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dingobass
23-02-2016, 08:54 PM
Time for another thread,
This one is for the weird and wonderful stuff ups, idiot moves and general WTF's in the world of Guitars...

Lets kick it off with a gem sent to me tonight by our good mate Kimball.
Thanks for the laugh Kimball :)

pablopepper
24-02-2016, 05:26 AM
Hahaha, that is pure gold! Just imagine what pulling on the trem would do.

On the subject of strings, does this make anyone else's skin crawl?
http://i.imgur.com/25hchK9.jpg

tonyw
24-02-2016, 05:47 AM
BB King used to wrap the whole string on, but i bet it didnt look like that haha. I think it stems back to the days they would take the strings off, give them a boil, and put them back on.

Andy40
24-02-2016, 11:07 AM
8948

Fail fail fail

pablopepper
02-03-2016, 11:11 AM
Prepare thine butts...

http://i.imgur.com/Z6z1Ia7.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rMDpWJA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0pa50sr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Kh7TD6R.jpg

stan
02-03-2016, 02:08 PM
Holy crap, was that a gold top?

wokkaboy
02-03-2016, 02:23 PM
wow some real average work in those photo's Pabs !

First time I've seen a broken neck/headstock held by cable ties !

dingobass
02-03-2016, 02:37 PM
Its not that uncommon, Woks.
I have seen a few with my own eyes and even had the dubious honour of repairing one...

Best one I have seen was held together with the ubiquitous Aussie mend all...
good ole fencing wire...............

wokkaboy
02-03-2016, 02:40 PM
HAHA that's classic DB. Bit like when an Aussie car has lost the aerial the owner makes the shape of a map of Australia with a coat hanger !

keloooe
02-03-2016, 05:04 PM
HAHA that's classic DB. Bit like when an Aussie car has lost the aerial the owner makes the shape of a map of Australia with a coat hanger !

I think that would be a much better option than most of these Woks!

pablopepper
08-03-2016, 09:49 AM
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/12799096_1305971942750172_8444780380224876406_n.jp g?oh=e6e5896725772fa6bc05c9d8475009e0&oe=5758BD0D

Perfect technique.

wokkaboy
08-03-2016, 09:51 AM
her right hand fingers are going to be burning very soon haha

Maddogm
08-03-2016, 10:00 AM
along with the expansion slot

also trying to "solder" the wrong side of the motherboard

tonyw
08-03-2016, 10:45 AM
If you've ever touched the hot end of an iron, you'd know that this is one tough sheila.

vh2580
08-03-2016, 10:48 AM
When marketing dont have any idea

Maddogm
08-03-2016, 11:26 AM
is it marketing or someone creating stock photos?

dave.king1
08-03-2016, 01:34 PM
HAHA that's classic DB. Bit like when an Aussie car has lost the aerial the owner makes the shape of a map of Australia with a coat hanger !

Yep and in the case of older cars the silly buggers don't realise they have left the door key for some lowlife bottom feeder to gain easy entry

Fretworn
09-03-2016, 09:36 AM
Hey, she is wearing safety goggles.

andrewdosborne
09-03-2016, 09:46 AM
It's all good if she thinks holding a soldering iron like that is correct there's no way she would have plugged it in.

wokkaboy
09-03-2016, 09:53 AM
Ponch the soldering iron is plugged in, she must be a Sydney Swans supporter as she has no feelings bwhahahahahha

andrewdosborne
09-03-2016, 10:05 AM
Haha!

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wokkaboy
09-03-2016, 10:26 AM
by the way Ponch hope you have used your Swans scarf as a mower oil rag ? There's no other use for it

andrewdosborne
09-03-2016, 10:34 AM
by the way Ponch hope you have used your Swans scarf as a mower oil rag ? There's no other use for it

Haha your on the ball today Woks! With the way the weather is going I reckon I wont need it this season, it may get put to some better use!

tonyw
09-03-2016, 10:43 AM
Oh i see footy season is just around the corner :p

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wokkaboy
09-03-2016, 10:48 AM
That's it Ponch and Tony, footy season just over 2 weeks away (15 sleeps), wait till I get stuck into DB is a Pies supporter so the pre AFL rev ups have only just begun haha

tonyw
09-03-2016, 10:58 AM
Filth supporter? thats it, open season, i have inside info on their new away strip.

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wokkaboy
09-03-2016, 11:01 AM
bwhahaha good one Tony, anyone silly enough to be a Pies supporter should be bagged to the max hahah

sure the supporters have spent plenty of time behind bars and their dental bills are generally alot less than average as they have no teeth haha

tonyw
09-03-2016, 11:03 AM
And notice who their sponsor is this season?

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wokkaboy
09-03-2016, 11:04 AM
haha Centrelink Tony, yeah the government must pay for 90% of the membership !

dingobass
09-03-2016, 03:56 PM
Ha friggin ha....
Just remember who wields the power to change avatars, cause post numbers to drop back to Noob levels and generally cause chaos and mayhem on the forum for members that mess with DB..

wokkaboy
09-03-2016, 03:57 PM
bwhahahahah I was wondering how long it would take you to see this thread DB !!

remember I run the bar in the naughty warehouse so I almost have the same powers as you DB haha

can you please do me a big favour DB and change Ponch's avatar to Freo Dockers ?

dingobass
09-03-2016, 04:20 PM
My work here is done... For now.

tonyw
09-03-2016, 04:30 PM
Heres comes a pies supporter now
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tonyw
09-03-2016, 04:32 PM
Side By Side
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Fretworn
10-03-2016, 09:27 AM
That's it Ponch and Tony, footy season just over 2 weeks away (15 sleeps), wait till I get stuck into DB is a Pies supporter so the pre AFL rev ups have only just begun haha

I thought the footy season started last Thursday night.....

wokkaboy
10-03-2016, 09:50 AM
hey Fretty, the NAB cup started about 3 weeks ago but no one cares about the pre-season

or are you talking about a different code of footy ?

wazkelly
10-03-2016, 06:49 PM
Hey Woks, NRL kicked off over here last Thursday night and our mighty Broncos featured and won in the first game of the season.

Let's go, Broncos!

Swanny
10-03-2016, 06:52 PM
And they're up again tomorrow night, against the Warriors. Should be another win!

wazkelly
10-03-2016, 07:02 PM
You're right there Swanny. Early kick off due to daylight saving and being the only TV game on in southern states so need to rush home from work to catch the start.

http://www.broncos.com.au/

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Swanny
10-03-2016, 07:05 PM
My missus works for Madison Sports, who sponsor Jonathon Thurston, Jamie Soward, and a few others. She gets tickets to Cowboys games... home games... I don't expect we'll be going that far to watch a game!

wazkelly
10-03-2016, 07:19 PM
What about the double header coming up at Suncorp Stadium soon, wasn't that someone's home game relocated?

You could always take a mid winter break up north to catch a home game and escape the chilly 10-12 degrees we get down to.

Swanny
10-03-2016, 07:24 PM
I'm not sure about that, I think it only covers Dairy Farmers Stadium. She sends the tickets back up to NQ to random customers.

dingobass
10-03-2016, 07:28 PM
Oh dear god....
Football season already? Thought it was a winter game....

Swanny
10-03-2016, 07:31 PM
Doesn't starting at the end of Summer count?

Swanny
10-03-2016, 07:38 PM
Have to admit, I never followed football of any code - never saw the point. People have an allegiance to a club, but the club changes players, players retire young, so it's never the same club. It's like Ford vs Holden (of which Ford is superior).

Then my son wanted to play Junior Rugby League, so I had 6 years of taking him to games, training etc. Work started up a tipping comp, and I joined blindly, losing the first year, but the last year they ran it, I won the comp. It hasn't been run the last couple of years for some reason, and I still have a minimal knowledge of the game. It's only interesting if you've got an interest in one of the teams.

dave.king1
11-03-2016, 04:42 AM
Footy season starting also means the motor racing season has started :D

pablopepper
11-03-2016, 05:19 AM
Well, this thread has certainly changed tack.

dave.king1
11-03-2016, 06:23 AM
Well, this thread has certainly changed tack.

Sort of, on driver training days one piece of advice given to newbies is "don't forget to breathe" the sensory overload can be a bit like stepping on stage for the first time

Fretworn
11-03-2016, 09:15 AM
I'll be honest I don't follow any footy either. I grew up in the part of Sydney that has never been the territory of a team. I suppose we were supposed to be North Sydney, but that was sooooo far away. It's there areas where there is a truly local team where there is a truly rabid following. So I've kind of never cared that much. I've never been to any watch any sort of football game live. Cricket on the other hand, I've seen a lot of.

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 09:26 AM
haha this thread has changed to a sports thread.

Hey DK I'm also happy motorsport season has started, a pretty bizaar Clipsal 500 last weekend with the rain they got on Sunday

Fretworn
11-03-2016, 09:30 AM
Well talking about sports and wondering how some people remember to breathe often go together.

Dedman
11-03-2016, 09:36 AM
Same here, not into ball sports, spent too many years walking around race tracks for work(photog) to still be interested , these days this my sport:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok1NMsz6L08

Swanny
11-03-2016, 10:00 AM
Just got back from a 62km bike ride... I did a lot of breathing!

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 10:05 AM
@ Swanny, you mean a 62km bicycle or motorcycle ride ?

if it was on a bicycle that's a good distance, what was your average speed ?

Swanny
11-03-2016, 10:20 AM
It was on the bicycle Wokka. The Harley is gathering dust!

According to Strava I averaged 23.7km/hr, maximum speed 60.1. I'm a bit disappointed, as I had a 6 week break in Jan/Feb, and have to build the legs back up. I was averaging between 25-27km/hr for the same route at the start of January.

Edit: as for the distance, I did the same on Monday, 92km on Wed, so I'm up to 216km for the week.

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 10:30 AM
wow that's impressive distances Swanny, what sort of bike is it ? mountain, hybrid or road bike ?

I cycle to work but no where that distance, about 32km a day but average around 30-32km/h but depends on traffic and wind conditions and how many bad drivers are on the road

Swanny
11-03-2016, 10:49 AM
It's a road bike, Wokka, The mountain bike is for going slow!

I started off cycling to work, which is about 18km each way about 3 or 4 years ago... well, I had to build up to that from gasping from going around the block! I got an email at work in April last year, promoting a 100km bike ride to raise funds for Multiple Schlerosis, and I took on the challenge and started riding further, and did the 100k ride in June last year. Since then I've also done the Brisbane - Gold Coast ride, and I've signed up for this years MS ride again. So between now and then I've got a lot of riding to do.

If I can average 30km/hr, I'll be over the moon!

Swanny
11-03-2016, 10:53 AM
Same here, not into ball sports, spent too many years walking around race tracks for work(photog) to still be interested , these days this my sport:


Looks like an interesting sport, Dedman. Any time I have to go to a range, it's compulsory earplugs and muffs!

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 11:06 AM
good work Swanny, keep training mate and your average speed and fitness will improve.
Well done entering the charity rides to, it all goes to a good cause.
There are a few small things you can do to improve your speed, tyre pressures around 100psi, lube the chain and have your seat set at the optimum height and keep a low profile into headwinds ie use the drop bars

pablopepper
11-03-2016, 11:09 AM
Well talking about sports and wondering how some people remember to breathe often go together.

http://i.imgur.com/VJSJe.gif

Swanny
11-03-2016, 11:12 AM
I've done a few of those... 25mm tyres on carbon rims @120psi, a dynamic bike fit (with a video camera hooked up to a computer to measure fit angles), upgraded to an 11 speed Ultegra groupset, currently running a 53/39 crankset with an 11-32 cassette. I have to hit a couple of mountain ranges to upgrade myself, now.

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 11:14 AM
sounds like you are well setup then Swanny.
You just got to train, train and train (sounds like the sanding motto !) to improve fitness and when the weather is rubbish get a wind trainer and watch TV !

tonyw
11-03-2016, 01:47 PM
After a day in bush in hot and humid condtions and walking a lazy 10k iam in the pub for a counter tea and a beer....trying to breathe

Swanny
11-03-2016, 01:50 PM
Any luck with the prospecting, Tony?

@Wokka - what bike do you commute on?

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 02:11 PM
haha nice work Tony, 10km on foot deserves a heap of cold beers to wash down your counter meal

@ Swanny, my road bike is getting a bit old, about a 2010 Giant TCR Alliance with ultegra 10 speed, think it's similar crank/groupset teeth numbers to yours. I'm due to get a new chain/cluster/chain ring the chain is starting to slip at times in taller cluster gears.
What sort of road bike you got ?
I got about 5 bikes for different purposes. Also fit a zbox petrol kit to one just over a year ago but always ride a pedal powered bike to burn off the food and beer calories haha

dingobass
11-03-2016, 02:21 PM
Speaking of lycra clad bed wetting vegans, I see that some major roads including the Mitchell Freeway will be closed for a massive bed wetters ride this weekend :p
And no, I cant stand sweaty, middle aged blokes wearing lycra... :p

Swanny
11-03-2016, 02:26 PM
Can't go wrong with Giant, life time warranty on the frame! A new chainset and cassette is like having a new bike, and affordable from places like Chainreaction cycles.

I've got a 2012 Avanti Cadent, which was my introduction to road bikes. I'm thinking of upgrading the frame, and keeping my running gear for the new frame... an Eddy Merckx is what I'm eyeing off at the moment, but there's other things to spend money on as well... like another kit guitar!

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 02:26 PM
must be the freeway bike ride this weekend DB

so will the road closure affect you ?

wouldn't worry about it if it won't

Swanny
11-03-2016, 02:31 PM
Speaking of lycra clad bed wetting vegans, I see that some major roads including the Mitchell Freeway will be closed for a massive bed wetters ride this weekend :p
And no, I cant stand sweaty, middle aged blokes wearing lycra... :p

I just looked that up, and it's a World Series event, with nearly 1500 entrants. (Gran Fondo World Series)

Sure you don't want to go and spectate, DB?

dingobass
11-03-2016, 02:32 PM
Its a bit of a pain in the butt actually. We do have stuff to do on Saturday that will require a change to travel plans... Adds more time and kilometers to a trip that we could do without.
I reckon it would be far more entertaining if they just let everyone rip, bikes v trucks and cars.... Now there is a great movie idea :p

Now, if it was a worthwhile ride, like the MS ride, I would be tempted to get out there on the old purple electric bike and give everyone a good cheer!

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 02:37 PM
Hey Swanny, your Avanti will last you a few more years, really how much quicker will a new frame make you go ?
Will look way cooler but no difference in speed.

Wish I had a pic of DB's pink electric bike, you would have a great laugh at that Swanny hahah

good idea might look at Chain reaction for some new running gear

dingobass
11-03-2016, 02:39 PM
Its not pink, Woks. It is a faded Freo Dockers purple...

wokkaboy
11-03-2016, 02:49 PM
haha very funny DB, seems the forum is another place to take the 'urine' out of one another haha

tonyw
11-03-2016, 03:15 PM
Nothing for my efforts except a chicken parma a cold beer and a tasty looking barmaid :D

Swanny
11-03-2016, 03:17 PM
Sounds like it was well worth the day's efforts! :p

Brendan
11-03-2016, 05:53 PM
Closures are only on Sunday - for a UCI Race (I think Sunday) is a try out for an international comp to be held in Australia later this year. Offsider from work is trying out for it. I'll be out in the hills this Sat training for the Three Dams event on 3 April - 150Km from Curtin Uni to Mundaring Weir, Canning Dam, Wungong then home. http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1005814967

Just had to upgrade my ride - blew a shifter on my old bike (old alloy local build) and was going to get charged $400 to downgrade to a Sora groupset. Was enough to get me permission from the Minister for Finance to get a second hand carbon bike (photo below).

DB - would offer to drop into your place on the ride and say hello, but we're planning on being a little further north - that said - next time our ride ends up Armadale way, I'll be sure to drop by in my lycra :).

BTW - just noticed that a DB has registered and is looking for a partner for the Three Dams ride (https://www.bwa.org.au/file/file/Dams%20Challenge%202016/Bike%20Buddies/Bike%20Buddies%20List%20%28formatted%29%202016%282 0%29.pdf) - that wouldn't be you coming out of the lycra closet DB?

dingobass
11-03-2016, 06:10 PM
Ummmmm. Nope.

Swanny
11-03-2016, 06:39 PM
Wow, Brendan! Shows how amateur my riding is. The Trek would be a nice upgrade though!

Dedman
11-03-2016, 06:41 PM
My 2 bikes. I don't ride the push bike in summer, with my lungs it's too hard to breathe in the humidity. On a positive note, 2 years this month since I gave up the lung busters (cigs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Dedman/P1020718_zpsghwfo5k4.jpg

dingobass
11-03-2016, 07:33 PM
When I lived in Canberra I used to ride at least 50k every day..
Was great there, really good bike tracks so you never really had to worry about idiots in cars..
Rode for a while here in Perth, but car drivers here are psychos... After nearly being taken out by a few numptys that refused to observe the basic road rules I had to start carrying a pocket of ball bearings for self protection... Amazing what a fist full of ball bearings can do when you sling them behind you when you have a car up your butt... I fully reccomend it, especially for motor bike riders... Insert evil laugh here
Anyhoo, riding in Perth was making me angry and also the old treadly was zonked after close on 90,000 k's.
Add to that living on top of a very steep hill I decided to give away the riding..

Dedman
11-03-2016, 07:57 PM
I'm lucky I have one hill between my house and a load of bike ways along the water front. I can ride to there from my house on the footpath where it's only giant monster truck prams I have to dodge.

Brendan
11-03-2016, 08:49 PM
Wow, Brendan! Shows how amateur my riding is. The Trek would be a nice upgrade though!
Swanny - definately doable - was a couch potato this time last year - that said - my mate from work has pushed me all the way, so that helped...
The Trek is nice - built for distance, so gentle on the soft parts of the anatomy... The 11 speed groupset is also handy with the hills.

Brendan
11-03-2016, 08:51 PM
DB I remember riding in Canberra - so many bike paths and they seemed to actually go somewhere. If only in Perth - half ours end suddenly or are missing bits, no wonder cyclists and drivers are getting agro with each other.

dingobass
11-03-2016, 09:43 PM
Yhep.. It is really stupid of the state Government not to push a decent bike path system..
Perth could be a great city to cycle in if there were more dedicated bike ways that, like Canberra, actually go where they are needed.

dave.king1
12-03-2016, 06:11 PM
My eldest son ( he's just about to turn 47 ) does a ride to work when the weather is not too hot / wet from Clarkson to the City.

Them in WA will appreciate that it's a fair ride even if it is pretty flat

Swanny
12-03-2016, 08:00 PM
My 2 bikes. I don't ride the push bike in summer, with my lungs it's too hard to breathe in the humidity. On a positive note, 2 years this month since I gave up the lung busters (cigs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Dedman/P1020718_zpsghwfo5k4.jpg

Couple of cool bikes, Dedman! Looks like the fat bike's tyre is almost as fat as the Trumpy's!

Dedman
12-03-2016, 09:10 PM
Couple of cool bikes, Dedman! Looks like the fat bike's tyre is almost as fat as the Trumpy's!
LOL yea. I had a 30's Enfield that ran about the same size tyres as the FatBike.

DaveyCustom
13-03-2016, 11:22 PM
I only ride 1 kind of bike... up here in New England, we typically get 3 seasons of riding.. though this time last year, we had 8 ft (2.5 m) of snow hanging around. This year, Ive ridden every month so far. This pic was taken on Christmas day.. it was about 50 degrees (10 celsius)... http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160313/0eb62b94166a32e3eebac16280224368.jpg

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FrankenWashie
14-03-2016, 04:45 PM
haha nice work Tony, 10km on foot deserves a heap of cold beers to wash down your counter meal

@ Swanny, my road bike is getting a bit old, about a 2010 Giant TCR Alliance with ultegra 10 speed, think it's similar crank/groupset teeth numbers to yours. I'm due to get a new chain/cluster/chain ring the chain is starting to slip at times in taller cluster gears.
What sort of road bike you got ?
I got about 5 bikes for different purposes. Also fit a zbox petrol kit to one just over a year ago but always ride a pedal powered bike to burn off the food and beer calories haha

Dude, I am still on my 06 OCR Zero! Third set of cranks, second set of wheels, two bottom brackets, 3 rear cassettes (and a partridge in a pear tree), Giant rock, this thing has been a brilliant bike and it is still going strong. I'd buy another Giant in a heartbeat, though my next bike is likely to be a Bullit or similar for the conveying, fetchin' and entertaining of the young 'un.

wokkaboy
14-03-2016, 04:50 PM
sounds good Franken, you must have ridden some distance on the OCR to go through all those parts !

my previous road bike was a OCR1 would have been similar vintage or older. I clocked about 50,000km on that

FrankenWashie
14-03-2016, 04:51 PM
Yhep.. It is really stupid of the state Government not to push a decent bike path system..
Perth could be a great city to cycle in if there were more dedicated bike ways that, like Canberra, actually go where they are needed.

DB. WA are amateurs, you want to see true government stupidity in action, come Visit NSW.

wazkelly
14-03-2016, 08:48 PM
Dunno about that, up here they keep painting cycle lanes everywhere, even up to intersections so god knows who has right of way when turning left. The lycra clad super heros think they own the road once fully adorned for their trip to the nearest coffee shop. Always riding two or more abreast when there is barely room for single file and get the sh!!ts when you drive too close. Another thing that cheeses me off about them is that they don't obey the same road rules as the rest of us. Always running Red Lights or darting across a lane when there is only the slightest gap.

Agree that dedicated bikeways like they have in Canberra is the only way to go but obviously our Governments have squandered most of their money on other useless crap instead.

Brendan
14-03-2016, 10:25 PM
Another thing that cheeses me off about them is that they don't obey the same road rules as the rest of us. Always running Red Lights or darting across a lane when there is only the slightest gap.
Unfortunately as with any community there are a couple of idiots that ruin it for everyone. Lately have been doing a lot of outer suburbs riding - long windy single lane roads and have had pretty good car / bike interactions - couple of times though as we get closer to town we've had idiots with the top half of their body hanging out of cars to yell abuse at us while we're single file in a bike lane.

FrankenWashie
15-03-2016, 07:10 AM
Dunno about that, up here they keep painting cycle lanes everywhere, even up to intersections so god knows who has right of way when turning left. The lycra clad super heros think they own the road once fully adorned for their trip to the nearest coffee shop. Always riding two or more abreast when there is barely room for single file and get the sh!!ts when you drive too close. Another thing that cheeses me off about them is that they don't obey the same road rules as the rest of us. Always running Red Lights or darting across a lane when there is only the slightest gap.

Agree that dedicated bikeways like they have in Canberra is the only way to go but obviously our Governments have squandered most of their money on other useless crap instead.

And your first statement is the biggest issue of all Waz, no one is sure about who has right of way to proceed. Here in Sydney it is the same irrespective of the type of vehicle you Ride/Drive (and in instances Pilot). The state of road craft of Cyclists and Motorists in this burg is ABYSMAL.

FrankenWashie
15-03-2016, 07:14 AM
sounds good Franken, you must have ridden some distance on the OCR to go through all those parts !

my previous road bike was a OCR1 would have been similar vintage or older. I clocked about 50,000km on that

I will confess that some of that gear changing was due to equipment carnage (BB's and one set of Cranks, 110kg Pacific Islanders weren't really Giant's target riding group when they designed it). I'd reckon it would still be less than half what you did with yours. (did i mention 3 trip computers? They go missing when you aren't watching and they don't like being run over.)

dingobass
15-03-2016, 12:14 PM
DB. WA are amateurs, you want to see true government stupidity in action, come Visit NSW.

I am an ex NSW boy.. I grew up in Bowral so yep, I know all about dumb arse NSW Governments......

dingobass
15-03-2016, 12:25 PM
I will confess that some of that gear changing was due to equipment carnage (BB's and one set of Cranks, 110kg Pacific Islanders weren't really Giant's target riding group when they designed it). I'd reckon it would still be less than half what you did with yours. (did i mention 3 trip computers? They go missing when you aren't watching and they don't like being run over.)

Hahahaha!
To be quite truthfull with you Franken, I dont think many things were designed for use by chunky Pacific Islanders...
When I had my Stonemasonry business going I employed two MASSIVE Maori boiz....
Those guys did twice the work of any of the other blokes but man, they could kill any piece of equipment simply by picking it up :p
One of the boiz weighed in at 137kg and he could pick up a stone that weighed around 150kg as if it was a feather....
He bent a 60mm hardened steel jump bar just by smacking a stone with it.. Not to mention countless numbers of 25kg rock hammer handles. I had to keep at least five spares on hand at any given time.
Powerful brutes, but gentle as lambs.

FrankenWashie
15-03-2016, 04:03 PM
Those stories sound suspiciously like stuff my cousins would do. I remember helping a mate & his dad firewood a couple of big old pines they had to have removed. I managed to break six ax handles, including a supposedly unbreakable splitting axe handle.

wokkaboy
15-03-2016, 04:06 PM
haha Franken, must explain why you have had to replace so many parts on your bike.
I always remove the trip computer if I have to lock it up anywhere, takes 3 seconds

hope you are more gentle with guitars haha

FrankenWashie
15-03-2016, 05:53 PM
I persisted with cat eyes, but I had one die by working loose and then have the cable drag it into the wheel, and another that died as a result of an unplanned interaction with another rider. I've since switched to Garmins and gave had no issues other than remembering to keep the beggar charged.

I am much gentler with guitars, though my two year old takes a toll on them!

dingobass
16-03-2016, 06:27 PM
This is too good not to share..
Pretty well sums up my feelings on Fender custard oops custom shop bull shite....

wokkaboy
16-03-2016, 06:33 PM
haha nice one DB, nice urine take !!

tonyw
17-03-2016, 02:04 AM
What tha!!! next it will be drag a guitar behind a truck then sell it as a truck wreck.

They are running out of ideas fast.

dingobass
17-03-2016, 08:19 AM
The bit that cracked me up was the 'Monkeys on LSD'....

wokkaboy
17-03-2016, 08:32 AM
this thread has covered so many topics but the main theme that is common is oxygen thieves hahah

zeromick
18-03-2016, 06:32 PM
This is too good not to share..
Pretty well sums up my feelings on Fender custard oops custom shop bull shite....

haha, the bad photoshop job and key phrases like "who ****** cares" really have me doubting the authenticity of this one......

tonyw
19-03-2016, 05:57 AM
I thought this would fit in here, a woman asking a man for advice, why would she?.

9555

GeneralKaos
20-03-2016, 07:52 PM
Seems like sound advice, don't you think?

kimball492
21-03-2016, 10:39 AM
This is forked up

pablopepper
21-03-2016, 11:04 AM
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/12799096_1305971942750172_8444780380224876406_n.jp g?oh=e6e5896725772fa6bc05c9d8475009e0&oe=5758BD0D

Perfect technique.

So, I posted this a while back. Hilarious, until I did almost exactly this while absent mindedly passing the iron between hands a few moments ago. I really don't recommend it.

wokkaboy
21-03-2016, 11:24 AM
haha Pabs, you have to be switched on using a soldering iron

@ KB, classic hard tail fix !

tonyw
21-03-2016, 01:14 PM
I think everyone has felt the wrath of a soldering iron, i got a good hit recently heating up some shrink wrap on a wiring job, wasnt soldering so sort of forgot what i was holding.

Fretworn
22-03-2016, 10:37 AM
This is forked up

There is a fine line between genius and lunacy. I'm undecided which side this is on. If it wasn't for the two big screws at the back....

pablopepper
06-04-2016, 12:42 PM
What can you say about this...
http://www.lamebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/six-string-shooter.jpg

wokkaboy
06-04-2016, 12:47 PM
haha classic, I accidentally shot my guitar. Well a good guitar repair could steam the neck off and replace the neck

andrewdosborne
06-04-2016, 01:04 PM
Too funny. I've never accidentally shot my guitar but did drill through a headstock last night by accident! I'm still breathing..

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wokkaboy
06-04-2016, 01:24 PM
which axe Ponch ? that is an amatuer mistake bro !

dingobass
06-04-2016, 01:38 PM
OMFG.
People like that should be neutered so the stupid cant breed

andrewdosborne
06-04-2016, 01:50 PM
which axe Ponch ? that is an amatuer mistake bro !
The surf strat... I even used hand drill to have more control. The masking tape drill marker slipped. Oh well... The screws for the vintage machine heads were quite long (apart from string tension it's all that holds the machine heads in) . I've fixed up with a cocktail stick and CA glue. Looks ok and should be hidden by the strings......

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wokkaboy
06-04-2016, 01:54 PM
good work Ponch, nice workaround bro. The old masking tape on the drill marker slip trick !
trap for young players bro !

andrewdosborne
06-04-2016, 01:58 PM
Classic error! Although always a positive. I may have to tap your knowledge on headstock veneers, something new to learn albeit to cover up a botch job!

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wokkaboy
06-04-2016, 02:16 PM
no sweat Ponch, always happy to help

tonyw
06-04-2016, 04:16 PM
good work Ponch, nice workaround bro. The old masking tape on the drill marker slip trick !
trap for young players bro !

It caught me out for the 1st time a few months ago, people talking to me while i am trying to drill for screws, the headstock has a bamboo skewer sticking out of it but i might veneer it.

I used to give people all sorts of grief for doing it, so dont tell anyone i did it :rolleyes:

dingobass
06-04-2016, 04:31 PM
Such a numpty noob muppet mistake. :p

And no, I have never done it........

Pro tip: get a small piece of clear acrylic, drill hole then set drill bit in chuck so only 5mm sticks out through the acrylic.
You will never drill all the way through again.

tonyw
06-04-2016, 04:50 PM
Such a numpty noob muppet mistake. :p

And no, I have never done it........

Pro tip: get a small piece of clear acrylic, drill hole then set drill bit in chuck so only 5mm sticks out through the acrylic.
You will never drill all the way through again.

You sound like i did up until a few months ago haha. I now use Hardened screw starters to pre-thread screw holes in wood, never miss again. I also have on my to order list a set of depth stop drill bits.

dingobass
06-04-2016, 05:24 PM
I use the thread starters too, there is an assortment of them in the StewMac Guitar Tech screwdriver set.
Those guys and a dab of wax on the screw thread and no more busted screw heads :)

tonyw
06-04-2016, 05:33 PM
I use the thread starters too, there is an assortment of them in the StewMac Guitar Tech screwdriver set.
Those guys and a dab of wax on the screw thread and no more busted screw heads :)

Thats the set i am using as well mate, had it for ages use it alot, great littl kit, and yes i have me candle in the tool box ;)

andrewdosborne
06-04-2016, 05:38 PM
Such a numpty noob muppet mistake. :p And no, I have never done it........ Pro tip: get a small piece of clear acrylic, drill hole then set drill bit in chuck so only 5mm sticks out through the acrylic. You will never drill all the way through again. Thanks DB, pro tip locked in! I tend to learn the 'hard way'... and I can't even blame fermented malt for this one...

dingobass
16-04-2016, 12:12 PM
Todays classic...
I have seen 9 volt batteries, chunks of cardboard stacked up and even wood screws driven in at weird angles but never have I seen corks being used to lock a trem...

wokkaboy
16-04-2016, 12:59 PM
haha classic DB have the soaked side of the corks up in case you can still whiff any red wine haha

well it looks a functional method but why would you lock a trem haha

dingobass
16-04-2016, 02:52 PM
Thing is it didn't work...
The guy that owns the Guitar doesn't use the trem.
He bought the Guitar for $100 to Djent with (it is a BC Rich Warlock) and was wondering why it wouldnt hold its tune.
Then he found the corks....

Off to DB'S for some work :)

wokkaboy
16-04-2016, 03:44 PM
haha ok cool story DB !