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Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:04 pm
by olegmcnoleg
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:46 am Blood pressure somewhat raised but I also had my first ever digital prostate exam. Sorry to be oversharing but I'm a little proud of myself!
When I first read this I thought...Oh cool, you can now get a non-invasive, computerised prostate scan at the GPs--wow, what great progress medical science is making. (I work with computers.) But I'm guessing I have that wrong :roll:

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:34 pm
by MikeC
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:04 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:46 am Blood pressure somewhat raised but I also had my first ever digital prostate exam. Sorry to be oversharing but I'm a little proud of myself!
When I first read this I thought...Oh cool, you can now get a non-invasive, computerised prostate scan at the GPs--wow, what great progress medical science is making. (I work with computers.) But I'm guessing I have that wrong :roll:
Oh yes.... :oops: I shouldn't have yelled "who's your daddy" quite so loudly...

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:23 pm
by robthemac
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:04 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:46 am Blood pressure somewhat raised but I also had my first ever digital prostate exam. Sorry to be oversharing but I'm a little proud of myself!
When I first read this I thought...Oh cool, you can now get a non-invasive, computerised prostate scan at the GPs--wow, what great progress medical science is making. (I work with computers.) But I'm guessing I have that wrong :roll:
Your mind works in the opposite direction to mine (and Seth MacFarlane's https://youtu.be/FL1EC72h8gw)

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:56 pm
by Bg
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:34 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:04 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:46 am Blood pressure somewhat raised but I also had my first ever digital prostate exam. Sorry to be oversharing but I'm a little proud of myself!
When I first read this I thought...Oh cool, you can now get a non-invasive, computerised prostate scan at the GPs--wow, what great progress medical science is making. (I work with computers.) But I'm guessing I have that wrong :roll:
Oh yes.... :oops: I shouldn't have yelled "who's your daddy" quite so loudly...
at the very least you should have yelled "is he rich like me?" afterwards....

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:05 pm
by MikeC
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:56 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:34 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:04 pm

When I first read this I thought...Oh cool, you can now get a non-invasive, computerised prostate scan at the GPs--wow, what great progress medical science is making. (I work with computers.) But I'm guessing I have that wrong :roll:
Oh yes.... :oops: I shouldn't have yelled "who's your daddy" quite so loudly...
at the very least you should have yelled "is he rich like me?" afterwards....
Lol, a mate asked me if I could feel a hand on each shoulder....

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pm
by Bg
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:56 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:34 pm

Oh yes.... :oops: I shouldn't have yelled "who's your daddy" quite so loudly...
at the very least you should have yelled "is he rich like me?" afterwards....
Lol, a mate asked me if I could feel a hand on each shoulder....
You need to talk to the old folk, slowly and jay, they'll know who 'The Zombies' were and that song ;)

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:15 pm
by MikeC
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:56 pm

at the very least you should have yelled "is he rich like me?" afterwards....
Lol, a mate asked me if I could feel a hand on each shoulder....
You need to talk to the old folk, slowly and jay, they'll know who 'The Zombies' were and that song ;)
Calling the old folk slowy & jay for an explanation please :)

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:20 pm
by Bg
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:15 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Lol, a mate asked me if I could feel a hand on each shoulder....
You need to talk to the old folk, slowly and jay, they'll know who 'The Zombies' were and that song ;)
Calling the old folk slowy & jay for an explanation please :)
They're in the rock 'n roll hall of fame... verse 2.


p.s. Rog Argent hasn't lost his brilliance....

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:26 pm
by Bg
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:20 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:15 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pm

You need to talk to the old folk, slowly and jay, they'll know who 'The Zombies' were and that song ;)
Calling the old folk slowy & jay for an explanation please :)
They're in the rock 'n roll hall of fame... verse 2.


p.s. Rog Argent hasn't lost his brilliance....
Oh and one more Rod Argent fantastic hammond outing .... Hold your head up!



Just an excuse to post a video with a status headless in it really

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:28 pm
by MikeC
Lol! I recognised that song instantly and verse 2 is right on the money honey.

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:57 pm
by Jay
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:15 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Lol, a mate asked me if I could feel a hand on each shoulder....
You need to talk to the old folk, slowly and jay, they'll know who 'The Zombies' were and that song ;)
Calling the old folk slowy & jay for an explanation please :)
I have pm'd slowy and requested he ban mikec and bg for gold card holder abuse

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:58 pm
by Jay
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:13 pm
MikeC wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Bg wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:56 pm

at the very least you should have yelled "is he rich like me?" afterwards....
Lol, a mate asked me if I could feel a hand on each shoulder....
You need to talk to the old folk, slowly and jay, they'll know who 'The Zombies' were and that song ;)
Where is Rog when you need him?

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:07 pm
by Bg
Voicing his reasons hopefully

Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:55 pm
by Jay
Fret level, crown and polish, followed by a setup. While everything is off, a big clean as well. First photo shows many years of player 'damage', the second photo shows a small selection of the gunk I scraped off on either side of the frets (you can see the layers of gunk in the first photo right next to the frets).

_Fret dimpels JAY_1723 - Copy.JPG
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_Fretboard gunk JAY_1736.JPG
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Re: What's on your work bench?

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:07 pm
by olegmcnoleg
Jay wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:55 pm Fret level, crown and polish, followed by a setup. While everything is off, a big clean as well. First photo shows many years of player 'damage', the second photo shows a small selection of the gunk I scraped off on either side of the frets (you can see the layers of gunk in the first photo right next to the frets).


_Fret dimpels JAY_1723 - Copy.JPG


_Fretboard gunk JAY_1736.JPG

I recognize that inlay pattern… nice guitar!