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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    I'm glad to see you back posting again; the shoot for Ducati looked amazing and the drawers are looking great. I bet you'll be great as a "creative" just as you are as a photographer!
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    This, right here. I have guns. I like guns. I like to shoot. Part of the reason I moved to the country instead of living in my small town is so I can have a small range in my backyard. By most measures people would call me an enthusiast. I never, ever admit I like guns, however, because US "gun...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    Just bought my first gravelys a while back, several 1940s-50s in need of restoration and a 1966 swiftomatic 7.6 with electric start that needs... less restoration. Came as a package deal with mowers, rotary plow, tillers, snow blade, sulky. Just got it running but it needs new throttle butterfly...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    I hate AI. For the first time, humans are not the smartest thing in the planet, and that to me is a dangerous place to be. Computers making "art" so people can work menial jobs is not the future the Jetsons promised us.
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    Always willing to be your accountability buddy, Gregor. You are a great storyteller, a great photographer, and have so much skill in so many fascinating areas. If posting here can once again be a positive part of your life, I'm all in.
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    My older child is only a one-parent kid from his perspective, and mom is the one! At almost 6 he is just now barely starting to like me. My daughter, not quite 2, likes me a whole lot, though, so I think the teenage "I'm never talking to my parents again" thing just might break my heart. It...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    Like you, I absolutely abhor MDF. Heavy, weak, sags, won't take fasteners, full of nasty chemicals. Hate it. I full on refuse to use it for anything, even if it is the "best" solution for a project.
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    All on the same side? Head gasket?
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    My school is always freezing cold. Wanting a nice wool sweater to keep me warm and also wanting to show school spirit (as all teachers should) I bought a Dehen wool sweater (this one) and turned it into a 1940s style letterman sweater. I'm not a rich man and I swallowed hard before buying any...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    This perfectly describes my ideal aesthetic. When I bring home a new to me 100 year old hand plane I always stare at it and say "I could strip the japanning off, file, sand, and polish the casting, repaint, etc and have it look all pretty like those youtube guys do..." and then I just derust...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    Thank you; I was getting a little uncomfortable for Gregor's privacy and I'm 1000 miles away... We are lucky he shares the snapshots of his life that he chooses, let's not drive him away by stealing his privacy.
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    Heck, exposed scrap timber and concrete blocks is my whole design aesthetic at my house!! LOL!! Every year it gets a bit better, though... just takes time, work, and money.
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    If I remember right from years ago Gregor contacted the original architect and he wanted 4 or 5 figures to get Gregor copies of the original blueprints? Personally I'd be flattered that anyone wanted to lovingly restore my design instead of seeing nothing but a dollar sign, but then again that...
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    I ain't no engineer, but I've always assumed it is because on air cooled motors the exhaust valve and surrounding area are the hottest, so it is advantageous to get it into the most direct air stream for better cooling. But, that is just an assumption.
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    Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover

    This will only work if you also make your clocks run backwards while it is upside down. Then when people comment on the clock, you can answer "because the credenza is upside down, duh."
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