn't the Storm a touchscreen and do ya ken 'em?
I had a BlackBerry at my previous employment and it is a decent slave
bracelet but, if I were to suffer same again, I would have something
that used MS Office natively.
YMMV
tom
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> For any of you who haven't visited www.owwm.com, it's worth checking
> out. I'm a big fan. My latest partially completed restoration is a
> 17" Delta Drill Press. The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
> the late 30s/early 40s. The publication I found at owwm was printed
> in 1941. No luck on the serial number - it's 2-3267. This must have
> been from before they started keeping records, so I've read. Someday,
> maybe, if I ever finish it, I'll take a picture and mail it to The
> Internet. Not sure how that envelope makes it's way around the world,
> but I just bought a BlackBerry Cell Phone so I'm guessing I'll be a
> real digital daddy by this time next week.
>
> Thanks to the folks at Old Woodworking Machinery dot com!
>
> JP
Agreed! What a great site... especially for those of us raised on yard
sale purchases.
Ed
On Dec 17, 7:26=A0pm, Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote:
> For any of you who haven't visitedwww.owwm.com, it's worth checking
> out. =A0I'm a big fan. =A0My latest partially completed restoration is a
> 17" Delta Drill Press. =A0The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
> the late 30s/early 40s. =A0The publication I found at owwm was printed
> in 1941. =A0No luck on the serial number - it's 2-3267. =A0
When I started chasing down info. on my tools, I found that the
casting numbers, which appear as raised numbers and letters, were more
helpful in locating info. and age than were serial numbers.
I was very appreciative when I found the original manual for my old
Craftsman Arrra Arm 10 inch. (Back when a Craftsman radial arm saw was
solid.)
http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/pubdetail.aspx?id=3D1997 Someone copied
and uploaded the original manual. I had to take the saw apart for
repair. What a life saver it was to have the exploded view drawings.
I looked up some of my other tools. My belt driven Delta table saw
and jointer combo. dated to 1945. http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/detail.as=
px?id=3D2307
My Delta drill press dated to 1936, still running like a champ.
"Jay Pique" wrote
> out. I'm a big fan. My latest partially completed restoration is a
> 17" Delta Drill Press. The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
> the late 30s/early 40s.
Good on ya for keeping that old iron in play.
> Internet. Not sure how that envelope makes it's way around the world,
> but I just bought a BlackBerry Cell Phone so I'm guessing I'll be a
> real digital daddy by this time next week.
What did you get? I'm eligible for Verizon's "new every two" and my youngest
daughter has been trying to talk me into a Storm ... only because she's like
to get her hands on it. I could get a Curve free (well, with a $70 rebate),
but it would cost another $49.99/mo more that I'm paying right now for the
same number of minutes with data plan.
With an old LG speaker phone that works just fine, powered by what must be a
top secret, experimental battery in it because it'll run for three or four
days without a charge, I'm wondering why I'd even want to.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
"Tom Watson" wrote
> Isn't the Storm a touchscreen and do ya ken 'em?
It is ...you're right, woodworkers, with glue/various other stuff on
fingers, probably don't want to touch anything.
> I had a BlackBerry at my previous employment and it is a decent slave
> bracelet but, if I were to suffer same again, I would have something
> that used MS Office natively.
Good point ... the last two thirds of my life is digitized and condensed
onto Windows, Word, Excel, Money and Outlook.
Hmmm ... scary thought!
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
"Robatoy" wrote:
<G> The hospital wanted to give Angela one. She gracefully (to their
face) declined.
I constantly get asked, "What's your cell?"
I always answer, "My electronic baby sitter is on strike, but voice
mail still works."
If I can get along without a wrist watch, I can get along without a
cell.
Lew
On Dec 17, 7:42=A0pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Jay Pique" =A0wrote
>
> > out. =A0I'm a big fan. =A0My latest partially completed restoration is =
a
> > 17" Delta Drill Press. =A0The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
> > the late 30s/early 40s.
>
> Good on ya for keeping that old iron in play.
It's getting there...slowly. I'm going to need to do some cast iron
brazing or welding for the cover. I was clumsy and broke off a small
corner. I was thinking JB Weld initially, but then I wondered if that
wasn't taking the easy way out. I want to feel like this thing is
done right.
Anyone have any tips for cast iron repair?
Pics will be forthcoming, I promise.
JP
On Dec 17, 7:53=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Dec 17, 7:42=A0pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Jay Pique" =A0wrote
>
> > > out. =A0I'm a big fan. =A0My latest partially completed restoration i=
s a
> > > 17" Delta Drill Press. =A0The nearest I can tell is that it's made in
> > > the late 30s/early 40s.
>
> > Good on ya for keeping that old iron in play.
>
> > > Internet. =A0Not sure how that envelope makes it's way around the wor=
ld,
> > > but I just bought a BlackBerry Cell Phone so I'm guessing I'll be a
> > > real digital daddy by this time next week.
>
> > What did you get? I'm eligible for Verizon's "new every two" and my you=
ngest
> > daughter has been trying to talk me into a Storm ... only because she's=
like
> > to get her hands on it. I could get a Curve free (well, with a $70 reba=
te),
> > but it would cost another $49.99/mo more that I'm paying right now for =
the
> > same number of minutes with data plan.
>
> > With an old LG speaker phone that works just fine, powered by what must=
be a
> > top secret, experimental battery in it because it'll run for three or f=
our
> > days without a charge, =A0I'm wondering why I'd even want to.
>
> > --www.e-woodshop.net
> > Last update: 10/22/08
> > KarlC@ (the obvious)
>
> Blackberry Bold here. Nothing like it. Period. I like it way better
> than the iPhone toy.
> Blackberry maps are cool, so is the GPS. I use that stuff a lot and
> the e-mail features are second to none.
> A simple planner, simple calendar.. simple to use that is. Oh.. and it
> browses on 3G. Very fast
> A pretty decent camera built in as well. 2MP. Enough to take some
> shots when working out a quote for a job.
> Includes a free iPod-grade music player. It is a business phone in the
> same way an Audi S4 is a company car.- Hide quoted text -
Ooooh... the Bold?! I thought about it, but went with the Curve for
just $80. I've never had a smartphone so I figured I wouldn't really
know what I was missing by not getting the latest and greatest. So
far I really, really like it. The camera is very good - 2MP, and I
put an 8gig chip in it and it holds loads and loads of data. Music
comes next. I'm very, very excited about that!
JP
******************
Got Radiohead?
On Dec 17, 9:44=A0pm, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> > Blackberry Bold here. Nothing like it. Period. I like it way better
> > than the iPhone toy.
>
> They all stink when your boss gives it to you. =A0<G>
<G> The hospital wanted to give Angela one. She gracefully (to their
face) declined.
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:02:41 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Good point ... the last two thirds of my life is digitized and condensed
>onto Windows, Word, Excel, Money and Outlook.
>
>Hmmm ... scary thought!
I think it is a wonderful thought.
I love the idea of being onsite and having every piece of data from my
Excel files available to me on my carry piece.
Albeit that it is shown at the first level in truncated form, the
entire file is there and, should I have the desire to do so, I can
prove out my estimate v. actual columns in a heartbeat.
I also carry current price data from my suppliers in Excel format -
available on the carry piece.
I used to use Eudora for email, Agent for newsgroups, Quicken for
simple accounting, Adobe for photos - I have regressed to the Lingua
Franca - and, since everyone speaks it - it works well enough.
tom
Regards,
Tom Watson
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/