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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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While visiting some friends in Barrie, ON, I saw a vehicle made by Lada that looked sorta like a VW thing. I was interested in it 'til the salesman told me I couldn't take it into the U.S. Oops!
So I went a-googling. My memory of it(saw it in 81)is a bit foggy. I'm guessing it was a Niva(?).
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This is a Realistic LED power meter I’ve had for a very long time. A piece of black tape is covering the logo.
I installed it recently in my mini stereo bass rig for a little bling.
Nice! I still have one of those hooked up to my home stereo.
Hard to believe one prick can take down an airplane!
I have to investigate why it didn’t work correctly last night. Both sides of the meter were lighting up….not left and right independent….hmmm
I have one of these from my Grandpa...I actually used it a few times and it works. Now I have battery power drills so it has been put away in my memorabilia pile!
I can’t see this ever being a game to lot of young ladies.
Dang with what has happened at some Malls recently this is an accurately named game!
Plus I like David Bowie eyeing some new platform shoes!
I have four or five of these, in sizes from tiny to large. My favorite use is for countersinking wood screws when you're doing a ton of them. Use the power drill for the pilot holes, and the hand drill for the countersinks, no need to constantly change bits. Also, a lot of times when you're building something with a ton of countersunk screws, you want to drive a few screws to hold things together, then drill some more holes, drive some more screws, etc. Again, it's a lot easier than constantly swapping bits in and out of one drill motor, and it's easier than having two power drills there at once. I'm also a big fan of using an appropriate level of technology for a job. If I need to make two tiny little holes in some wood, why should I drag out the power drill, make a bunch of noise, throw chips all over the place, when I can use the eggbeater drill quietly and quickly? Yeah, if I've got to drill 300 1/2" holes in steel, I'll be using the giant power drill with the T handles, but for wee little one-off jobs, hand tools are usually quieter, quicker, cleaner, and safer.
