I gave my bench a name, is that normal?
It's called Frankenstein, although I am considering Zed's proposed alternative, Frankenbench, as a pet name.
I gave my bench a name, is that normal?
It's called Frankenstein, although I am considering Zed's proposed alternative, Frankenbench, as a pet name.
Looks like I have some catching up to do Silent. Are there books with suggestions for names of tools?
WB,
Here you go: http://www.barrowdowns.com/middleearthname.php
I've used this to name my Carbatec TSC 10HB "Ruzurk the Slaughterer", which is it's Orkish name.
My Stanley #4 smoother is "Bôrrat the Testy" in Orkish, or "Otho Bracegirdle from Brandy Hall" in Hobbit.
My Bandsaw: Merin Cleverrage
My Router: Grotwakh the Tearer
It's uncanny....
After SWMBO saw what I did to the old shed she calls me "Whelan the Wrecker"
Cheers
Whats a pretty little sheoak like you doing in a jointer like this.................Oh Dear.... :(
Thanks Silent.
According to the Red Book of Westmarch, In Middle-earth, Lie Nielsen number Five was a Sad Dwarf
According to the Red Book of Westmarch, In Middle-earth, Lie Nielsen Block Plane was a Springle-Ring-Dancing Gardner
According to the Red Book of Westmarch, In Middle-earth, Lie Nieslen Low Angle Smoother was a Friendly Balrog
I will go home now and greet my little lovelies. I am not so sure about the name of the block plane though and the number five although not as big as the number 7 is hardly sad or small, perhaps it is sarcasm.
Jeez and you blokes accuse Captain Crabtree of being strange! :rolleyes:
Err, that would be 'Grúbburz the Meek', Col...or should I call you 'Ugdug the Wicked'.Quote:
Captain Crabtree
A bit Jekyll and Hyde that: Driver is 'the Wicked' and Crabtree is 'the Meek'. Funny that your alter-ego is the meek one - exactly who takes the formula, you or Crabtree?
:D :D
In my shed i have something SWMBO has named ANNA (conda). :rolleyes:
Those of you who have seen a dust extractor hooked up to 5 machines in a small shed will know what she is talking about.
Kind regards
Termite
I can only dream of that. I've got two lengths of flexible hose and a 12' length of 4" flue from the old heating oil water heater. One machine at a time for me :(Quote:
Those of you who have seen a dust extractor hooked up to 5 machines
In the old shed the... ummm power distribution arrangement (alias about 6 powerboards and bunch of extension leads in a tangled mess) was known by er indoors as Spagetti Junction. I used to call it something else but the big guy with the scarey avatar prevents me from relating further:D
The old planer was known as "the monster" or more frquently as "Roaring Billy". The DC is called by my 4 yo daughter as "The Willy Willy" which may be pretty funny to some who don't know what a "Willy Willy" is. (see below signature).
The conversation goes like this;
4 yo "Daddy what are you doing"
Dad "I'm going to cut this piece of wood"
4 yo "but aren't you going to start up the willy willy first?"
Dad "uh umm ...yes yes, of course dear I was just seeing if you would remember it should have been running before I started"
I don't retain my workbenches long enough to develop a close personal relationship with them. Their main task in my hands is to be the workbench for the new workbench I am building :) . Then they get given away or sold. I kind of like the name Igor for a workbench, or perhaps Bill; aka william??:D
Cheers
Not yet so far down the abyss to have named the boys...AHEM sorry the handplanes individually, however a few months ago I called the belt sander a few choice names such as F#@@@#&** piece of $%^!, as I was extracting it from my shirt :eek: .
I'm thinking my workbench must be the "invisible man".
:D
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