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[_Weldman_]

Horse manure, now it will turn to a discussion of bionic eyes and laser leveling.
A tavern I use to visit anything hanging on the wall was crooked, owner said he did that to
bug people with OCD, and it worked.

I guess I have OCD, never looked at it that way, just seemed normal to me to perfect things. Guilty as charged....

 

[Truck Shop]

Everyone is guilty to a degree Spud. I use to be fanatic about things lining up. When I put the rail fence
up on the street edge of the yard I purposely bought a 10' 2x6 that had a curve/arch. I've had people
point it out like I didn't know it was there. It worked it bugs people but at the same time states nothing
is perfect around our place.

 

[DMiller]

Not ANY machine I own is 'perfect' not ever gonna be, and I am good with that!! Anyone Else want to have a Moment can, is their right, I just am not built that way!!
I be blind one eye, can't see with other

know all the flaws I have seen made or identified, still functions properly, will do just fine

 

[Truck Shop]

Now to expound about OCD--The artistic ******* who did this drawing in 1988 was trying for perfection.
Only to realize later on he was his own worst critic in the early years, If there were flaws it was ok for
no one else would see them. He tried too hard for perfection the grille drove him mad.

 

[_Weldman_]

It's more of I notice things out of place, it ain't mine I ain't straightening it for someone else, but will mention something about it and that depends on situation in itself. Things aren't lined up perfectly here, but when building something or fabricating it helps to be accurate as possible since it will show up elsewhere if not. I do try to be perfectionist to a degree or least some claim I do, I have a certain level of level of this is too far out of alignment.
Who knew that the pole barn is .0125" out of square in the center, though I welcome anyone to put a level on any piece and it will be between the two lines in the center of the vials not touching any lines.

 

[Truck Shop]

You do good work Spud!

 

[_Weldman_]

You do good work Spud!

Thanks,
You do too along with DMiller
On another note as the saying goes, put your money where your mouth is. Not best video and not most accurate level for measuring overall levelness of such long poles, but here it is. I even threw in some random parts to see how level they are.

 

[DMiller]

I agree, there is a bit of OC in all of us, I had even PMd TS as to the 'Sway Back' I noticed of the side boxes thinking I had missed the mark on the repairs to the rear mounts, however, every W900B I have put eyes to has that same sway back look. Can tolerate the flaws I KNOW I put on it, will see them Every Day, will see some aspects I should probably spent a little more time on and others I should have left alone as made worse. NO ONE ELSE will really ever see 90% of that stuff, but I will and it will grate on me each and every time. I will likely correct the plate to some degree cosmetically but the bolting will remain as is where is.

 

[DMiller]

Everything can have a plus or minus a degree or a 1/16", a little sag here or rise there, ain't Nothing out there Perfect!! Just close enough to suit, and eventually everything settles in some value..

 

[Truck Shop]

Here's one for you-a neighbor of my brother who was a writer for Car & Driver magazine {who I met
some years back} is also a judge in antique and modern cars. He discounts points for cars that are
too perfect. The cars he discounts the most are Camaros, Mustangs and Dodge muscle cars. Quote
{The money is no object type throw piles of cash at cars wanting perfection, these cars were far from
perfect when rolled off the line new}.

 

[DMiller]

My brother got pinged on his 2+2 Poncho for having clear coated it, too shiny!!

 

[Old Doug]

There is no way i would straiten that out . If it was on one of my rigs it would distracted from bigger problems . That is a nice truck that i would be proud to own .

 

[_Weldman_]

I sure made this thread go crooked

 

[oarwhat]

Not ANY machine I own is 'perfect' not ever gonna be, and I am good with that!! Anyone Else want to have a Moment can, is their right, I just am not built that way!!
I be blind one eye, can't see with other

know all the flaws I have seen made or identified, still functions properly, will do just fine

D Miller I call BS on this statement. I've followed your KW post and you are OCD! No doubt about it. Congrats on that fine restoration

 

[kshansen]

Talking about being OC, I was looking at some horse carriages stored in a shed on the farm where brother-in-law was a manager. These were ones the rich people rode around in and were judged on their skills of driving the horses around a course.

He pointed out one detail of the way the carriages were assembled. The were built with slotted head wood screws and all the slots in the heads were lined up in a nice straight line. Now I know torque on a wood screw might not be as critical as the head bolts on a Cummins N-14! But to my way of thinking many of those screws were not tight or not tight enough. But hey it looked neat!

One thing that sure struck me as not being what I would call "authentic" was how many of these carriages had hydraulic disk brakes! Here's an example of what I could find fast this morning:
https://www.worldclasscarriages.com/carriages/presentation-dressage-carriages

 

[DMiller]

Big moment today
DOT inspection complete

 

[DMiller]

Craftsman Industries here build Budweiser's wagons, known to build Custom Carriages for other companies, and Yes, have Hydraulic Disc brakes, flashers, tail and Brake lights and a Alternator to recharge battery run off a wheel.

 

[John C.]

I used to appraise classic and collectible cars for insurance coverage. There are three types of people with those types of assets. One type does all the work themselves as they have money to complete each phase of the project.They are justly proud of what they have accomplished and want a fair appraisal. Then there is the guy who paid a high dollar restoration shop to do the restoration including in restore beyond new condition and then they brag about how good of a job "they did." The last type of owner only does things like ding repairs, cheap paint job, upholstery work and maybe some engine work and then mis-represents what was done or what the components are. They will claim numbers matching or high horsepower special engine, factory special transmission, maybe factory AC and so on. All three will go nuts on you because the appraisal doesn't say a high value for replacement cost. Problem is that most don't understand that a high appraisal means a high premium cost. i refused to listen to it anymore so quit doing them.

 

[Willie B]

Congratulations! You must be very happy after the long job!

 

[Truck Shop]

All three will go nuts on you because the appraisal doesn't say a high value for replacement cost. Problem is that most don't understand that a high appraisal means a high premium cost. i refused to listen to

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