Weekend doin's? (and gloat)

[Bob Lasley]

Hello everyone,

I am posting this early as my weekend starts.............now! We are getting ready to head to the airport to catch a plane to Philly and then a drive to Cape May, NJ. Our youngest daughter graduates from Coast Guard basic tomorrow. Not that we're proud parents or anything, but a vacation in Cape May seemed appropriate.

So whats up in your world this weekend?

Have a great weekend everyone,
Bob

[Rob Littleton]

watching the FA cup final Saturday morning then...........driving to San Jose getting ready to drive back to Arizona............boring....stay safe out there

[Brad Schmid]

GCWA (Gulf Coast Woodturners Association) annual retreat this weekend near Conroe, Tx. Should be fun. Food, friends, and especially looking forward to the hat turning sessions...

Now, if I can only make it through one more day of this inconvenient and annoying work thing :D

Cheers,
Brad

[Jim Becker]

Bob, it should be lovely in Cape May...one of the best places for birders around, too. Congrats on your daughter's graduation! (Welcome to the neighborhood, too...)

My weeked should be similar to last week. A little grass care. A little landscaping/gardening. Some time in the shop working on the new buffet project as well as some spinny action if I'm lucky. And a little time spent getting to know the new Nikon D70 Digital SLR I've upgraded to...:o :p

[Byron Trantham]

I'll be working on the Kitchen Cabinets with my Brother-In-Law on Saturday (making face frames with all that Birch I have been processing). Sunday we are having the kids over for dinner. :cool: I am going to enlist my son to help me get the lawn tractor in the air so I can grease the stuff underneath! :mad:

[Scott Coffelt]

Yard work, yard work and yard work.

Maybe some shop time, but not counting on it.

[Tyler Howell]

Toyls, Toyls, and More toyls. Long punch list in and out.;)

[Jason Roehl]

Well, after ""*($#*@*%$) today, it looks like I am going to have to work Saturday. Let's just say it's expensive when you bury a 60' articulating boom lift in the mud to the frame and need a winch-out. Sunday is church, perhaps a short nap, then softball practice #2. First game is the First. I was just hoping I could locate some 12/4 ash before then (although last year's hickory bat is still holding up well, but I want to try turning something a little lighter :D ), but I don't know if I'll have the time.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congrats, Bob!

I have to do some PMs at a local medical center on Saturday. That afternoon I'm going to a funeral for co-worker of my wifes. Saturday evening and maybe Sunday evening I need to trim out the outswing door on my storage shed.


Have a good weekend!

[Ed Falis]

Bob,

Congratulations to your daughter, and of course to her proud parents. Have a wonderful time.

- Ed

[Bob Marino]

I hope to have the sofa all glued up and ready for the upholsterer.Way too long on this project.

Bob

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Congrats! I have to work Saturday morning, but Saturday nite I am off to see the drag races in Denton, Tx with the car club. One of our guys just traded his '56 Chevy wagon for a '62 Chevy ll SS and the other got a two owner 1969 396 3-door Suburban that was a former ambulance. Should be a fun outting.

[Jason Tuinstra]

Bob, it should be lovely in Cape May...one of the best places for birders around, too. Congrats on your daughter's graduation! (Welcome to the neighborhood, too...)

My weeked should be similar to last week. A little grass care. A little landscaping/gardening. Some time in the shop working on the new buffet project as well as some spinny action if I'm lucky. And a little time spent getting to know the new Nikon D70 Digital SLR I've upgraded to...:o :p


Jim, you'll have to let me know how you like the new SLR. I've been playing with my D Rebel for the past number of months and I love it. Shutter lag is a thing of the past. On top of that, I blew up a picture of our son, just for kicks and giggles, to 24x16 and it was just as sharp as the 8x10's that we have printed out. If this is your first dSLR, you're going to have a riot! Knowing you, I'm sure you have that thing all tricked out already. Come on, you can tells us, a 2 gig card? :p

Have fun! You'll have to post some pictures when you get a chance.

Jason

[Jim Becker]

Jason, yes first dSLR. And it does solve the delay factor as well as being able to "see" what the camera "sees" before taking the shot. One pic is posted in the OT forum. No 2gb card...too pricy. But the 256mb card will hold a whole lot of pictures and buying more for when traveling is not out of the question.

[Kurt Aebi]

Finished up the wishing wells. Now I 've got to whip up a couple raised panel doors for my dad's new built in cabinet that I will be building when I get to PA to visit him the first week of June.

Scored a deal on some nice air-dried pine (~1500 Linear Feet, not sure how many Bd. Ft), various widths all 12' long and all 7/8" thick. The guy had hand selected it all for a flooring job that fell through. The whole lot for $200.00, a good deal if I ever saw one! The wife does a lot os scrollsaw projects and likes to use pine, so it will definitely be a good score for us both.

Mowing and planting the garden are in the works as well.

[Steven Wilson]

Well I finished up installing the ductwork for my DC so now I can concentrate on aligning the combo machinel

[Gary Whitt]

Congrats on the graduation!

I guess yard work :mad: ; pick a little Bluegrass :rolleyes: ; de-weeding the garden :mad: ; finish painting the new back door and frame :) ; install new storm door :o ; pick a little Bluegrass :rolleyes: ; finish painting the storage cabinet I built to go under my little freezer :p ; visit my parents :) ; spend a little time with SWMBO :) ; pick a little Bluegrass.....
No wonder I don't have much shop time! :D

[Chris Padilla]

I'll start wiring up the shop for the new toyz (both here and on the way). I'll have the typcial yardwork to do and I should make more progress on the carcass.

[Rich Konopka]

Jim, you'll have to let me know how you like the new SLR. I've been playing with my D Rebel for the past number of months and I love it. Shutter lag is a thing of the past. On top of that, I blew up a picture of our son, just for kicks and giggles, to 24x16 and it was just as sharp as the 8x10's that we have printed out. If this is your first dSLR, you're going to have a riot! Knowing you, I'm sure you have that thing all tricked out already. Come on, you can tells us, a 2 gig card? :p

Have fun! You'll have to post some pictures when you get a chance.

Jason
I hope you don't mind me jumping in on your thread. I got the D Rebel last fall when they first came out and took my EOS lenses and clicked them on and haven't stopped snapping since. I still haven't picked up my Elan since that day :mad:

Haven't gone past a 8x10 yet. But the clarity is just awesome.

Regards

[Alan Turner]

The new [vastly overpriced] metric motor for the HSM is in the trunk of the car, will be installed tonight, and back to finishing up the shop storage project, which is into the new doors and drawerheads stage. Have to figure out how to finish padauk, which I have not worked with before. Shellac is my normal default finish, but maybe oil would be a better choice for these guys. A bit softer appearance. Easier repair, etc. Pix for Monday if I am lucky.
Be safe, everyone.
Alan

[Brian Hale]

I hope you don't mind me jumping in on your thread. I got the D Rebel last fall when they first came out and took my EOS lenses and clicked them on and haven't stopped snapping since. I still haven't picked up my Elan since that day :mad:

Haven't gone past a 8x10 yet. But the clarity is just awesome.

Regards
Man, i thought i was the only WW'r that spent tool money on photography! Nice to know i'm not alone. I'm currently still with my D60, 100-400 L IS, 170-500, 28-135 IS, 90mm macro and 15-30. 4gb+ in CF cards and tons of other related goodies. (Gitzo CF tripod)

I've heard great things about the D Rebel and D70, nice bodies!! :cool:

Don't forget to back up everything on CD's DVD's etc.

As for the weekend, aside from some close-up shots of the 17 year cicadas, I'm still in the process of expanding my basement shop from 10x30 to 15x40. Also getting the new TS, jointer, planer and DC moved to their final location (if there is one). Working on the beams and joists for the new deck and some yard work. Should be busy.....

Brian :D

[Jason Tuinstra]

I hope you don't mind me jumping in on your thread. I got the D Rebel last fall when they first came out and took my EOS lenses and clicked them on and haven't stopped snapping since. I still haven't picked up my Elan since that day :mad:

Haven't gone past a 8x10 yet. But the clarity is just awesome.

Regards

Rick, just for fun you should blow up one to poster size. It's really cool to see how good the quality is even at the bigger print sizes. Truly impressive.