#211
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On 5/28/2019 5:34 PM, Theodore Heise wrote:
On Tue, 28 May 2019 14:09:00 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:19:46 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote: I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? I deeply regret leaving our hand-crank pencil sharpener behind when we moved. There's a pencil sharpener in the laundry room, but it's a newer model of very poor quality. When I want to sharpen a #2 pencil, I use my spouse's electric. Not as precise as a hand crank, but it's there. And I'm not fussy about my #2 pencils. I second this! My mother had a hand crank sharpener that was ancient when I was young--well over 50 years ago. Nothing I've come across since did even half as well as that remarkable machine. +1, although the ancient ones I remember were in school, not at home. Standards seem to have fallen. -- - Frank Krygowski |
Ads |
#212
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On Tue, 28 May 2019 08:20:56 -0400, Duane
wrote: On 28/05/2019 12:10 a.m., Joy Beeson wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Yes, John's suggestion is a good example of ignoring Occam's first requirement that you have multiple actual solutions. g But, it is simply the simplest solution. Which, I suppose is proof positive that cyclists prefer complex answers for simple problems :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
#213
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On Tue, 28 May 2019 00:28:15 -0700, sms
wrote: On 5/27/2019 9:10 PM, Joy Beeson wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Remember to bring a faucet key. It expands the number of available water sources https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/046224/046224206200.jpg. Obviously, you're not into urban post apocalypse survival hardware. Any minimally competent urban survivalist would know that there are several styles and sizes of such keys. Even the local homeless carry them. What you should be recommending is a Sillcock key: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=4+way+sillcock+key http://letstalksurvival.com/sillcock-keys-and-other-cross-keys-what-are-they-for/ For the very best, I suggest a 10 way version: https://www.amazon.com/CAIDU-Multifunctional-Universal-Control-Wrenches/dp/B071YKX8HN Unfortunately, few such keys offer the common garden spigot handles in 12 and 16pt, which needs to be purchased separately: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DANCO-16-pt-Round-Valve-Wheel-Handle-80417/203675124 https://www.amazon.com/LASCO-01-5097-Outside-Faucet-Handle/dp/B001XWFIO2 -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
#214
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On Tue, 28 May 2019 11:42:36 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 5/28/2019 2:19 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 00:11:40 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: On Sat, 25 May 2019 20:48:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote: I raided the local thrift shops and flea markets where I bought a rather motley collection of $1/ea used knives upon which to practice. Occam's razor: I always have a disposable single-edge razor blade about my person. Except when I'm home in my grubbies and have an assortment of knives to choose from. I usually sharpen pencils with an "Exacto" scalpel. A whetstone works fine on it; I've been using the same blade for decades. I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? Funny you should ask. In the folder on the desk in front of me is a design I did all in pencil. I worked on it in various places at various times, and it progressed gradually from sketches to more formal drawings. I was once considered a very good draftsman, including descriptive geometry, and ended up teaching a few advanced drafting courses. But CAD has devalued that skill. I've done some designs using 3D modeling (mostly the free SketchUp software). It's got its uses, but I still prefer the freedom of pencil and paper. In his book _The Pencil_, Henry Petroski tells of Thoreau carefully listing every single item he planned to take to his famous getaway cabin by Walden Pond. But as Petroski noted, Thoreau omitted one very important one: the pencil with which he was writing the list! The lesson? Pencils get no respect. Pretty good book, BTW. Who knew Thoreau was a materials engineer? My father was somewhat like that. When he'd decide that he wanted to build a new barn or a workshop he'd come home from work and go out and sit on a rock, or a stump, or something, and just stare at the place that the new building was to be. He'd do that for maybe a week or maybe a month and than start to dig the foundation and lo and behold the building would be the right shape and size and fit his needs perfectly. One of his "innovations" was a "round roof" a roof that was essentially half a cylinder. This gave some pitch to the roof so the snow would fall off and a much larger space under the roof, the upper story so to speak, than the usually hip roof design. To ensure that he never had to actually get up and sweep the snow off the roof he sheeted the roof in aluminum and it worked. The building is still there and still being used some 70 years later :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
#215
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Tue, 28 May 2019 08:20:56 -0400, Duane wrote: On 28/05/2019 12:10 a.m., Joy Beeson wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Yes, John's suggestion is a good example of ignoring Occam's first requirement that you have multiple actual solutions. g But, it is simply the simplest solution. Which, I suppose is proof positive that cyclists prefer complex answers for simple problems :-) -- Cheers, John B. She doesn’t have a pocket available so it is not a solution at all. That was my point. -- duane |
#216
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On Tue, 28 May 2019 14:09:00 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:19:46 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote: I've found that a regular old fashioned hand crank pencil sharpener works well, Well :=) except for drafting pencils, but who drafts with a pencil anymore? I deeply regret leaving our hand-crank pencil sharpener behind when we moved. There's a pencil sharpener in the laundry room, but it's a newer model of very poor quality. When I want to sharpen a #2 pencil, I use my spouse's electric. Not as precise as a hand crank, but it's there. And I'm not fussy about my #2 pencils. I bought the kids an electric pencil sharpener when they were in grade school. A major mistake as an electrical pencil sharpener will eat an entire pencil in less than a minute and is "fun" to use. After about a week of use, and buying new pencils by the gross, I changed over to several of those little "pencil sharpeners" that you twist round and round with your fingers and gave each kid one or two - "here, your very own pencil sharpener" :-) The iron-on pencil, the nonce pencil, and the crayon pencils take more care. -- Cheers, John B. |
#217
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On Tue, 28 May 2019 11:42:36 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote:
I was once considered a very good draftsman, including descriptive geometry, and ended up teaching a few advanced drafting courses. But CAD has devalued that skill. Totally. None of the kids, nieces or nephews, including one "engineer" had any interest in taking over any of our manual drafting kits. It will become landfill. |
#218
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On 5/28/2019 3:47 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Tue, 28 May 2019 00:28:15 -0700, sms wrote: On 5/27/2019 9:10 PM, Joy Beeson wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Remember to bring a faucet key. It expands the number of available water sources https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/046224/046224206200.jpg. Obviously, you're not into urban post apocalypse survival hardware. Yes, I have one of the faucet keys with four different heads, but nearly all the faucets I've run into use the one I posted. Sometimes there's a drinking fountain with a weak stream, and a keyed faucet below. It's a lot easier to use the faucet. |
#219
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On Tue, 28 May 2019 22:52:03 -0000 (UTC), Duane
wrote: John B. Slocomb wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 08:20:56 -0400, Duane wrote: On 28/05/2019 12:10 a.m., Joy Beeson wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2019 09:58:04 +0700, John B. wrote: A correlation might be "do it the simple way and you won't get hurt". Just stick the damned bottle in your pocket :-) All five of my pockets are fully occupied with vital stuff. And I have two bottle cages. Sometimes I have to keep a third bottle in a pannier, because water sources keep vanishing. Yes, John's suggestion is a good example of ignoring Occam's first requirement that you have multiple actual solutions. g But, it is simply the simplest solution. Which, I suppose is proof positive that cyclists prefer complex answers for simple problems :-) -- Cheers, John B. She doesn’t have a pocket available so it is not a solution at all. That was my point. https://tinyurl.com/yyfu424h -- Cheers, John B. |
#220
|
|||
|
|||
Bottle holder
On 5/28/2019 6:17 PM, news18 wrote:
On Tue, 28 May 2019 11:42:36 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: I was once considered a very good draftsman, including descriptive geometry, and ended up teaching a few advanced drafting courses. But CAD has devalued that skill. Totally. None of the kids, nieces or nephews, including one "engineer" had any interest in taking over any of our manual drafting kits. It will become landfill. Well as an EE I can say that I greatly prefer doing schematics using a CAD system and doing board layouts online instead of with black tape on mylar. Export the layout to a board house and receive boards within 3 days if done domestically, and within 2 weeks, and much cheaper, if sent to Shenzhen. With Windows Ink and an active stylus, it's even better. But I still have my drafting kit. No one wants it. Or a slide rule. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
One size fits all Bottle / Tool Pouch Holder - DOM Monkii Cage/Wedge | bayecotech | General | 0 | November 21st 10 09:21 PM |
Bottle holder broken during downhill | Fast Turtle | General | 9 | May 1st 05 03:32 AM |
Bottle cage jacket holder - revisited | MSA | UK | 12 | March 23rd 05 06:19 PM |
F/S: Velocity clamp on bottle cage holder | Mariano pacini | Marketplace | 0 | December 6th 04 03:27 PM |
Bottle Holder? | daino149 | Unicycling | 7 | November 23rd 03 08:03 AM |