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Joel
I just went through your pictures and I'm absolutely speechless!!! Fantastic work my friend!!!
I just went through your pictures and I'm absolutely speechless!!! Fantastic work my friend!!!
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I need another cold shower - see the latest update:
JJohn Slater
Sydney Australia
You would not steal a wallet so don't steal people's livelihood.
Think of that before your buy "cheap" pirated goods or download others work protected by copyright. Theft is theft.
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Says its your birthday today Joel. Happy birthday! Now get back to work on this monstrocity!Comment
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Thanks Rick!
I haven't stopped her, but I have kinda entered the same phase with it that you and Dave were at on the Foxtrot awhile ago...you know, that special feeling where your food feels like its going to come back up when you're in a 20' radius of the thing lol!Comment
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I hear you buddy. I get that nauseaus feeling still! lolComment
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You must be close now Joel?
JJohn Slater
Sydney Australia
You would not steal a wallet so don't steal people's livelihood.
Think of that before your buy "cheap" pirated goods or download others work protected by copyright. Theft is theft.
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Ughhh...I was close at the beginning of the week...then I de-molded the hull and found that we have a problem(s) Houston. First off, the rubber wasn't curing properly so I made an oven (50 degrees C) to help cure it. The rubber cured, but apparently something else cured and expanded inside my plug moulds giving me large expanded blisters on their sides of which transfered to the rubber. Also, the excessive heat softened the exterior so that the fiberglass pattern sort of printed through. Then trying to get the bottom hull half out of the mold, the WAA's were partially damaged. Also had delamination on some of the cured rubber layers. Not a good week. One extremely good thing is that all the areas with detailing were still miraculously ok! Anyhow, now that I have finished feeling sorry for myself I have commenced on repairing and refinishing the plugs and I have a strategy in place to get everything corrected and am back on track. I feel terrible about this and I sincerely apologize to everyone who has been patiently waiting for this project to be finished.
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Within this forum I think it safe to say that only Bassplayer1, Rick and Me truly appreciated how devastating this 'incident' is, Joel. We three (and I'm sure there are other 'experts' reading this who are nodding in agreement, as they too know the enormity of this problem) have been there. Not that you were glib or anything, Joel, with your above post, but what you're facing is a very involved and expensive fix to a set of hybrid tools.
What a ****er!
Get out of the shop, take a break, and come back to it only after your blood drops below the boiling point and a smile once again crosses your lips.
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Always good advice, David. Maybe I'll take the rest of the day to repair the large hole that I left in my shop resulting from my skin turning green after the incident lol!Comment
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Damn it Joel.....Reading your post really felt like a punch in the stomach .I know EXACTLY how you feel as it happened to me before and I think is one of the most frustrating feelings one can get! I agree with David, take a break and come back with your batteries recharged and I'm sure you'll sort things out!
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Thanks Yannis... Feeling more positive about it already. I liken this to being kicked in the gonads in a boxing match, it isn't supposed to happen, it makes you angry, and gives you more inspiration to win. This isn't the first time something like this has happened, though. Check out my Permit thread and you will see that I did that boat 3 (or was it 4?) times over and can still pinpoint improvements that can be made because of things I'm discovering on the Seawolf. I think that is what this hobby is all about, not just being able to build things, but being able to persevere through adversity when it shows up. It will happen and if you know that before hand, you will be better prepared for when it does happen. Over these last few years I've found that I'll go into plan A always with plan B for back up and usually a C as well and this project with its sub-projects is no different. Onwards-ho!Comment
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And this is why people I pay craftsman like Joel, upfront and in full. A true professional who goes about his trade and does not except near enough is good enough. Joel you take heart and your time. My hand made Aston Martin will just leave the factory a little later on. Don't sweat it. Give your self a break and then get back in.
There are only two types of sub operators in the world - those who have experienced a Stadnick product those that haven't. Couple one of these with a new Subdriver with Snort and you can't buy any better.
Best
JohnJohn Slater
Sydney Australia
You would not steal a wallet so don't steal people's livelihood.
Think of that before your buy "cheap" pirated goods or download others work protected by copyright. Theft is theft.
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God damit, Joel! ...
... we gotta send John another check!
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Bunch more photos of the latest work here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/HMK-C...47922521922927
The part count is starting to go up big time
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