SlipString Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 I'm an Astronomer on wheels who graduated from Vassar College. I was the first student in a wheelchair to live on campus. I have strong opinions on String/M-theories, and have developed my own Membrane Theory of Gravity over the past four years which explains dark matter, dark energy, and recent studies of dark energy that reveal that it changes over time! I hope to be a valuable addition to the forum! Want to find me, google SlipString! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Welcome to our humble scientific abode on the web! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteNow Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hello Slip String, Welcome to Hypography. Getting into Juliette Billiards must have been tough. Good thing the Shop Rite has handicapped spaces, so at least you could get beer there. Certain valleys in the Vassar area are quite pleasant. ;) Enjoy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipString Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks ;) Boy, are you guys quick! I wish I had that kind of time to monitor the woodturning forum of the site I built for woodturningcenter.org ;) Being a one-guy-show, however, I can't be everywhere at once :) Perhaps I should switch board software, however, as phpbb does seem to be a spam magnet :( Talk 2 U soon :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 We are the Hypography collective hive mind. We have no lives. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteNow Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipString Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hello Slip String, Welcome to Hypography. Getting into Juliette Billiards must have been tough. Good thing the Shop Rite has handicapped spaces, so at least you could get beer there. Certain valleys in the Vassar area are quite pleasant. :D Enjoy. ;) Don't you know it! Getting into any quad dorm gave me a minor corinary too ;) (Had to get to dorm parties :( ) I had to fly down a 45 degree service ramp into the basement before the timer on the doors set off the alarm! Of course, then I had to contend with the 90-year old manual elevators that didn't stop on any particular floor ;) You had to eye-ball the floor, and stop the elevator taking into account stopping time, and not pass the floor! ;) Got trapped in there for a bit one day when I overshot the basement, and ended up 3 feet below it! The power cut off as to not smash the elevator... Had to get groundspeople to turn it back on to get out... Boy, could I tell you stories! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks ;) Boy, are you guys quick! I wish I had that kind of time to monitor the woodturning forum of the site I built for woodturningcenter.org ;) Are you a turner too, or just a site-builder?Thought to ask as it was a hobby for years. Welcome aboard by-the-by; you slipped by me while I was napping. :D :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipString Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Are you a turner too, or just a site-builder?Thought to ask as it was a hobby for years. Welcome aboard by-the-by; you slipped by me while I was napping. ;) I do love woodworking! Unfortunately, I haven't tried turning after my injury. I'm sure I could turn some smaller more delicate pieces that don't take as much strength, but it would take some tool modification as I only have partial use of my hands. However, I have become a collector! If you check out the Wood Turning Center's ITE show Connections 1995-2005, I own about 9 pieces from the show. As I only bought about 1 piece a year, that's an awfully good batting average! I'm good friends with the Center's director, Albert LeCoff, and so have been creating/maintaining their website since 2001 (for a significant discount ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipString Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Do you know the 'freed-ring' undercut method? I used to make a lot of baby rattles using that technique; usually with 3 rings. Might fit your bill of 'smaller more delicate'. Babies love them and makes great conversation piece with adults...'how'd you get those rings on?" and 'where's the seam?" I'm not familiar with it exactly, but I assume you make a wide top and bottom, and then turn several rings in-between, cutting into the wood underneath the rings, seperating them from the shaft. Pretty trickey ;) "Where's the seam?" :lol: Great tip! Thanks :) I'll see if I can't get my hands on a lathe at the Center or during the ITE when we have turners from accross the globe staying an collaborating during the summer! I'll see if I can't develop it into a hobby ;) I'm sure I could do all sorts of other small-scale more intricate pieces as long as I'm not gouging out mega-volumes of shavings :cup: Thanks for the tips! I might try to get a few from Michael Brolly, too. I also did his site (MichaelBrolly.com) and he owes me a bit of work ;) Happy Turning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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