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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Nov 29, 2018 20:09:15 GMT -8
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Post by Bats on Dec 2, 2018 13:34:30 GMT -8
He was a little gung ho with that Stanley knife!
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Dec 2, 2018 13:54:39 GMT -8
I was able to open the sides much easier than what he did. All it took was sliding the screwdriver along the side like a letter opener. It was so freakin' easy it made me wonder if it was a switch.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Dec 3, 2018 12:28:25 GMT -8
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Post by Bats on Dec 3, 2018 12:41:46 GMT -8
I couldn't bring myself to cut along the bag like that! I'd at least run it along a ruler in a half-assed attempt to protect the book. |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Dec 3, 2018 12:55:54 GMT -8
I couldn't bring myself to cut along the bag like that! I'd at least run it along a ruler in a half-assed attempt to protect the book. That's what I do. Take a metal ruler and place it along the seam on the opposite side from the book. It takes almost no extra time to be safe. I also wear white coinee gloves when I'm touching the book (why take a chance?), and I don't pinch the book in one place like that...a slight bow using the whole hand and very light pressure is all that is needed. If fact, if you take the time to cut along all the edges you don't need to touch the book at all - you just place a new backing board over the top and invert it. |
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Dec 3, 2018 13:03:25 GMT -8
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Post by Bats on Dec 4, 2018 5:55:35 GMT -8
I couldn't bring myself to cut along the bag like that! I'd at least run it along a ruler in a half-assed attempt to protect the book. That's what I do. Take a metal ruler and place it along the seam on the opposite side from the book. It takes almost no extra time to be safe. I also wear white coinee gloves when I'm touching the book (why take a chance?), and I don't pinch the book in one place like that...a slight bow using the whole hand and very light pressure is all that is needed. If fact, if you take the time to cut along all the edges you don't need to touch the book at all - you just place a new backing board over the top and invert it.  |
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Post by Stu on Dec 4, 2018 16:35:59 GMT -8
I couldn't bring myself to cut along the bag like that! I'd at least run it along a ruler in a half-assed attempt to protect the book. When I worked at a carpet store, there were some guys who would cut the carpet without a chalk line.  that, I ain't getting fired, I used the chalk line! |
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Post by Bats on Dec 4, 2018 23:01:01 GMT -8
I couldn't bring myself to cut along the bag like that! I'd at least run it along a ruler in a half-assed attempt to protect the book. When I worked at a carpet store, there were some guys who would cut the carpet without a chalk line. that, I ain't getting fired, I used the chalk line! I used to cut carpets too. We used a slide rail with a special cutter that slid down the middle. We were told to cut the carpet on the line but we never did. We always gave an extra 3 inches, just to be safe. |
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Post by Stu on Dec 5, 2018 6:01:20 GMT -8
When I worked at a carpet store, there were some guys who would cut the carpet without a chalk line. that, I ain't getting fired, I used the chalk line! I used to cut carpets too. We used a slide rail with a special cutter that slid down the middle. We were told to cut the carpet on the line but we never did. We always gave an extra 3 inches, just to be safe. No , thats cool. The carpet store was my first real job when I turned 16 in the mid 80s (had a kick ass paper route before that). The owner Todd was a super cool guy, when it was slow we'd watch videos/movies on the clock. The store is still open today: toddshouseofcarpets.com |
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Post by Bats on Dec 5, 2018 6:57:15 GMT -8
I used to cut carpets too. We used a slide rail with a special cutter that slid down the middle. We were told to cut the carpet on the line but we never did. We always gave an extra 3 inches, just to be safe. No , thats cool. The carpet store was my first real job when I turned 16 in the mid 80s (had a kick ass paper route before that). The owner Todd was a super cool guy, when it was slow we'd watch videos/movies on the clock. The store is still open today: toddshouseofcarpets.comLooks like a great shop 
I used to work for these guys on Saturdays when I was at college. They're a national chain DIY store which dabbled with flooring back in the 80s. We had 5 high racks of all the low durability, synthetic carpets you could ever wish for. I used to go home every Saturday with the smell of those cheap carpets up my nose for hours.
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Post by Stu on Dec 5, 2018 10:19:00 GMT -8
No , thats cool. The carpet store was my first real job when I turned 16 in the mid 80s (had a kick ass paper route before that). The owner Todd was a super cool guy, when it was slow we'd watch videos/movies on the clock. The store is still open today: toddshouseofcarpets.comLooks like a great shop
I used to work for these guys on Saturdays when I was at college. They're a national chain DIY store which dabbled with flooring back in the 80s. We had 5 high racks of all the low durability, synthetic carpets you could ever wish for. I used to go home every Saturday with the smell of those cheap carpets up my nose for hours.
We had it all, cheap carpet, expensive carpet, berber, shag, all sorts of linoleum, remnants, hand binding (ouch), etc. When we were bored we'd walk around tapping the racks with a tool, trying to find the exact cowbell sound heard at the beginning of "Mississippi Queen" |
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Post by Bats on Dec 5, 2018 11:36:28 GMT -8
Looks like a great shop
I used to work for these guys on Saturdays when I was at college. They're a national chain DIY store which dabbled with flooring back in the 80s. We had 5 high racks of all the low durability, synthetic carpets you could ever wish for. I used to go home every Saturday with the smell of those cheap carpets up my nose for hours.
We had it all, cheap carpet, expensive carpet, berber, shag, all sorts of linoleum, remnants, hand binding (ouch), etc. When we were bored we'd walk around tapping the racks with a tool, trying to find the exact cowbell sound heard at the beginning of "Mississippi Queen" We'd roll the top carpet back behind the one below and use it as a hammock. |
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that, I ain't getting fired, I used the chalk line!