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    Default 5000th post contest

    I kinda liked the picture scavenger hunt that we did for MR5, so I'm going to base is on that.

    Rules:
    1) No asshats, please.
    2) Members with a join date older than mine, you have to get 10 pics
    2) Members with a join date older than 6 months from today, you have to get 7 pics
    3) Members with a join date less than 6 months from today, and more than 50 posts, you only have to get 5 pics.

    You yourself don't have to be in the picture, but I wanna see a cigar lit or unlit somewhere in the frame.

    The pictures are based on interests of my life 'cause it's my contest.

    List of pictures:
    1) A motorcycle from the 80s or older
    2) A picture with 5 different Padron cigars
    3) A house older than 1920
    4) A prestressed concrete bridge
    5) An Appalachian trail placard
    6) A big pile of hand washed dishes
    7) A mustang (full scale car)
    8) A 1/2 barrel of beer
    9) Some amount of coal
    10) Some craft your wife made.
    11) A boxcar (any scale)
    12) Engineering computation paper
    13) Kids toys (at least 3 items strewn about)
    14) Hardwood floors (not the urban dictionary variety. Actual floors that you walk on)
    15) A 6" or greater joiner
    16) A cassette tape
    17) A coal stove older than 1900
    18) A painting by your kid
    19) A motherboard, uninstalled
    20) A piano

    Winner gets a nice fiver from my stash.

    Will

    Bonus: A picture with a 36" or greater swing metal lathe gets an extra cigar!
    The powers that be might take it all away
    Together we burn, together we burn away

    Uncle Tupelo

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    This will be fun... thanks for the contest - and congrats on 39 useful/insightful posts!
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    Buzz is smoking our cigars. This probably is his triumphant scam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    Bonus: A picture with a 36" or greater swing metal lathe gets an extra cigar!
    Wait a sec... are you referring to the diameter of the piece you are able to chuck into the lathe or the distance from the chuck to the spindle?
    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    Buzz is smoking our cigars. This probably is his triumphant scam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by buzz View Post
    Wait a sec... are you referring to the diameter of the piece you are able to chuck into the lathe or the distance from the chuck to the spindle?
    The swing relates to the diameter of the piece you are able to chuck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    The swing relates to the diameter of the piece you are able to chuck.
    - Sheesh, no extra cigar for me...
    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    Buzz is smoking our cigars. This probably is his triumphant scam.

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    Yep, that's a biggun. I have a previous client who I'm pretty sure has one. He is a machinist...obviously. Probably couldn't get to his shop until next week, and I would hope someone will have won by then.

    And Will, thanks for the contest...good one too.

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    The powers that be might take it all away
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    Just spoke with my buddy about this, and one of his several lathes goes up to 48". He also told me about a shop that is less than a mile from my office that does aircraft tooling. One of theirs goes up to 10 FEET.

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    The used to use vertical lathes to make the crankshafts for battleships. Those are impressive.
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    Guess who forgot to bring his flippin camera to work today so he could upload pictures to this thread...









    (cue ticked off SLJ sigtag)
    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    Buzz is smoking our cigars. This probably is his triumphant scam.

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    I would totally kill at this if rule #1 didn't eliminate me. Oh well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingbeefy View Post
    I would totally kill at this if rule #1 didn't eliminate me. Oh well.
    Ah, go ahead twizzlenutz!
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    I actually would totally suck at this. That was my excuse. I'll try anyway.

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    Bridge



    Boxcar


    Coal


    Old ass house


    Padron me...


    Hardwood (that's what she said)


    Crafty lady


    Toys


    Artsy Fartsy


    Dishes (thanks honey!)

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    Looks like we have a winner, although I've seen way bigger piles of dishes.

    If I get around to it, I'll make a set of pics for this thread from around here.

    Congrats heftyschmokes!
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    Looks like Hefty got me by a few minutes. Geez, you couldn't wait another week before popping back in here from your summer vacay?

    Ready to cook.


    Heftysmokes' favorite band of all time.


    12" Joiner.


    Late 80's 500.


    Nice ride.


    Old slave quarters circa 1848.


    No hobos on this one dangit.



    And the would have been bonus. Monster 10 footer. They bought it 20 years ago for one job. It has not been used since.

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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    Looks like we have a winner, although I've seen way bigger piles of dishes.

    If I get around to it, I'll make a set of pics for this thread from around here.

    Congrats heftyschmokes!
    Upon further investigation, I have noticed that there is actually not a single "dish" in that picture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGreekTitan View Post
    Upon further investigation, I have noticed that there is actually not a single "dish" in that picture.
    If course there isn't; they're in the dishwasher. What are we, some kind of animals?

    You'll have to take it up with the judge

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    Quote Originally Posted by heftysmokes View Post
    If course there isn't; they're in the dishwasher. What are we, some kind of animals?

    You'll have to take it up with the judge
    Ha!

    No need for a judge, I concede. Good job!

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    GT has been disqualified for owning a NKOTB cassette...

    Just kidding,
    Somekindofanimalwithoutadishwasher
    The powers that be might take it all away
    Together we burn, together we burn away

    Uncle Tupelo

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