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Post by Leon on Apr 8, 2015 4:19:37 GMT -5
Todd thank you!  |
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Post by Leon on Apr 11, 2015 12:02:38 GMT -5
Just a quick update while I'm waiting for 10 yards of top soil to be delivered  .Got the tool boxes glued on the fenders and they are dry fit along with the wheels at the moment.Plan on shaving the latches off the boxes and adding the PE ones.First I need to get a good pair of optivisors as these parts are about the size of a pin head  .Hope you like the progress.     Thanks for looking,as always ACW. |
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Post by BJ---Rest In Peace on Apr 11, 2015 12:18:19 GMT -5
Love the Progress. I need to break down and get a Visor myself.. The 4x Reading Glasses Kinda work and I have one of the Lighted Magnifiers but I am always hitting my head on it or hitting my tools on the underside when trying to work under it. Just an Overall PIA. |
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Post by Leon on Apr 11, 2015 12:31:36 GMT -5
Love the Progress. I need to break down and get a Visor myself.. The 4x Reading Glasses Kinda work and I have one of the Lighted Magnifiers but I am always hitting my head on it or hitting my tools on the underside when trying to work under it. Just an Overall PIA. Billie Jean thank you! I have to agree with you on the reading glasses.Thought about getting a lighted magnifier but they look awkward to work under. |
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 11, 2015 14:40:14 GMT -5
Get the lighted magnifier to have a nice bright light for your workbench...that's about all it's good for!  The Optivisor will be much more useful. I have a nice LED lighted magnifier on a swing arm that I never use for small work but is a great bench light.  |
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Post by Leon on Apr 11, 2015 15:53:59 GMT -5
Bill! Great idea on the magnifier as a bench light.I really need :Done. |
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Post by Leon on May 24, 2015 18:30:14 GMT -5
Evening fellas! Been a while since my last post.Just a small update.Picked up an optivisor at a craft store and decided to give it a try on bending some PE brackets for the tools.Don't know how I managed so far without them.should be getting some more bench time in now that the garden is all planted.    Thanks for looking,as always ACW. |
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Post by bbrowniii on May 24, 2015 20:10:23 GMT -5
I had to take a while and get caught up, Leon. This is looking great! Keep it up. As always, I'll look forward to more.
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Post by Leon on May 24, 2015 20:17:49 GMT -5
Boyd thank you! Looking forward to hitting the bench soon and get this rolling again. |
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Post by reserve on May 25, 2015 10:22:22 GMT -5
Good seeing this turn back up, it's too nice to gather dust incomplete
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Post by Leon on May 25, 2015 10:29:06 GMT -5
Thank you Mark! Will be having more bench time now that the garden is all planted.Working on some more small PE bits now.Should have an update later. |
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Post by dierk on May 25, 2015 10:52:13 GMT -5
Ah, welcome to the old git optivisor brigade rofl-roll Looks like a nice piece of kit you got yourself there. As I'm afflicted with short arms and deep pockets I went for a cheapo chinese one with 4 lenses and an LED light - cost about 10 bucks with free shipping. And the Chinglish on the box is worth the asking price alone!
Not sure if I'd recommend a floor, or table mounted lit magnifyer - I freely admit I like mine very much until, the pretty expensive, fluorecent tube goes, which it does with annoying regularity.
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Post by Leon on May 25, 2015 11:01:20 GMT -5
Dierk! I don't know how I managed without them .Now I just have to get used to them while I'm bending those tiny PE parts. |
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Post by wbill76 on May 25, 2015 14:56:03 GMT -5
You'll never go back now Leon! I find myself using the Optivisor more and more even when just trimming/cleaning up regular parts as it really does provide a level of precision you can't get with the old Mk.1 eyeball. |
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Post by Leon on May 25, 2015 15:38:16 GMT -5
Bill how right you are! Gone are the days of using the old reading glasses. |
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Post by deafpanzer on May 26, 2015 10:45:59 GMT -5
Catching up and it is looking good! Looks like you managed to find time to model despite gardening duty on the order of your wife. Maybe you can give me tips how to find the time at my end too.
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Post by Leon on May 26, 2015 15:33:32 GMT -5
Andy thank you buddy! The planting is all done,all I have to do is water them in the morning and when I get home from work.We both take turns checking to see how their doing. |
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Post by Leon on Jun 7, 2015 13:52:19 GMT -5
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Post by afvfan on Jun 7, 2015 17:04:38 GMT -5
Turned into quite the marathon project, didn't it? It's coming together rather nicely though, Leon. Good work with all the fiddly PE stuff. |
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Post by Leon on Jun 7, 2015 17:15:58 GMT -5
Thanks Bob! Should be ready for primer in a few days. |
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Post by dupes on Jun 7, 2015 17:55:43 GMT -5
Ahhhh yes...the "lots of etch" build. Looking good Leon! |
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Post by Leon on Jun 7, 2015 18:22:42 GMT -5
Dupes thank you! Things are finally starting to get back to normal. :)As for the "lots of etch" Need to figure out how much more I want to use. |
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 7, 2015 19:10:58 GMT -5
Some nice progress Leon! In the top-down pic it looks like one of the headlights (the right hand one in the pic, left hand side on the actual vehicle) has gone a little crooked. Not sure if that's by design or not but worth mentioning if you're able to fix it now before you get too much further along. Does this mean you're done with the gardening work for a while? |
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Post by Leon on Jun 7, 2015 19:27:56 GMT -5
Bill thank you! Nice catch on the headlight,i did manage to straighten it out.The gardening work is all done and just waiting to harvest what we planted. |
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Post by wing_nut on Jun 7, 2015 19:42:55 GMT -5
Almost forgot about this. Gotta get my head outta the clouds. the pioneer tools looks great as does everything else.
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Post by Leon on Jun 7, 2015 19:51:16 GMT -5
Marc thank you! Hopefully I'll have more bench time now to get this finished. |
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Post by 4bogreen on Jun 7, 2015 23:59:16 GMT -5
Great work Leon! Pioneer tools look good!
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Post by Leon on Jun 8, 2015 4:24:37 GMT -5
Remco thank you! |
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Post by dierk on Jun 8, 2015 4:38:51 GMT -5
Just saw you updated this thread, so I eagerly clicked on it, only to find a 'thanks Remco' - sorely disappointed (poke)
" If you need something,now's the time to ask " OK, a proper update with pictures, please rofl-roll
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Post by Leon on Jun 8, 2015 4:47:35 GMT -5
"LOL" I'll try to have a new update tonight with picks. |
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.Got the tool boxes glued on the fenders and they are dry fit along with the wheels at the moment.Plan on shaving the latches off the boxes and adding the PE ones.First I need to get a good pair of optivisors as these parts are about the size of a pin head 
.Hope you like the progress.
The Optivisor will be much more useful. I have a nice LED lighted magnifier on a swing arm that I never use for small work but is a great bench light. 
