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Posted: **4 Jun 2005 9:06 am**

Jason's bobbin has a 3.25" orifice ...

The first ones were not as wide ... but several folks wanted them for their Sierra 8s ... so I think he's making them all that size now.

So I guess it depends on the string spacing of the 10 or 12 stringer ...

As far as the magnets go ... I could make one a foot long ...

... and still maintain a uniform flux density ...

But askin' Jason to make bobbin that big might get me put in his "dog house" ...

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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 04 June 2005 at 10:13 AM.]

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 12:10 pm**

that was just a function of me being too tired to work ... yet still going out and doing it

Rick, that's not a good way to work and dangerous at that. When you're tired,under stress, and have anxiety, powers tools are not your friend.

I recommend taking a break and having several beers or a nice tall glass of dark rum. Some valium too if it helps. You'll feel much better, no worries, and you'll have a new enthusiasm upon returning to the task at hand......

[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 June 2005 at 01:12 PM.]

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 3:05 pm**

Howard,
Truer words were never spoken!

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 3:44 pm**

Howard ... Beer, Rum and Benzos ...

I'm pretty sure there was a Julie Andrew's song there ...

These are a few of my favorite things

Terry ...

.... for a minute I thought I was looking at one of my wife's medical books ...

Circumcisions gone terribly wrong ...

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 4:41 pm**

Rick...Howard's on the right track,but I would add working on your other "production line" + a few hours of solid sleep.I'm sure you'd be ready for anything!

I was thinking of building a double neck after I finish my 6 string.An 8+ a 10 or at the outside a 12er.I still want to get your MRI for the 8 neck for sure. Geez...you could do a neck with about 28-30 strings with that monster mag you mentioned!WOW

I don't think I would want to go that far,but it could put you in the Guiness Book!!

Terry..were you a machine operator? It appears you left enough to pick with anyways.I've got a bunch of scars from Table saws & jointers,but knock on wood,no missing bits.I transfered in to the door shop to get away from eatin' more dust & more scars a few years ago.Ah well...Later guys...Soundhound

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 4:49 pm**

Jan, it was a router that thought it was tougher than me. I lost.

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 7:01 pm**

Well, good thing it wasn't the whole finger....

Circumcisions gone terribly wrong

otherwise known as leaving a lousy tip...

[This message was edited by HowardR on 04 June 2005 at 08:15 PM.]

Posted: **4 Jun 2005 7:17 pm**

Wow Rick, I love em'........It's REAL tough not own one of those steels! I might throw a fit!

Posted: **5 Jun 2005 3:41 am**

I'm deathly afraid of saws ...

The good news is ... all cutting is done by heat generating abrasives ...

The bad news is ... at its pouring temperature ... the molten metal can vaporize bone ...

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Posted: **5 Jun 2005 7:19 am**

Rick..When I took woodworking at school,they tell you never to be fearful of a machine but to respect it's power.I'm sure you're keenly aware of that molten metal when you do a pour,eh?!

I know I would.The little bit o' time I spend on my saws in the basement is full of awareness! Besides, I really want to build a couple of nice guitars.I can indulge my need to build things & add big time to my love of music!

Also...I'd love to have 1 guitar from each of the builders on this forum,but I'm just managing to build my own right now.There's always a kernal(mustard seed?)of hope,I'll at least get some.Talk to you guys later,Aloha & have a good one.

Soundhound[This message was edited by Jan Hess on 05 June 2005 at 12:10 PM.]

Posted: **5 Jun 2005 7:37 am**

Remember--power tools and molten metal are more afraid of you than you are of them. Oh, wait, that's something else....
And no, it's not a subject I treat frivolously. I do a systems check for mental clarity before I fire up the good stuff (circular/table saw, router, jointer). Wish I was as diligent before taking a knife to a bagel.

Looking good, Rick.

Posted: **5 Jun 2005 7:43 am**

Two five year old boys are sitting in a hospital waiting room. One leans over to the other and says, "What are you in here for?"

The other says, "Circumcision."

The first boy says "Oh, man! I had that done right after I was born. I couldn't walk for a year!"

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Did you hear about the Rabbi who saved all the skins from the circumcisions he performed? He made them into a wallet. When you rubbed the wallet it turned into a suitcase.

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A Priest, a Rabbi and Joseph Kekuku walk into a bar...

Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
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Posted: **5 Jun 2005 8:19 am**

Maybe I should call one of the new models the ... Royal Deluxe II

Royal Deluxe II

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 05 June 2005 at 09:20 AM.]

Posted: **5 Jun 2005 8:20 am**

To add to Geralds post:
Did you hear about the rabbi that did circumcisions for free?
He only took tips.

AND

About the boy who was born without eyelids? When he was circumsized they used the parts to make him eyelids....everything went fine...then he went cock-eyed!

Jay

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