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Dallas

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Nov 7, 2009, 6:58:19 PM11/7/09
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Tired of that ugly assed spider looking thingy mounting your TrackIR to
your monitor?

Well, Class up your Act!... with TrackIR CoolMount�

Now your TrackIR can "float above" your monitor.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/Dallas52/Dallas/TrackIRCoolMount1.jpg

Quality hand fabricated from indestructible Lexan� polycarbonate resin
thermoplastic for a lifetime of service.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/Dallas52/Dallas/TrackIRCoolMount3.jpg

Only $199.99

Contact Dallas Design & Fabrication, Inc. for your custom made CoolMount�
today!

(Why so expensive? 'cause I don't work for free! And if you've got enough
class to want one of these, then ya probably don't care how much it costs.)

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Dallas

Don

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Nov 7, 2009, 7:06:30 PM11/7/09
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
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Looks pretty swift there - nice work.


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Don

SnakeEyes

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Nov 7, 2009, 8:01:12 PM11/7/09
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On Nov 7, 6:58 pm, Dallas <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote:

> Only $199.99
>
> Contact Dallas Design & Fabrication, Inc. for your custom made CoolMount©
> today!
>
> (Why so expensive?  'cause I don't work for free!  And if you've got enough
> class to want one of these, then ya probably don't care how much it costs.)    
>
> --
> Dallas

For that much money, I can have my wife stand there and hold it over
the monitor with a string : )

Arthur

Dallas

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Nov 8, 2009, 3:01:28 AM11/8/09
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On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:06:30 -0600, Don wrote:

> Looks pretty swift there - nice work.

Thanks...

I hadn't planned on spending half my day inventing the damn thing, but I
was leaning over the monitor and the thing just flat broke off the mounting
thingy.

Looking at it, I wondered if they could have done a worse job designing it.

The mounting connection between the unit and the bracket is just a piece of
crappy easily broken plastic about the diameter of a pencil lead.

Warning to other users... be careful with the thing, it takes no effort to
break it.

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Dallas

Canuck

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Nov 8, 2009, 3:04:44 AM11/8/09
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Sure it wasn't your big ol' ugly sausage fingers that snapped it?


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TOCA

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Nov 8, 2009, 4:35:35 AM11/8/09
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"SnakeEyes" <agals...@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
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She's that cheap? ;o)

Tommy C, Denmark

Gregory

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Nov 11, 2009, 3:00:22 PM11/11/09
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On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:58:19 -0600, Dallas

Good work. Get a piece of Lexan at the hardware store, table saw*
it with a carbide blade, then drill some countersink holes. $5.99 max.

-G

* Warning: No drinking when using power saw equipment!!

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John Ward

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Nov 11, 2009, 3:20:03 PM11/11/09
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Hi Gregory,

"...* Warning: No drinking when using power saw equipment!!".

Correct, mate - I think the proper procedure is to drink first, then use
the power saw equipment! :-))

But hey, I've been wrong before.

Regards,
John Ward


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Dallas

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Nov 11, 2009, 3:28:55 PM11/11/09
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:22 -0500, Gregory wrote:

> Good work. Get a piece of Lexan at the hardware store, table saw*
> it with a carbide blade, then drill some countersink holes. $5.99 max.

A small piece of Lexan costs $37.08 and you'll likely have to drive to a
distributor. - 45 minutes drive time

Drive to a speciality hardware store for 4 longer, tiny machine screws.
$1.39 - 45 minutes drive time

Disassemble the TIR3, remove broken mounting parts and create a new strain
relief hole. - 20 minutes

Search for the tiny clear acrylic LED lens that fell out on to the floor.
- 30 minutes and 300 pulled hairs

Precisely drill and counter sink 4 holes. - 35 minutes

2.91 hours x $ 75.00/hr. = $ 218.75

Total cost $257.22

I charge $199.00

I'm losing money. :- (

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Dallas

Vic Baron

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Nov 11, 2009, 3:44:25 PM11/11/09
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message

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What colors does it come in?

Is there a quantity discount?

OH - and a senior citizen discount?

Do you pay shipping?

30 day money back guarantee?

Hazmat and OSHA certified in case my cat bites it?

Do you have Worker's Compensation coverage and liability coverage in case it
falls over and breaks my monitor?

Is it available on Ebay cheaper?

Inquiring minds want to know.

:)

Gregory

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Nov 11, 2009, 4:01:34 PM11/11/09
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:55 -0600, Dallas
<Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> brought the following:

You could order everything from McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/

http://www.mcmaster.com/#polycarbonate-sheets/=4glayh

Lexan strip : http://www.mcmaster.com/#1749k32/=4gl881 $8.09

They ship one or two day deliver.. excellent!!

Need screws? drill bits? check 'em out.

-G

Dallas

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Nov 11, 2009, 4:52:14 PM11/11/09
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:34 -0500, Gregory wrote:

> Lexan strip : http://www.mcmaster.com/#1749k32/=4gl881 $8.09

Good find!...

Now I'm only losing $20.00 per unit.
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Dallas

Dallas

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Nov 11, 2009, 4:53:41 PM11/11/09
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:44:25 -0800, Vic Baron wrote:

> Is it available on Ebay cheaper?

Yes.. I understand Gregory has stolen the idea and is selling them from
his Ebay store.

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Dallas

Vic Baron

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Nov 11, 2009, 5:02:12 PM11/11/09
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"Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message

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ROFLMAO!

RobertVA

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Nov 12, 2009, 1:32:58 AM11/12/09
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Gregory wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:58:19 -0600, Dallas
>
> Good work. Get a piece of Lexan at the hardware store, table saw*
> it with a carbide blade, then drill some countersink holes. $5.99 max.
>
> -G
>
> * Warning: No drinking when using power saw equipment!!
>
But I'd have to buy the table saw and blade!

Gregory

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Nov 12, 2009, 9:58:46 AM11/12/09
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On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:20:03 +1000, "John Ward" <jrm...@tpg.com.au>
brought the following to our attention:

>Hi Gregory,
>
> "...* Warning: No drinking when using power saw equipment!!".
>
> Correct, mate - I think the proper procedure is to drink first, then use
>the power saw equipment! :-))
>

>John Ward

Negative that Big J.
Saw first, drink later. Measure three times, cut once.

-G

Gregory

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Nov 12, 2009, 10:08:33 AM11/12/09
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On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:32:58 -0500, RobertVA
<robert_c7...@invalid.net> brought the following:

>Gregory wrote:
>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:58:19 -0600, Dallas
>>
>> Good work. Get a piece of Lexan at the hardware store, table saw

>> it with a carbide blade, then drill some countersink holes. $5.99 max.
>>
>> -G
>>

>But I'd have to buy the table saw and blade!

Woodworking isn't for everyone Robert. I didn't see you on the group
list, but if you're not into it by now, you probably won't get started.

In any case, in the States.. find your nearest Woodcraft store..
http://www.woodcraft.com/ or head over to a Sears.

Powertools are relatively cheap these days and widely available.


-G

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