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05-02-2008, 01:51 PM
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Lost into the abyss of time and space
Well,I suppose it was bound to happen
 I temporarily moved my ship building opperations into my computer/bedroom the other day.So I decided to remove some laser cut parts from the plywood sheet.The Wasa kit has two aft benches that are supported by FOUR tiny bench legs.Instead of putting the parts right into the capped plastic container right away,I just set them on my keyboard shelf.Great Job!!I turned away for a few moments and when I rolled my chair back...Surprise there were onle three  So I says to myself,"well it couldn't have went far...." Right!After evacuating my two dogs from the room,I got on the old hands an knees and searched.Nadda....So I did a quick speeping of the floor.....zilch,besides some dust and a few missing Tic-Tac candies  1:30am was rapidly approaching so I called it a night.I woke up this morning with renewed vigor and a better attitude and did another search and sweeping.Still nothing So I took out one of the legs that decided not to run away and tried to make one.Dismall Results.Back to the search....I moved out the large oak bureau and took both beds apart.Gezz what alot of dust and such!!Swept the room once again and had almost a full dustpan of various dirt and debries.Looked at the pile and didn't see any sign of it.So I went and got a large shallow cardboard box to sift though the stuff Went through it twice and just about gave up.I was on the way out to the trash and decided to look through the debries a third time and I Found it!! It was in the very last little bit of the junk that I was sifting through.  Wow!! Ill try to never be so careless like that again.Cheers Walter
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05-02-2008, 03:51 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Walter, though I sympathize with your dilemma, I chuckle as I can see you on your knees paying homage to that great itty bitty lost parts deity. I have a sadistic wife! She caught me on the floor the other day looking for a lost deadeye. She asked me what I was doing and in reply I said I was doing a ship modeling exercise. I should have known something was wrong when she looked at me long and hard and then walk off chuckling. I didn’t find the deadeye until after giving up and getting ready for bed. Went to the mirror to brush my teeth and there somehow was a deadeye glued to the side of my face. Lesson learned! Don’t get smart with your wife if you expect a little sympathy…
Steve
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05-02-2008, 04:12 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Hi Walt - You are not alone ---been there , done that one ! - LOL !!!
ps - amazing just how much crap builds up under the bench !! HOLD FAST !
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05-02-2008, 08:42 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Walter:
I can't believe you did that . I've never lost a part, ever!  I know what room they are in and what floor they are on, that's not lost, that's "misplaced"  A few "tips": 1. Place a large piece of white linoleum on the floor beneath your work station. (it eventually turns gray and camouflages everything that hits it. 2. Use a "work apron" that covers you lap and is soft, to catch parts. The parts tend to bounce off it quite high and vanish.  3. Never cut out small parts before you are ready to use them. Of course! Nobody ever does that.  As you might guess; None of these tips work for me; But I feel better for having shared them with you. When I use the shop vac to find pieces, I always find the pieces I lost last year, never the one I'm looking for now! I congratulate you for having found yours.  Steve: Never met your wife but I think I like her and her warped, evil sense of humor. She must have been thinking "What a maroon"  
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05-04-2008, 03:18 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Hi Walter ~~~ I apologise in advance but I just can't resist.............Congratulations on your thorough spring housecleaning. Suggestion for your wife:....
She should suggest you do your shipmodeling in each room of the house........... Another thought: Try working on the floor. then the parts can't fall or buy model kits with less parts....Briny (Bernie)
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05-05-2008, 04:48 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
HA!! Thanks fellas
I sort of figured that I was not the only one that has been down this road  Call me crazy,but I really am starting to think that there are tiny gremlins inhabitting my home waiting to grab anything that may fall lol  But im glad that my perseverance paid off. It is very hard to replicate such a small part.And is tough to get such crisp edges that the laser produces  . Thanks for the tips!Another modeller suggested getting really low to the floor and scan it with a flashlight  Great suggestions Bernie LOL,Steve im glad you found your missing deadeye.The look on your face in the mirror must have been priceless LOL. Cheers Walter
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05-07-2008, 12:33 AM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Walter:
I'll go with the "gremlins". I lost a very tiny carronade elevating screw on the floor two months ago. I did the "Flashlight" thing and vacuumed the floor with negative results. Yesterday I was cleaning the floor with the shop vac, just to get rid of a lot of chips. Guess what? The "Gremlins" got tired of playing with it and put it back on the floor! A better explanation, for me, is that my rats stole it and then dropped it on the floor when they found they couldn't eat it!! But, you don't have rats, so you must have "Gremlins".
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05-07-2008, 03:19 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Fellow Shipmates ~~~ we all have overlooked what might be the answer !..........GHOSTS of sailors lost at sea on the very ships you are trying to rebuild. If they can't be restored on their ship they try to scuttle yours. .........Briny (Bernie)
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05-07-2008, 10:37 PM
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Re: Lost into the abyss of time and space
Bernie:
"Ghosts" don't explain my problems; Those ghosts have the original Victory" they can haunt! I won't have that problem with Constitution, either, but may have it with "flying Fish" (she sank).
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