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The first batch mixed up well, was easy to work with once the putty stage was reached, molded to my hand perfectly, and smoothed out to a nice finish. But the consistency of the cured rubber was much too soft. Almost spongy. And not at all strong. It would wear down in a matter of a few hours of hard fighting. Plus, it didn't stick well to the metal grip that I was molding around. So the second batch is going to be a different ratio of sealant to corn starch. Less starch, more goo. I'll have to keep my rubber gloves well powdered to keep the mix from sticking to me as I work with it, but I believe that will result in a much denser final product that will adhere better to the weapon's hand grip. Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 03-06-2014 at 07:39 PM. |
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#37232 |
Bah! Humbug!
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I'm sitting inside watching the ice melt.
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#37233 |
Bah, humbug!
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I just went out and cleared the snow and ice off the car. Fun times!
I can't believe our newspaper was delivered and on time this morning. I wouldn't have gone out on a day like this. Or, at least, I wouldn't as an adult. Back when I was a teenager, teens were the newspaper carriers, and I went out in all kinds of weather. To this day I hate Safeway cabs because one of them forced me to fall over a curb in the ice and snow and didn't even bother to stop and see if I was all right. |
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#37234 |
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Eating lunch at work. The roads were a bit slippery but fine if you drove smart. The first of four 10 hour days. (sigh) Ah well, better then taking vacation days.
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Not scared!
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![]() My blood tests weren't too bad. Cholesterol too high (I knew that already really), borderline diabetic (not a great surprise, it runs in the family), everything else OK. ECG was "abnormal"; my GP told me that the results looked as if I'd had a heart attack (I haven't, I would have noticed!), so I've been booked in for further tests by a cardiologist. The good news is that the blood pressure has responded to the medication and is now steady at just over normal, but I'm still off work until the abnormal ECG readings have been explained. Of course, I still need to lose weight, drink less and exercise more! Last edited by Bilbo1967; 03-04-2014 at 03:35 PM. |
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#37236 |
Bah! Humbug!
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Bilbo - you can have a 'silent' heart attack - one of your coronary arteries either has a spasm or is temporarily blocked by a partial clot or piece of plaque, or even becomes blocked and then reroutes itself - many people don't notice it when it happens - but some of the heart muscle is damaged and then generates the abnormal ECG readings. Be careful until you have the rest of your tests. Good news about BP.
Walking is great exercise for the heart, BP, and weight! Not to mention reducing stress. |
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I can't wait for warm enough weather to take walks again
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Surfin the alpha waves ~~
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I used to take long night hikes (I'd usually get out between 10 and 11, and get back between 1 and 2) with the late, lamented Shadow, until I blew out the meniscus in my left knee. I hope to get out there again this summer. It is great exercise, and a good reason to get a good MP3 player.
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Surfin the alpha waves ~~
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But I am much more of a sunset person, myself! |
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#37241 |
It's about the umbrella
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Bilbo - Great news about your Blood Pressure, although a little spooky about the possible heart attack. I'll chime in about taking walks with a good audio book. I do this to relax after a stressful day and find that I will keep walking just to find out what happens in the book. When the book is great, I don't even realize I am still walking; I'm just caught up in the story.
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I'm up early again this morning, but no sunrise to be seen today Spoiler:
Although it is suppposed to get sunny later. Unfortunately I can't take pictures of the sunset here, from the balcony we have views over the lake to the east and south but the view of the west is blocked by buildings. Bilbo - take care of yourself, I hope everything will be alright. And I second (third, fourth, fifth?) walking, with good music or an audio book it's very enjoyable. |
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Bilbo, listen to your doctors and be good to yourself.
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The exercise part will be the ultimate challenge. Although mainly I think it would be the diet that would be my main struggle. |
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My daily picture of the view:
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Meanwhile I'm looking at notebooks. I'm thinking of getting the Dell Inspiron 17R, which got a good videocard, a lot of RAM and big HDD for a really good price (Dell's customer service in the Netherlands is good from what I've read). |
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