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Posted: 9/2/2022 9:26:46 AM EDT
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Update 9/2 Frantic Friday!
This is messing with everyone who walks in the supply closet. Doesn't seem to matter if you know it's in there or not. Still freaky. He needs some clothes soon.  We are closer to finished with the skin on our landscape tiers. We will add some foam for texture, then "rockmix" for a final texture.   Jumpsuits are looking good.  Staircases for our lookout tower are in full swing. We seem to have cut extra holes in our floors which we don't need for stairs, so we may run a "waterpipe" to our very tall lookout tower. We don't want to have to run down all those flights of stairs to pee.    |
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Posted: 9/2/2022 5:12:34 PM EDT
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guns, if we need to hold a fundraiser for some of your students to replace their worn out jeans, just say the word.
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Posted: 9/3/2022 8:35:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: guns, if we need to hold a fundraiser for some of your students to replace their worn out jeans, just say the word.  I'll let them know. |
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Posted: 9/3/2022 7:09:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: You expected different from teenagers?  I just had to shake my head and turn around and remind them we were supposed to be working.  Not the kid - the manikin. 
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Posted: 9/3/2022 8:00:14 PM EDT
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T-shirt idea
What if the logos from the front of the previous t-shirts were grouped and all put on the back of a single t-shirt? Could be a quick, start of the year fundraiser. Just a thought. |
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Posted: 9/4/2022 9:12:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By raffi383: T-shirt idea What if the logos from the front of the previous t-shirts were grouped and all put on the back of a single t-shirt? Could be a quick, start of the year fundraiser. Just a thought. I like that.
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Posted: 9/4/2022 10:26:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By raffi383: T-shirt idea What if the logos from the front of the previous t-shirts were grouped and all put on the back of a single t-shirt? Could be a quick, start of the year fundraiser. Just a thought. Count me in |
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Posted: 9/4/2022 5:56:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I like that. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By raffi383: T-shirt idea What if the logos from the front of the previous t-shirts were grouped and all put on the back of a single t-shirt? Could be a quick, start of the year fundraiser. Just a thought. I like that. What about a new Powell High School Art Guild logo for the front? |
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Posted: 9/4/2022 6:14:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I like that. |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 11:57:33 AM EDT
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Update 9/6
@Frank_B We got the appropriate manual! Thank you!  And on that note, I had my Robotics engineer looking over the whole set up for the first time since he got back from D.C. He laughed when I showed him the manual.  We also had a student stop by and need to sign the F-22. He was gone the day we signed it last year, and didn't get a chance.  The mural sky is looking better and better.   Getting the thinned areas a second coat of skin is an ongoing process right now. We are almost ready for some basic texture and contour adds.   Our lookout tower continues to grow in detail.   Jump suits are working out well. Details on the rest of the rig, and modifying the hairstyles will be next.  |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 12:10:12 PM EDT
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When it comes time for the fire tower details, here of some I took of both the Coal Creek fire tower. which is still in active service and the Werner Peak look-out, which is now owned by the MT DNRC and available for rent.
Coal Creek.    Detail of the Osborne Fire Finder  Werner Peak We were installing a radio repeater there that day.  
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Posted: 9/6/2022 12:13:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elcope: When it comes time for the fire tower details, here of some I took of both the Coal Creek fire tower. which is still in active service and the Werner Peak look-out, which is now owned by the MT DNRC and available for rent. Coal Creek. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3446/IMG_2454_JPG-593120.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3446/IMG_2446_JPG-593118.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3446/IMG_2443_JPG-593116.jpg Detail of the Osborne Fire Finder https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3446/IMG_2445_JPG-593117.jpg Werner Peak We were installing a radio repeater there that day. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3446/P7070025-602099.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3446/IMG_2440_JPG-593121.jpg Thank you! Those are some great details! |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 12:52:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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I've been asked what we could use this year for tools, and such.
Edited to add what's been sent so we don't end up with multiples.... I asked students today what we could use, and here is what was brainstormed: -- sent by @Rocketman89408Cordless Dremel- We have two corded, but both are not long for this world. Bit sets would also be well appreciated. Needle nose plyers- We have none. Wire cutters- We have a couple sets, but more would be appreciated. |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 2:41:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Frank_B]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: ...And on that note, I had my Robotics engineer looking over the whole set up for the first time since he got back from D.C. He laughed when I showed him the manual... For the younger crowd who may not know the history of the "...For Dummies" books: When the first "personal" computers hit the market in the '70s, there was a scarcity of information on how to program and use them. This was before Al Gore invented the Internet, so a group of geeks collected available info and put it into one book targeted at the non-professional users. Since the main operating system at the time was called "DOS" (Disk Operating System), as a joke they named the book "DOS For Dummies". It became an instant success and the rest is history. @guns762 |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 3:18:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Frank_B: For the younger crowd who may not know the history of the "...For Dummies" books: When the first "personal" computers hit the market in the '70s, there was a scarcity of information on how to program and use them. This was before Al Gore invented the Internet, so a group of geeks collected available info and put it into one book targeted at the non-professional users. Since the main operating system at the time was called "DOS" (Disk Operating System), as a joke they named the book "DOS For Dummies". It became an instant success and the rest is history. @guns762 Thanks Frank! I'll share that too.
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Posted: 9/6/2022 3:57:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Frank_B: For the younger crowd who may not know the history of the "...For Dummies" books: When the first "personal" computers hit the market in the '70s, there was a scarcity of information on how to program and use them. This was before Al Gore invented the Internet, so a group of geeks collected available info and put it into one book targeted at the non-professional users. Since the main operating system at the time was called "DOS" (Disk Operating System), as a joke they named the book "DOS For Dummies". It became an instant success and the rest is history. @guns762 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Frank_B: Originally Posted By guns762: ...And on that note, I had my Robotics engineer looking over the whole set up for the first time since he got back from D.C. He laughed when I showed him the manual... For the younger crowd who may not know the history of the "...For Dummies" books: When the first "personal" computers hit the market in the '70s, there was a scarcity of information on how to program and use them. This was before Al Gore invented the Internet, so a group of geeks collected available info and put it into one book targeted at the non-professional users. Since the main operating system at the time was called "DOS" (Disk Operating System), as a joke they named the book "DOS For Dummies". It became an instant success and the rest is history. @guns762 That was 40 years ago. I'm old. |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 8:00:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: I've been asked what we could use this year for tools, and such. I asked students today what we could use, and here is what was brainstormed: Compact driver/drill. - We need something that is smaller and more compact than the normal DeWalt drills. 10" Chop saw blade- We cut 2x4s, 1x2s and 2x2s with it mostly. Ours is missing teeth. Cordless Dremel- We have two corded, but both are not long for this world. Bit sets would also be well appreciated. Needle nose plyers- We have none. Hand Drywall saw- Something small that we can cut foam with(not a power tool). We have one, and it's prized. DeWalt batteries- Extras, as we have many tools that use these and we are constantly robbing from one for the other. Wire cutters- We have a couple sets, but more would be appreciated. |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 8:01:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: What size battery packs @guns762? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By guns762: I've been asked what we could use this year for tools, and such. I asked students today what we could use, and here is what was brainstormed: Compact driver/drill. - We need something that is smaller and more compact than the normal DeWalt drills. 10" Chop saw blade- We cut 2x4s, 1x2s and 2x2s with it mostly. Ours is missing teeth. Cordless Dremel- We have two corded, but both are not long for this world. Bit sets would also be well appreciated. Needle nose plyers- We have none. Hand Drywall saw- Something small that we can cut foam with(not a power tool). We have one, and it's prized. DeWalt batteries- Extras, as we have many tools that use these and we are constantly robbing from one for the other. Wire cutters- We have a couple sets, but more would be appreciated. 20vt is what we have, I'll get some pics tomorrow to make sure.
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Posted: 9/6/2022 8:07:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: 20vt is what we have, I'll get some pics tomorrow to make sure. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By guns762: I've been asked what we could use this year for tools, and such. I asked students today what we could use, and here is what was brainstormed: Compact driver/drill. - We need something that is smaller and more compact than the normal DeWalt drills. 10" Chop saw blade- We cut 2x4s, 1x2s and 2x2s with it mostly. Ours is missing teeth. Cordless Dremel- We have two corded, but both are not long for this world. Bit sets would also be well appreciated. Needle nose plyers- We have none. Hand Drywall saw- Something small that we can cut foam with(not a power tool). We have one, and it's prized. DeWalt batteries- Extras, as we have many tools that use these and we are constantly robbing from one for the other. Wire cutters- We have a couple sets, but more would be appreciated. 20vt is what we have, I'll get some pics tomorrow to make sure. Shipping in an hour or so... |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 8:09:38 PM EDT
[#20]
In!
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Posted: 9/6/2022 8:21:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bama-Shooter: In! Shipments on the way. One this coming Monday, one the following. Batteries and some other small items. |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 9:39:16 PM EDT
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Where is a good place to get a cordless Dremel? Finances are FAR better than last time.
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Posted: 9/6/2022 9:51:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: Where is a good place to get a cordless Dremel? Finances are FAR better than last time. See if Lowes or Home Depot will give you the Veteran's discount on one. |
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Posted: 9/6/2022 9:58:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: See if Lowes or Home Depot will give you the Veteran's discount on one. Good idea - it's my Friday and payday...
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Posted: 9/7/2022 12:37:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: Good idea - it's my Friday and payday... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: Originally Posted By backbencher: See if Lowes or Home Depot will give you the Veteran's discount on one. Good idea - it's my Friday and payday... |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 9:44:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: Good idea - it's my Friday and payday... You guys have been crazy generous, so please don't put yourself in a situation where finances get tight. 
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Posted: 9/7/2022 10:08:39 AM EDT
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Update 9/7
It's Wednesday ALREADY.  We began creating the studs on our lookout tower yesterday. We also started on the railing. I think today we may end up staining some of the stairs before we get too much stuff in there that makes it difficult to access.   Our C-130 is coming along. Big model!  More texture on our Firefighter platform.    Smokey skies continue.....  We got our leg attached in a more "taking a step" position.  I want to send a huge shoutout to @deuce_22 !!!! Thank you! Awesome generosity putting this package together for us!  Already got the pants on our mannequin.....thank goodness.   Our Smokejumpers are looking good. They started on gear yesterday. We are a bit shy on material for the belts, but I think we figured out how we can make it happen.  Our current crop of power tools uses these....  |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 10:10:09 AM EDT
[#28]
Jameco has a good selection of small hand tools and electronic components.
They carry many of the small items that Radio Shack did back in the '80s and '90s. |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 10:22:01 AM EDT
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Looks like our sharpies are wearing off a bit. I renewed them a bit. @Sixtigers Thanks again for all the tools over the years.
 They are holding up well. Look at that.... 2016!!! 
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Posted: 9/7/2022 10:24:08 AM EDT
[#30]
A student had a good suggestion for a tool today.
DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 11:00:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: A student had a good suggestion for a tool today. DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen!
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Posted: 9/7/2022 11:04:43 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By guns762: A student had a good suggestion for a tool today. DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen! |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 11:05:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Update 9/7 It's Wednesday ALREADY. We began creating the studs on our lookout tower yesterday. We also started on the railing. I think today we may end up staining some of the stairs before we get too much stuff in there that makes it difficult to access. https://i.imgur.com/NVMe5Vj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XVnyc9d.jpg Our C-130 is coming along. Big model! https://i.imgur.com/FliZQQE.jpg More texture on our Firefighter platform. https://i.imgur.com/LUCBW1S.jpg https://i.imgur.com/icqD2jH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/fj8fXLy.jpg Smokey skies continue..... https://i.imgur.com/INjROkE.jpg We got our leg attached in a more "taking a step" position. https://i.imgur.com/aVh1jox.jpg I want to send a huge shoutout to @deuce_22 !!!! Thank you! Awesome generosity putting this package together for us! https://i.imgur.com/hHFMPD2.jpg Already got the pants on our mannequin.....thank goodness. https://i.imgur.com/WjcFOzX.jpg Our Smokejumpers are looking good. They started on gear yesterday. We are a bit shy on material for the belts, but I think we figured out how we can make it happen. https://i.imgur.com/84fZgo5.jpg Our current crop of power tools uses these.... https://i.imgur.com/4qM00Qt.jpg |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 11:15:58 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Good. Two of each of those battery types are on the way. 
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Posted: 9/7/2022 12:10:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By guns762: A student had a good suggestion for a tool today. DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen! It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! How did people become pirates before nail guns were invented?
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Posted: 9/7/2022 12:13:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: How did people become pirates before nail guns were invented? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By guns762: A student had a good suggestion for a tool today. DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen! It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! How did people become pirates before nail guns were invented? |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 12:27:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Unchecked pink-eye? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By guns762: A student had a good suggestion for a tool today. DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen! It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! How did people become pirates before nail guns were invented? Actual guns? |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 1:02:31 PM EDT
[#38]
What gauge brad nailer is needed?
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Posted: 9/7/2022 1:39:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Sixtigers: What gauge brad nailer is needed? Well, that's a good question. I went down and looked at DeWalt during a break this morning. They have a 23ga nailer, but I'm not sure that will also use the staples that we have come to rely on. Here are the staples we use a bunch of out of the pneumatic that does both brad nails and these staples. I'd like to keep with something that both the pneumatic will handle and work in the new cordless.  We also have T50 staplers, pneumatic, and hand that we use a bunch of the time, but for different purposes. Either version would be very valuable. |
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Posted: 9/7/2022 6:15:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By redoubt: Actual guns? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By redoubt: Originally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By AZNetEng: Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By guns762: A student had a good suggestion for a tool today. DeWalt battery powered brad/finish nailer or stapler. We currently have a few air tools, but sometimes they are difficult to used because of the air hoses, and availability in distant places from the classroom. And if you hold down the safety carefully, you can shoot nails or staples @ unsuspecting freshmen! It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! How did people become pirates before nail guns were invented? Actual guns? Anything is possible if you're brave enough. |
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Posted: 9/8/2022 1:19:06 AM EDT
[#41]
Dang, Moving FAST this year!
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Posted: 9/8/2022 9:47:16 PM EDT
[#42]
Guns,
Do you still need the chop saw blades? If so what size arbor hole and how many teeth? I know 10". Or do you need 2 of different tooth counts? |
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Posted: 9/8/2022 10:24:49 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rocketman89408: Guns, Do you still need the chop saw blades? If so what size arbor hole and how many teeth? I know 10". Or do you need 2 of different tooth counts? I'll check tomorrow. I have no idea off hand. We have a coarse blade on there now, suitable for 2x4s. |
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Posted: 9/8/2022 10:35:15 PM EDT
[#44]
WOW this is freaking cool!!
I can't believe I missed this until now, definitely tag since this interests me (Wildland Volunteer Fireman)Anyone remember these?  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/8/2022 10:37:07 PM EDT
[#45]
Also I remember the ship and the Marine 1 but that locomotive this freakin sick!!!
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Posted: 9/8/2022 11:11:28 PM EDT
[#46]
 I missed Page 1 |
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Posted: 9/9/2022 5:30:34 AM EDT
[Last Edit: pasquale91]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PA-Minuteman: WOW this is freaking cool!! I can't believe I missed this until now, definitely tag since this interests me (Wildland Volunteer Fireman)Anyone remember these? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/425704/20220908_223430_jpg-2519378.JPG We carried these things everytime we had a range at Ft. Carson back in the mid to late '80s. |
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Posted: 9/9/2022 7:38:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brass: Dang, Moving FAST this year! We haven't even started on the plane yet. The rest is going well, for sure. Update coming from yesterday. It just got too busy to get it done.
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Posted: 9/9/2022 9:44:47 AM EDT
[#49]
Update 9/9
The bottoms of our landscape tiers are looking like we want them. With some stain and sanding, they should look very different from our past displays.     We began working on the 3rd wall yesterday. This will be a more burned ground look to it with blues in the sky.   Our 3 smokejumpers are ready for name patches and hair styles. We may start that today.  It was pointed out that this looks incredibly like one of my former students and personal friends. His name may end up on the tab.  We also have a teacher with very long blond hair and looks something like "Thor". The kids want to make one of our dolls into him.....   Our Lookout tower is almost finished being stained, at least, what we have done so far. We will begin working on the roof and railing today.   Pro Tip...... stain with solvent makes hot glue shrink and release..... all the stairs needed reglued.  Students were not pleased with me. |
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Posted: 9/9/2022 10:49:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rocketman89408: Guns, Do you still need the chop saw blades? If so what size arbor hole and how many teeth? I know 10". Or do you need 2 of different tooth counts? Ok, here you go. Yes, we still need a blade replacement. 5/8" arbor hole.  
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