Dude, that transit looks awesome! I bet it would give a modern GPS a run for its money! 
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Garage Art
- Thread starter YamadudeXS650C
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Yup, I might have to accept that factSuspect as you do that it's not the right tripod for the transit. Cool piece!
This is going to call for some mechanical creativity to fabricate a joiner.
Just the thing to keep my cerebral cortex active during these winter months
Is that a pic of your transit, Gary?
Nah I just have a 40 year old David White.Yup, I might have to accept that fact
This is going to call for some mechanical creativity to fabricate a joiner.
Just the thing to keep my cerebral cortex active during these winter months
Is that a pic of your transit, Gary?
Did some looking, Dietzgen changed the mount a bunch of times over the years.
I'm noticing the variation in models, now, as I search.
I'd love to get this solid brass 5 pound gizmo up and running. Looks fully functional.
First I'd check to see just how out-of-level my house is; I don't dare place a ball bearing on a table. It will disappear fast.
Dude, you have no idea! My house was built by an "engineer", and there's very few square corners in this place! (and it wasn't done for acoustics) 
Built in the '70s, the floors and stairs squeak, interior doors are "iffy" 
and I did one big-time foundation repair already. 
But don't get me wrong...there's nothing wrong with this place I can't fix for $50-60K... 
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NOPE.....It's Richard Petty ...........
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What the hay. Do it. If you like it that's all that counts.
Not sure this is the place for this.... but Sue was cleaning out the hall closet today... prolly the first cleaning in 10-20 yrs. and ran across this. A stipple drawing I did back in 85. She's gonna find me a frame and I'll hang it here in the garage.... Garage art... finally.
Not sure this is the place for this.... but Sue was cleaning out the hall closet today... prolly the first cleaning in 10-20 yrs. and ran across this. A stipple drawing I did back in 85. She's gonna find me a frame and I'll hang it here in the garage.... Garage art... finally.
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That’s very talented! Dang!
Not sure this is the place for this.... but Sue was cleaning out the hall closet today... prolly the first cleaning in 10-20 yrs. and ran across this. A stipple drawing I did back in 85. She's gonna find me a frame and I'll hang it here in the garage.... Garage art... finally.
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Jim Bob,
You are quite the artist.
I like it.
GW
Meddy
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Yes, very well done Jim.
Gorgeous!
Very cool, Jim !
How about explaining the stipple technique for us?
How about explaining the stipple technique for us?
Thanks Jeff. Stippling is drawing using nothing but dots.... no lines just individual dots. Yeah... it takes a few minutes to do.
Dude,
Look at a black & white picture in the newspaper (or "The New Times") under a magnifying glass. The image is created with varying sizes and densities of individual dots. Now imagine doing that by hand... that's "stippling".
Mad skills there, Jim!
Look at a black & white picture in the newspaper (or "The New Times") under a magnifying glass. The image is created with varying sizes and densities of individual dots. Now imagine doing that by hand... that's "stippling".
Mad skills there, Jim!
Wow! I'll just move my stuff over to the peanut gallery, that's REALLY impressive.
One of my Top Ten favorite planes too.
One of my Top Ten favorite planes too.
Thanks DE. Yeah... as you can tell, one of my favorites also. First flew in 1964... retired in 1990. On her last flight to the Smithsonian she set a new record... LA to Washington DC in 1hr. 4 minutes. To this day, she's never been bested.