What's making you happy today? - Page 548

Sundae · 06-18-2012, 03:16 PM

I got asked for my address.
Obviously for my birthday.
Am really warm inside now.

It wasn't a kissy-kissy type ask, but it was from someone I really admire.

footfootfoot · 06-24-2012, 03:12 PM

I've been gradually working on my Marlin 60, converting a sow's ear of a rifle (relatively speaking) into a silk purse. First, I did a trigger job to it, reducing the weight from ~8 pounds (not kidding, you could pick the gun up by the trigger) to a more reasonable 3 ½ pounds. Next, I lengthened the stock to increase the pull to about 14" and gave it a nice curved butt. (heh heh heh, I said butt)

Today, I glass-bedded the barrel and receiver, I'll know in a few hours if I fucked it all up. When the glass bedding job is done, then I'll add a cheek piece, sand, and refinish the stock. I may also re-paint the top of the receiver, it is a little chipped.

Pics later.

This is the style of rifle butt I put on my Marlin. NOT MY photo or rifle-- just for illustration

orthodoc · 06-24-2012, 04:45 PM

I don't know anything about gun specs but that is one beautiful stock! The metalwork is gorgeous too ...

sorry, not what enthusiasts would focus on, but I do like the aesthetics.

infinite monkey · 06-24-2012, 06:23 PM

Oh cool foot. My dad has had, for as long as I can remember, a rifle hanging in their room. It was made by another fine woodworker, an old family friend who is a cousin also to my dad. Really neat man.

Sadly he passed this last week.

Illtry to get a pic sometime. (If I ever send your rocks.)

footfootfoot · 06-24-2012, 08:51 PM

Missed a great, albeit obvious, "get your rocks off" pun...

footfootfoot · 06-24-2012, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I got asked for my address.
Obviously for my birthday.
Am really warm inside now.

It wasn't a kissy-kissy type ask, but it was from someone I really admire.

She offered her honor,
he honored her offer,
and all night long
it was offer and honor

elSicomoro · 06-24-2012, 09:24 PM

This past week has been fucking shitty as all hell...but Michelle made a ham and egg casserole tonight...and all is right with the world.

BigV · 06-25-2012, 02:47 PM

You want her to get your rocks off.

We know.

Clodfobble · 06-26-2012, 10:27 PM

Tapatalk is making me very happy in this new Smartphone world I'm living in. Now I can browse the cellar while I'm sitting around waiting for all our various extracurriculars to end! (I did try putting this in a more relevant thread, but since dozens of Jim's posts have the word "tapatalk" in the automatic signature, it was too much work to find the right one.) Unfortunately, it also means I can just pick up my phone from the nightstand and browse a few more threads instead of sleeping, which is a dangerous thing indeed.

Aliantha · 06-27-2012, 04:36 AM

I just had a facial. My skin looks and feels great. Lucky me.

Pico and ME · 06-27-2012, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Tapatalk is making me very happy in this new Smartphone world I'm living in. Now I can browse the cellar while I'm sitting around waiting for all our various extracurriculars to end! (I did try putting this in a more relevant thread, but since dozens of Jim's posts have the word "tapatalk" in the automatic signature, it was too much work to find the right one.) Unfortunately, it also means I can just pick up my phone from the nightstand and browse a few more threads instead of sleeping, which is a dangerous thing indeed.

So, now that you speak your meassages instead of typing, is what you are saying any different from what you would type?

BigV · 06-27-2012, 11:45 AM

I've resisted the tapatalk invitation so far. But I will say typing on this phone is difficult. Partly because of my inexperience with this keyboard interface (software), partly because the hardware interface is cumbersome for my fat fingers. Actually, I just have normal hands, large hands. The space on the screen for each "character" is quite tiny and I am kind of surprised the phone gets it right as often as it does. But "typing" on this thing... there's a certain amount of suffering involved.

I expect my dictated posts would be different from my typed posts. But who knows what unexpected trouble I'd find with the tapatalk interface.

orthodoc · 06-27-2012, 01:53 PM

Finally got some sleep and my brain has rebooted - seems to be firing on all cylinders. At last! A working brain, just in time for starting this residency! Hooray!

limey · 06-27-2012, 03:59 PM

Hooray for Orthodoc's brain!!
(I use tapatalk - but I type, not talk ....)

Clodfobble · 06-27-2012, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

So, now that you speak your meassages instead of typing, is what you are saying any different from what you would type?

Oh, I don't speak them out loud. I didn't even realize you could do that with Tapatalk. I just use it because the forum layout is hard to use in the generic phone browser. Tapatalk reformats the data into an interface that works better on a phone, that's all, and automatically sets features like "jump to last unread post" and stuff. Typing is still slow, I mostly just browse, but I can browse easily, and open it up for just a minute or two at a time without having to jump through a bunch of different windows to get there.

06-18-2012, 03:16 PM	#8206
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I got asked for my address. Obviously for my birthday. Am really warm inside now. It wasn't a kissy-kissy type ask, but it was from someone I really admire. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-24-2012, 03:12 PM	#8207
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I've been gradually working on my Marlin 60, converting a sow's ear of a rifle (relatively speaking) into a silk purse. First, I did a trigger job to it, reducing the weight from ~8 pounds (not kidding, you could pick the gun up by the trigger) to a more reasonable 3 ½ pounds. Next, I lengthened the stock to increase the pull to about 14" and gave it a nice curved butt. (heh heh heh, I said butt) Today, I glass-bedded the barrel and receiver, I'll know in a few hours if I fucked it all up. When the glass bedding job is done, then I'll add a cheek piece, sand, and refinish the stock. I may also re-paint the top of the receiver, it is a little chipped. Pics later. This is the style of rifle butt I put on my Marlin. NOT MY photo or rifle-- just for illustration Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 06-24-2012 at 03:27 PM.

06-24-2012, 04:45 PM	#8208
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I don't know anything about gun specs but that is one beautiful stock! The metalwork is gorgeous too ... sorry, not what enthusiasts would focus on, but I do like the aesthetics. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-24-2012, 08:51 PM	#8210
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Missed a great, albeit obvious, "get your rocks off" pun... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-25-2012, 02:47 PM	#8213
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	You want her to get your rocks off. We know. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-24-2012, 06:23 PM	#8209
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh cool foot. My dad has had, for as long as I can remember, a rifle hanging in their room. It was made by another fine woodworker, an old family friend who is a cousin also to my dad. Really neat man. Sadly he passed this last week. Illtry to get a pic sometime. (If I ever send your rocks.)

06-24-2012, 09:24 PM	#8212
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	This past week has been fucking shitty as all hell...but Michelle made a ham and egg casserole tonight...and all is right with the world.

06-26-2012, 10:27 PM	#8214
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Tapatalk is making me very happy in this new Smartphone world I'm living in. Now I can browse the cellar while I'm sitting around waiting for all our various extracurriculars to end! (I did try putting this in a more relevant thread, but since dozens of Jim's posts have the word "tapatalk" in the automatic signature, it was too much work to find the right one.) Unfortunately, it also means I can just pick up my phone from the nightstand and browse a few more threads instead of sleeping, which is a dangerous thing indeed. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-27-2012, 04:36 AM	#8215
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I just had a facial. My skin looks and feels great. Lucky me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-27-2012, 11:45 AM	#8217
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I've resisted the tapatalk invitation so far. But I will say typing on this phone is difficult. Partly because of my inexperience with this keyboard interface (software), partly because the hardware interface is cumbersome for my fat fingers. Actually, I just have normal hands, large hands. The space on the screen for each "character" is quite tiny and I am kind of surprised the phone gets it right as often as it does. But "typing" on this thing... there's a certain amount of suffering involved. I expect my dictated posts would be different from my typed posts. But who knows what unexpected trouble I'd find with the tapatalk interface. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-27-2012, 01:53 PM	#8218
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Finally got some sleep and my brain has rebooted - seems to be firing on all cylinders. At last! A working brain, just in time for starting this residency! Hooray! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-27-2012, 03:59 PM	#8219
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Hooray for Orthodoc's brain!! (I use tapatalk - but I type, not talk ....) __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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