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Hobby No-Nos-the sequel

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Posted by northernsubpcrr on Friday, January 2, 2009 11:11 PM

Dont take the cap off the super glue and then put it in your mouth.  Super glued toung to teeth its interesting.  But its embarasing. 

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Posted by coborn35 on Friday, January 2, 2009 11:20 PM

 Never put Icy-Hot on your gonads. Not train related, but all the same...

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:53 AM

Don't forget to check all paints are put away and That They are CLOSED. It is kind of rough on paints---awfully dry after they been sitting around---kind of rough on wallet too---WhistlingSigh

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Posted by mobilman44 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 10:53 AM

Ahhh, I can relate to most of these!  And to add to them...............

-  When soldering rails, it is bad form to use your fingers as heat sinks!

-  Turn off your fancy electric paint stirrer BEFORE removing it from the bottle!

-  Think twice before closing your legs while trying to catch a dropped Xacto knife!

-  The smallest dropped parts will bounce the farthest!

-  Murphy's Law has a tight bond with model railroading!

And last, but not least, the more delicate the model, the more likely it will be in an accident!

ENJOY,

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ENJOY  !

 

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Posted by lvanhen on Saturday, January 3, 2009 11:39 AM

Don't carry a freshly unplugged soldering pencil and walk with the cord dragging on the ground - and if you step on the cord, let go of the xxx thing!!  The scar went away, but the memory lingers!!!ShockBlush

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:08 PM

In a slightly off topic area---do not work on electronic equipment while still ON!!! I did this on a tube linear amplifier---thought it a good idea to pull high voltage cap off big tube and did go----FFFFFFFRRRRRTTTTSSSSCCCG!!!!!!!---right across the room. So, heed the above---piece is off and UNPLUGGED.

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Posted by SteamFreak on Saturday, January 3, 2009 7:34 PM

blownout cylinder

In a slightly off topic area---do not work on electronic equipment while still ON!!! I did this on a tube linear amplifier---thought it a good idea to pull high voltage cap off big tube and did go----FFFFFFFRRRRRTTTTSSSSCCCG!!!!!!!---right across the room.

And now when you stretch your arms to the sides you make a pretty decent dipole.


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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, January 3, 2009 8:40 PM

Steamfreak; You got that right----sssszzzzzzzz----click!Black EyeSmile,Wink, & GrinWhistling

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Posted by brster on Saturday, January 3, 2009 9:20 PM

Always make sure that lighting fixtures have enough power in your series circuit to light up and light up bright enough before soldering, taping, and putting the Christmas Tree on top of your new 4X6 winter scene...it sucks see the dark depot and dim lights...

 

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Posted by coborn35 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 9:27 PM
Kenfolk

Let the strong northwesterly wind die down before trying to unload and carry the 4 x 8 foam sheet from the truck into the garage.

    Note: This applies to various colors of foam equally. Likewise, thickness.

 

 

 Or from the Menards store to the vehicle that it wont quite fit in. While the wind is still blowing.

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