Updatage
Recently, each time I update this Livejournal thing it wants to restore a saved draft of my last (successfully posted) entry rather than start with a clean slate. I don't use any of the clients, preferring to simply use the standard HTML post page on LJ itself, doing any coding manually. Has anyone else run across this? Is it just me, or is Livejournal continuing it's slow slide into non usability?
In that vein, I investigated Dreamwidth a few weeks ago as a backup for this thing in case anything goes awry. While it seems easy to set it up to mirror what I am doing here, it seems geared towards a paid model, so I axed that idea. If LJ goes tits up, it will take with it any notoriety I have. I will still live.
I finally received the big electric buffer and stand I had on backorder from TP tools. Nice stuff. Unlike my converted bench grinder from 25 years ago, this one is much larger and can run at 3600 and 1800 rpm. The latter is needed for optimum use on plastics and soft lacquered or enameled finishes since fast speeds create too much heat and distort the surfaces being polished. I can finally have an easier time restoring items such as automotive headlights and taillights that become yellowed or milky over time. The only issue I encountered with the setup so far is that in their zeal in sending me the goods, apparently the pain on the enclosed stand was not fully dry when it was boxed up. The loose packing paper stuffed around inside the box to cushion the stand had partially adhered to the finish, leaving it a mess to clean up and the finish full of marks. Since this thing will get beat up over time in the shop, I was not too worried, but still didnt relish the thought of paying for something and getting substandard goods. I received a partial credit and will repaint the stand one of these days, rather than having to deal with repacking the thing and waiting for another one. Since I will soon be repainting the two stands I have my garage grinders sitting on (one is very rusty because acid got spilled on it), I would just add that stand to the painting project. Plus, everything will match.
Now if only I can reset my body clock so I am not wide awake after midnight and falling asleep after lunch, I'd do fine.
In that vein, I investigated Dreamwidth a few weeks ago as a backup for this thing in case anything goes awry. While it seems easy to set it up to mirror what I am doing here, it seems geared towards a paid model, so I axed that idea. If LJ goes tits up, it will take with it any notoriety I have. I will still live.
I finally received the big electric buffer and stand I had on backorder from TP tools. Nice stuff. Unlike my converted bench grinder from 25 years ago, this one is much larger and can run at 3600 and 1800 rpm. The latter is needed for optimum use on plastics and soft lacquered or enameled finishes since fast speeds create too much heat and distort the surfaces being polished. I can finally have an easier time restoring items such as automotive headlights and taillights that become yellowed or milky over time. The only issue I encountered with the setup so far is that in their zeal in sending me the goods, apparently the pain on the enclosed stand was not fully dry when it was boxed up. The loose packing paper stuffed around inside the box to cushion the stand had partially adhered to the finish, leaving it a mess to clean up and the finish full of marks. Since this thing will get beat up over time in the shop, I was not too worried, but still didnt relish the thought of paying for something and getting substandard goods. I received a partial credit and will repaint the stand one of these days, rather than having to deal with repacking the thing and waiting for another one. Since I will soon be repainting the two stands I have my garage grinders sitting on (one is very rusty because acid got spilled on it), I would just add that stand to the painting project. Plus, everything will match.
Now if only I can reset my body clock so I am not wide awake after midnight and falling asleep after lunch, I'd do fine.