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Oh the Itch! The freakin' Itch

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Once again the electron gods have left a package on my porch.

I got so dang excited, I forgot to take pictures of it.

Pine, cherry, maple, and walnut.

Smells good, really good.

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Rescued the transformers from a shelter.

They were nasty dirty and had unbelievably bad rattle can paint.

All better now.

I'll make new bolts tomorrow.

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renderit

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This is going to totally suck and be a major embarrassment to you. Just finish it and ship it to me for disposal. I'm here for you man!
 

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These wouldn't look out of place in a modern art gallery... electric trees :hee
 

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The rest of the small parts and tubes arrived today.

Mrs. Gator didn't eat me.

And I put on another coat of finish.

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Well...

Life has gotten the better of me in the last few days.

One more coat of finish, and no picture.

For those of you who don't do words well, I promise pictures by Saturday night.

I'm CoyotesGator, and I approve this message.
 

CoyotesGator

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Thank You!

The caps are Mallory 150's.

Sometimes they're yellow, other times they are white.
 

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All of the six-thousand holes are drilled.

Sockets, pots, jacks, etc. mounted.

Faceplate cut, painted, dry, and installed.

A quick mockup for y'all.

Please excuse the mess in the laboratory.

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Big Al

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YOU'RE KILLIN" ME!!!!!!!!


I'm so jealous of you guys who can just whip these things up. :salude
 

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Ditto! I can do the woodzes stuff but the magical things insides baffles me. How do they squeeze the tone into those little cans? I have tried with toothpaste and I couldn't do it! And why don't they do it with coffee size cans? Baffled I tell ya...
 

CoyotesGator

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Ditto! I can do the woodzes stuff but the magical things insides baffles me. How do they squeeze the tone into those little cans? I have tried with toothpaste and I couldn't do it! And why don't they do it with coffee size cans? Baffled I tell ya...

Alright Uncle ren.

I've told you over and over. There are only TWO legitimate uses for toothpaste.

Polishing your jewelry and your pearly whites.

Or is that one? Is that the same?

uh oh, I don't feel good now.

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