Re: Arghhhhhhhhhh!

Talking of stupid things, reminds me of the time I asked my brother, who was
4 at the time to hold 2 lots of wires together, one lot was connected to
mains 240v and the other to an old record player motor I had used to make a
fan with. As you can imagine he didn't like it much when I hit the switch!
luckily for him he was wearing Wellington boots..actually they were the
Wellington boots of his Paddington bear....that's how small he was. My Dad
was not impressed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Sumrall" <ksumrall@pacbell.net>
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Arghhhhhhhhhh!

>
>
> Jess Askey wrote:
>
>> I never said it was a good idea, but statistically, it should be pretty
>> safe. :-)
>>
>> I have done plenty worst to CRT's and Im still alive and kicking (Im 36).
>> So either Darwin was a fool or Im just lucky. Now I realize that Im
> You forgot the other option, which is that _YOU_ were the fool. :-)
> Sorry, I couldn't resist!
>
> I'm just glad you survived the experience. We _ALL_ did stupid stuff
> at age 17. It's amazing so many of us survive the teenage years.
>
> ___
> Ken
>
>
>
>> starting to push the envelope on odds and Darwin at this point so I don't
>> think I would do this again (unless I was drunk perhaps).
>>
>> Hopefully, that is a good enough disclaimer. :-) :-)
>>
>> But seriously, if Simon is young and has enough facial hair to cover any
>> subsequent scars left by the flying glass (remember, he said he would
>> wear goggles), then let er rip!! (or Imp if you will).
>>
>>
>>
>> Rodger Boots wrote:
>>
>>> And this doesn't sound like a bad idea to anyone??
>>>
>>> For your families sake (if you have one) make sure your life insurance
>>> is paid up and doing something like this isn't classified as attempted
>>> suicide.
>>>
>>>
>>> simon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jess
>>>> Yes sounds like a job to wear googles for sure, I can see the end of
>>>> the pin but I'm not sure if I can get it hot enough to tin. Worth a try
>>>> I guess. Thanks
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Jess Askey <mailto:jess@askey.org>
>>>> *To:* vectorlist@vectorlist.org <mailto:vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 28, 2006 1:58 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: VECTOR: Arghhhhhhhhhh!
>>>>
>>>> I did this exact same thing on a G-07 Raster monitor about 20 years
>>>> ago. The method I used is still going strong on mine....
>>>>
>>>> If you can still actually get to the tip of the broken pin the
>>>> glass, I used a fine tipped soldering iron to tin the end of the
>>>> pin
>>>> in the glass. Then, I tinned the end of the broken pin. Holding the
>>>> pin with a pair of needlenose pliers, I held the pin in position
>>>> while applying heat with the iron on the pin. Once I felt the
>>>> solder
>>>> melt and the pin slightly push inwards with the slight pressure
>>>> from
>>>> the pliers, I held steady and took off the heat. This worked very
>>>> well for me and I then put some epoxy around the base of the pin to
>>>> support it better.
>>>>
>>>> Now, there are some inherent dangers in this I suppose (I was only
>>>> 17 when I did this). My pin was a bit below the glass, so I just
>>>> sort of ground down the glass edges with my soldering iron tip in a
>>>> drilling fashion until my tip hit the broken pin base.
>>>>
>>>> I was of course doing this with my head turned and eyes closed for
>>>> safety purposes. ;-)
>>>
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