Your Screen Name

[Wizened of Oz]

It just sounded better than my usual name "silly old b******"

Kind regards
Brian

[Five Thumbs]

Craigb

I know I am going to regret this but I have to know. Would you please tell me; what does your avatar represent?

The other one is 'LOL'. Lots of Luck? Lordy oh Lordy? Lots of Love?

Curiously Yours

5T http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Ashore]

Craigb

I know I am going to regret this but I have to know. Would you please tell me; what does your avatar represent?

The other one is 'LOL'. Lots of Luck? Lordy oh Lordy? Lots of Love?

Curiously Yours

5T http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon7.gifBefore you ask how about an answer to the thread why five thumbs
why not four thumbs and a thumb
or ten thumbs
or eight thumbs and two thumbs
or all thumbs but only on one hand


AS for the avatar ask Rex

LOL Russell

[craigb]

Craigb

I know I am going to regret this but I have to know. Would you please tell me; what does your avatar represent?

The other one is 'LOL'. Lots of Luck? Lordy oh Lordy? Lots of Love?

Curiously Yours

5T http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon7.gif

O.K. The avatar is a T-Rex. This is because I've been accused (not on this board (yet)) of being a dinosaur. :)

LOL means laughing out loud :)
ROFL means rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO means rolling on the floor laughing my asre off

HTH :)
Craig

[Optimark]

Being an Australian rubber stamp manufacturer, one uses quite a lot of imported stuff. In the USA, rubber stamps are called marking devices.

One of the lines we used to manufacture, was called Optimark. Which, advertising wise to Americans, meant an optimum rubber stamp unit.

That line has now been replaced with the Ultimark stamp, so I haven't a clue what it's successor will be called.

Anyway, I use my real name on at least 4 motorcycle forums around the world but when I was submitting the form for this site I looked up and saw the old Optimark vacuum chamber and thought that would be alright.

Just as a matter of interest, having a vacuum chamber is a great thing to impress 7 to 15 year olds.

It goes like this:- I usually say do you have a micro wave that makes boiling hot water in your house? To which the answer is always, "yes".

I then tell them I have a machine which makes boiling cold water!

This really gets them going, I tell you.

Well we get a glass of water, everyone puts their finger in, yep, it's cold water.

The unit is turned on and the vacuum starts, all eyes are on the glass of water, which, as the vacuum hits around 28-9 inches in around 30 seconds, starts to boil.

Everyone agrees that the water is boiling, which it is. At this point I turn the machine off and quickly pull the glass out and theatrically I place a digit in the glass. Usually the ones below about 12 years gasp, the older ones frown and think, how did he do that.

What is really interesting, is that I have never gotten a child under 10 years of age to stick their finger into the glass before they watch their mother, or someone elses mother, stick their finger in.

For those who don't know, water, at that low level of air pressure, boils at or around 2C. So with tap water usually being around 12C in winter and 20C in Summer, it boils easily.

Mick.

[echnidna]

For those who don't know, water, at that low level of air pressure, boils at or around 2C. So with tap water usually being around 12C in winter and 20C in Summer, it boils easily.

Mick.

Heard of desalinators using the vacuuum principle.

But the IMPORTANT QUESTION IS

would it work as a still for making booze :D :D :D :D :D

[Five Thumbs]

OK

Five Thumbs is meant to convey, literally, my ineptitude at woodworking. By that I mean making furniture, I can repair and refurbish furniture fairly well. I can do minor electrical work (very carefully), small plumbing jobs, install sprinkling systems, build fences and gates, prune roses and hedges, put floors into roof spaces, hang new doors, build interior walls in garages, work out drainage systems and install them, build retaining walls, fix small problems in washing machines, make leather belts and handbags and stitch them with waxed thread.

On reflection I may have been a little hard on myself. :) Anyway, starting next week I am going to miss golf on Fridays (so only play on Wed & Sat) and start doing woodwork on Fridays. If I start improving I will post a picture and the members can tell me whether I can start taking thumbs away.

Cheers

5T

PS. Thank you CraigB

NIK

[craigb]

OK

Five Thumbs is meant to convey, literally, my ineptitude at woodworking. By that I mean making furniture, I can repair and refurbish furniture fairly well. I can do minor electrical work (very carefully), small plumbing jobs, install sprinkling systems, build fences and gates, prune roses and hedges, put floors into roof spaces, hang new doors, build interior walls in garages, work out drainage systems and install them, build retaining walls, fix small problems in washing machines, make leather belts and handbags and stitch them with waxed thread.

On reflection I may have been a little hard on myself. :) Anyway, starting next week I am going to miss golf on Fridays (so only play on Wed & Sat) and start doing woodwork on Fridays. If I start improving I will post a picture and the members can tell me whether I can start taking thumbs away.

Cheers

5T

PS. Thank you CraigB

NIK

You get to do all that AND play golf 3 time a week :eek:

I'm guessing that you must be retired. ;)
Lucky you :)

Cheers
Craig

[Cagey]

Cagey doesnt refer to my demeanour. I happens to be my initials KG. A guy I worked with labled me many years ago and Ive used it ever since for all kind of things including personal plates on the SS Commodore.

[Iain]

I have a daughter who we call KT, works for her.
I also have heard that SS interprets as Stock Standard :D :D :D (I don't drive a local car)

[Cagey]

I have a daughter who we call KT, works for her.
I also have heard that SS interprets as Stock Standard :D :D :D (I don't drive a local car)
Sorry.