Cheapest Can Trimmer
Winston
a ~1.2" tall 'drip cup'.
I rotated the open end of the can 90 and used
a can opener to remove the top seam.
Successive passes shortened the can to the
right height in about no time.
Filed the sharp edges and I have my part for
No Money.
:)
--Winston
Jim Wilkins
You don't eat tuna?
Winston
Winston
*Too much* tuna, if there is such a thing. :)
I wanted a can ~ 2.6" diameter.
I'm already using 'tuna' and 'water chestnut' cans
for other stuff but, at ~3.3" dia. they were too big
for this particular application.
--Winston
Rich Grise
I just use a kitchen shears and am done in one pass. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
Larry Jaques
I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
--
Make the best use of what is in your power,
and take the rest as it happens.
-- Epictetus
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> ...>
> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
Slicing cans of whipped cream in midair might make an interesting
video. Perhaps 'Funny or Die' could interest Jessica Biel, Emily
Browning or Summer Glau to lend a fierce expression and stunt
training.
Larry Jaques
And lend absolutely babelicious facets to the show.
(I just saved "Sucker Punch" to my Netflix list.)
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:41:12 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
>
> <kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Mar 26, 9:23 am, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
> >wrote:
> >> ...>
> >> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
> >> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
>
> >Slicing cans of whipped cream in midair might make an interesting
> >video. Perhaps 'Funny or Die' could interest Jessica Biel, Emily
> >Browning or Summer Glau to lend a fierce expression and stunt
> >training.
>
> And lend absolutely babelicious facets to the show.
> (I just saved "Sucker Punch" to my Netflix list.)
They would have to be covered head to toe (black leather?) to protect
against the sharp edges of a cut can.
If they could afford her this is an absolutely ferocious warrior
woman:
http://www.sophiacrawford.com/sophia-crawford-resume.htm
jsw
RS at work
OK now what you should do is to rig a fixture so you can put a nice
double rolled edge on the top of the can. As an alternative to that
plan you could make an edge band and with the help of some of the
electrical wizards around here find some military surplus capacitors
and rig a spot welding attachment to your arc welder so you can affix
the edge band to the top of the can.
It's the RCM way...
Roger Shoaf
Larry Jaques
<kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mar 26, 12:36 pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
>wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:41:12 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
>>
>> <kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >On Mar 26, 9:23 am, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >> ...>
>> >> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
>> >> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
>>
>> >Slicing cans of whipped cream in midair might make an interesting
>> >video. Perhaps 'Funny or Die' could interest Jessica Biel, Emily
>> >Browning or Summer Glau to lend a fierce expression and stunt
>> >training.
>>
>> And lend absolutely babelicious facets to the show.
>> (I just saved "Sucker Punch" to my Netflix list.)
>
>They would have to be covered head to toe (black leather?) to protect
>against the sharp edges of a cut can.
Works for me. <wink>
>If they could afford her this is an absolutely ferocious warrior
>woman:
>http://www.sophiacrawford.com/sophia-crawford-resume.htm
Yum!
Steve B
> >> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
> >> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
I love that John Belushi Samurai Deli chef skit where he tossed a tomato in
the air and sliced it with a Samurai sword.
His look was priceless, not a "Wow, I hit it" look, but a "What? Were you
thinking I was going to miss it?" look. With a little "Holy shit, I hit it"
mixed in.
It musta been sharp because the tomato dropped straight down, not thrown
towards the audience.
If that was live, he nailed it.
Steve
Heart surgery pending?
www.cabgbypasssurgery.com
Winston
Buying a TIG welder and a ring roller to do the same
thing would not be within the RCM zeitgeist? :)
That is what a friend did.
That's right it was a *friend* that did it. :)
I ended up trimming two cans the same way
and inverting one. I shrunk the OD of the
top can and snapped them together using the
corrugations to make the axial alignment.
It worked a treat!
--Winston
Rich Grise
>
>> >> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
>> >> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
>
> I love that John Belushi Samurai Deli chef skit where he tossed a tomato
> in the air and sliced it with a Samurai sword.
>
> His look was priceless, not a "Wow, I hit it" look, but a "What? Were you
> thinking I was going to miss it?" look. With a little "Holy shit, I hit
> it" mixed in.
>
> It musta been sharp because the tomato dropped straight down, not thrown
> towards the audience.
>
> If that was live, he nailed it.
>
whacking it with the bat. :-)
But once I saw a comic talk about swordsmen proving how sharp their swords
are by chopping a carrot in half - he said, "Sharp?" and whacked the mic
stand with the carrot and sure enough, it broke in half. ;-)
But you still have to hit the thing. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
Winston
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:51:14 -0700, Rich Grise
> <ri...@example.net.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Winston wrote:
>>
>>> Just now I wanted to shorten a soup can to make
>>> a ~1.2" tall 'drip cup'.
>>>
>>> I rotated the open end of the can 90 and used
>>> a can opener to remove the top seam.
>>>
>>> Successive passes shortened the can to the
>>> right height in about no time.
>>>
>>> Filed the sharp edges and I have my part for
>>> No Money.
>>>
>> I just use a kitchen shears and am done in one pass. ;-)
>
> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
You think you are *good* huh?
"But look the fly still is buzzing around the room!"
"Yes, but he can no longer *reproduce*"
--Winston
Winston
I call *Cleanup Volunteer!*
--Winston
Larry Jaques
<pittma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
>> >> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
>
>I love that John Belushi Samurai Deli chef skit where he tossed a tomato in
>the air and sliced it with a Samurai sword.
>
>His look was priceless, not a "Wow, I hit it" look, but a "What? Were you
>thinking I was going to miss it?" look. With a little "Holy shit, I hit it"
>mixed in.
>
>It musta been sharp because the tomato dropped straight down, not thrown
>towards the audience.
>
>If that was live, he nailed it.
That was a great skit. I'm sure, knowing what we do about Belushi,
that it was both live and real. He was one real wild and crazy guy,
wasn't he?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=01a_1255556972
Larry Jaques
wrote:
"Yes he can. I merely circumcised him."
Larry Jaques
wrote:
I'd give any one of those gals a tongue lashing they'd never forget.
Perhaps it's a bonus that I like whipped cream, too.
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:11:17 -0700, Winston <Wins...@BigBrother.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Jim Wilkins wrote:
> >> On Mar 26, 9:23 am, Larry Jaques<ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> ...>
> >>> I just whack it in half with my katana in mid air.
> >>> I'm done in a tenth the time you are. ;-)
>
> >> Slicing cans of whipped cream in midair might make an interesting
> >> video. Perhaps 'Funny or Die' could interest Jessica Biel, Emily
> >> Browning or Summer Glau to lend a fierce expression and stunt
> >> training.
>
> >I call *Cleanup Volunteer!*
>
> I'd give any one of those gals a tongue lashing they'd never forget.
> Perhaps it's a bonus that I like whipped cream, too.
>
I call rights to the lollipop molds.
mko...@gmail.com
<kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mar 26, 12:36 pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
[...]
>If they could afford her this is an absolutely ferocious warrior
>woman:
>http://www.sophiacrawford.com/sophia-crawford-resume.htm
>
She was the reason I started watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". I
heard an old gang-banger-turned-self-defense-guru say that he like the
show because of her. I just had to see why. I stayed for the Whedon
writing...
Sadly she went and married the stunt coordinator Pruitt and left the
show. Her replacement was weak in comparison.
Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC
Jim Wilkins
http://www.ttnmc.com/forums/index.php?topic=3763.0
Scroll down to Jeff Pruitt's rant about the Princess and the
Handmaiden. The fans had unusual access to the writers and crew and
the popularity turned some heads. Writer Drew Goddard (Lost,
Cloverfield) formed his adoring fans into a band of Minions.
In the ep where Buffy runs away to LA, Pruitt answers the door at the
devil's 'rescue mission'.
Dancer Heather Morris on Glee has similar speed and agility plus a
snarky enough sense of humor that they let her ad-lib her lines
sometimes. Here she is as Beyonce's "token white girl":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Didk4cGPh0
jsw
Larry Jaques
>On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:14 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
><kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mar 26, 12:36 pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
>[...]
>
>>If they could afford her this is an absolutely ferocious warrior
>>woman:
>>http://www.sophiacrawford.com/sophia-crawford-resume.htm
>>
>
>She was the reason I started watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". I
>heard an old gang-banger-turned-self-defense-guru say that he like the
>show because of her. I just had to see why. I stayed for the Whedon
>writing...
That was a marvelous show, full of deliciously ironic humor. I
watched it for years, then found the DVDs later and got them for
$5-10/yr.
>Sadly she went and married the stunt coordinator Pruitt and left the
>show. Her replacement was weak in comparison.
I don't recall seeing her, but, as a stunt double, I guess I wouldn't.
Same hot bod as Buffy.
Larry Jaques
<kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
Neither of your videos is available, Jim. The first wants membership,
the second just isn't there. <sigh>
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> ...>
> I don't recall seeing her, but, as a stunt double, I guess I wouldn't.
> Same hot bod as Buffy.
When hair hides the face assume it's the stunt double. Crawford's face
appears briefly during a sword fight.
I didn't think Gellar was all that hot. She disappears in a row of
other actresses, such as the very brief time she lasted as a
cheerleader. I liked her better in the second season when they left
off the heavy babydoll makeup that hindered her acting.
jsw
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:25:45 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
> >> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:14 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
Huh?
The first is a forum discussion that quotes Pruitt's "Nobody listens
to me and I don't get no respect" rant cast as a princess vs
handmaiden fairy tale, the second is the top result from Googling
"heather morris beyonce".
jsw
Larry Jaques
It requires membership to read the Flesh something group. I thought it
was a vid like the other one since I didn't pay much attention to the
link.
>the second is the top result from Googling
>"heather morris beyonce".
Which gives a large red-background box saying "Sorry, Charlie. No can
do."
--
If the only prayer you ever say in your whole
life is "thank you," that would suffice.
-- Meister Eckhart
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> ...>
> Which gives a large red-background box saying "Sorry, Charlie. No can
> do."
Maybe they hired Santa Claus during his off season and he KNOWS that
you've been bad.
Anyway, Whedon's current project has potential:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/
jsw
Larry Jaques
Nah, the revised stuff is never as good as the original.
The MI movies were the exceptions.
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> ...>
> If the only prayer you ever say in your whole
> life is "thank you," that would suffice.
> -- Meister Eckhart
I've said that after many flights in Army aircraft.
jsw
mko...@gmail.com
<lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:10:59 -0700, mko...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:14 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
>><kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mar 26, 12:36 pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
>>[...]
>>
>>>If they could afford her this is an absolutely ferocious warrior
>>>woman:
>>>http://www.sophiacrawford.com/sophia-crawford-resume.htm
>>>
>>
>>She was the reason I started watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". I
>>heard an old gang-banger-turned-self-defense-guru say that he like the
>>show because of her. I just had to see why. I stayed for the Whedon
>>writing...
>
>That was a marvelous show, full of deliciously ironic humor. I
>watched it for years, then found the DVDs later and got them for
>$5-10/yr.
Agreed. Sadly it jumped the shark around Season 4 I think.
>
>
>>Sadly she went and married the stunt coordinator Pruitt and left the
>>show. Her replacement was weak in comparison.
>
>I don't recall seeing her, but, as a stunt double, I guess I wouldn't.
>Same hot bod as Buffy.
Her body mechanics were exceptional. The ex-gang banger I referred to
has written many books, one of them on just that subject (body
mechanics related to power generation). It also happens to be my
interest (power generation across disciplines) so there was a lot to
watch.
mko...@gmail.com
<kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
>
>http://www.ttnmc.com/forums/index.php?topic=3763.0
>Scroll down to Jeff Pruitt's rant about the Princess and the
>Handmaiden. The fans had unusual access to the writers and crew and
>the popularity turned some heads. Writer Drew Goddard (Lost,
>Cloverfield) formed his adoring fans into a band of Minions.
Yikes! I am not into it on that scale!
mko...@gmail.com
Are they really going to beat that one to death, too?
Larry Jaques
>On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:49:34 -0700, Larry Jaques
><lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:10:59 -0700, mko...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:14 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
>>><kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mar 26, 12:36 pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
>>>[...]
>>>
>>>>If they could afford her this is an absolutely ferocious warrior
>>>>woman:
>>>>http://www.sophiacrawford.com/sophia-crawford-resume.htm
>>>>
>>>
>>>She was the reason I started watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". I
>>>heard an old gang-banger-turned-self-defense-guru say that he like the
>>>show because of her. I just had to see why. I stayed for the Whedon
>>>writing...
>>
>>That was a marvelous show, full of deliciously ironic humor. I
>>watched it for years, then found the DVDs later and got them for
>>$5-10/yr.
>
>Agreed. Sadly it jumped the shark around Season 4 I think.
Yeah, it got especially weird when she was killed and brought back to
life.
>>>Sadly she went and married the stunt coordinator Pruitt and left the
>>>show. Her replacement was weak in comparison.
>>
>>I don't recall seeing her, but, as a stunt double, I guess I wouldn't.
>>Same hot bod as Buffy.
>
>Her body mechanics were exceptional. The ex-gang banger I referred to
Yes, they were. From both scientific and sensual orientations.
>has written many books, one of them on just that subject (body
>mechanics related to power generation). It also happens to be my
>interest (power generation across disciplines) so there was a lot to
>watch.
Ever watch Bruce Lee? Amazing. I think he checked them out and
learned everything there is to know about each and every discipline.
RIP, Bruce. You left us too early.
--
Jim Wilkins
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:25:45 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
> >Cloverfield) formed his adoring fans into a band of Minions.
>
> Yikes! I am not into it on that scale!
Nor am I. "Forever Knight" attracted an intelligent and literate fan
base that was diluted with too many gushing kiddies when Buffy came
along.
Goddard is the rare combination of an excellent writer with a thorough
scientific education. He's the grandson of the rocket Goddard.
jsw
Larry Jaques
<kb1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mar 27, 11:11 pm, mkob...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:25:45 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
>> ...Writer Drew Goddard (Lost,
>> >Cloverfield) formed his adoring fans into a band of Minions.
>>
>> Yikes! I am not into it on that scale!
>
>Nor am I. "Forever Knight" attracted an intelligent and literate fan
Yes, 'twas another good program.
>base that was diluted with too many gushing kiddies when Buffy came
>along.
I think that's what the teevee stations want. A bigger base. They most
likely care less how good their programming is if it brings in
eyeballs. Look at the Dumb and Dumber phenomenon. Braindead stupid
movies and horrifying reality progs seem to bring in the bullion.
>Goddard is the rare combination of an excellent writer with a thorough
>scientific education. He's the grandson of the rocket Goddard.
Cool.
Jim Wilkins
wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:18:14 -0700 (PDT), Jim Wilkins
> I think that's what the teevee stations want. A bigger base. They most
> likely care less how good their programming is if it brings in
> eyeballs. Look at the Dumb and Dumber phenomenon. Braindead stupid
> movies and horrifying reality progs seem to bring in the bullion.
That's the result of programming that costs and brings in a million or
two per hour. I like to think of the advertising as a tax on food, and
avoid those brands.
Unscripted reality TV came out of the writers' strike.
panem et circenses
jsw
mko...@gmail.com
<lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
[...]
>Ever watch Bruce Lee? Amazing. I think he checked them out and
>learned everything there is to know about each and every discipline.
>RIP, Bruce. You left us too early.
Yeah, he was not bad for a kid with one leg shorter than the other. I
have had the privilege to train with one of the two of his remaining
pupils certified as instructors.
Larry Jaques
>On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:20:01 -0700, Larry Jaques
><lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
>
>[...]
>
>>Ever watch Bruce Lee? Amazing. I think he checked them out and
>>learned everything there is to know about each and every discipline.
>>RIP, Bruce. You left us too early.
>
>Yeah, he was not bad for a kid with one leg shorter than the other. I
He's lucky he wasn't a girl. They'd have called her Ilean. <groan>
>have had the privilege to train with one of the two of his remaining
>pupils certified as instructors.
Cool. What discipline? Jeet?
mko...@gmail.com
<lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:22:26 -0700, mko...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:20:01 -0700, Larry Jaques
>><lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
>>
>>[...]
>>
>>>Ever watch Bruce Lee? Amazing. I think he checked them out and
>>>learned everything there is to know about each and every discipline.
>>>RIP, Bruce. You left us too early.
>>
>>Yeah, he was not bad for a kid with one leg shorter than the other. I
>
>He's lucky he wasn't a girl. They'd have called her Ilean. <groan>
>
>
>>have had the privilege to train with one of the two of his remaining
>>pupils certified as instructors.
>
>Cool. What discipline? Jeet?
I guess you can say that, although he has his own style now. He was
invited to do a seminar specifically on power punching.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Glover
Larry Jaques
I was always amazed at the amount of power Bruce could put into a 3"
long strike. It was totally inhuman. Has anyone ever mastered that
as well as he did?
--
Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left,
but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.
-- Jimmy Wales
mko...@gmail.com
<lja...@invalid.diversify.com> wrote:
[...]
>I was always amazed at the amount of power Bruce could put into a 3"
>long strike. It was totally inhuman. Has anyone ever mastered that
>as well as he did?
Who'd know unless you measured it objectively? There is an awful lot
of BS surrounding these parlor tricks.
Jim Wilkins
>
> [...]
>
> >I was always amazed at the amount of power Bruce could put into a 3"
> >long strike. It was totally inhuman. Has anyone ever mastered that
> >as well as he did?
>
> Who'd know unless you measured it objectively? There is an awful lot
> of BS surrounding these parlor tricks.
The big one is that you don't have your normal depth perception with
one eye, or a camera. Punches can miss short by a considerable
distance. A long focal length lens compresses the foreground and
background together.
jsw
mko...@gmail.com
And many others. Don't start me on the subject of BS in Martial Arts.