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This tool was so sexy I had to have it when I saw it on sale at Tandy Leather's for $20. And it turned out to be useful to shoemaking. It cuts strips of leather off a large piece. Here shown with the 1/2" strip already cut.
The Tool is a sixty-inch triple chrome-plated adjustable pipe wrench, forged by the Ridge Tool Company of Elyria, OH, USA. It is the only known fully chromed pipe wrench of its type in the world, and is the mascot of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society. Its history goes back to the early days of the University.
In the late 1960s, the Engineering Society had no official mascot. Being barely 10 year old, the Society decided to begin the process of selecting and acquiring an object that would become the Society’s official mascot and icon – something to represent the immense pride and spirit that Waterloo Engineering had.
Several ideas were discussed, but the two most popular ideas for a mascot were a pipe wrench (a symbol of the “Plummer and Proud of It” attitude championed by Ken Loach, Chemical ’71), and a sword. Through a public vote in meetings of both Society “A” and Society “B”, it was determined that the wrench would be the mascot, and it would be big.
Jim Pike, Society “A” President at the time, then began the search for the new mascot, and while on a co-op work term, found a suitable choice: the Ridge Tool Company’s straight pipe wrench model No. 60. However, at a cost of $350, it was unattainable for the young Engineering Society.
Jim decided to send a letter to the Ridge Tool Company and explain what they wanted to do, what the wrench would mean to the society, and if they would donate one. The company’s response was an overwhelming “yes” with only two conditions: that it would be known as “The Ridgid Tool”, and that it would retain its original orange colours out of respect for the Ridge Tool Company.
The Tool was chromed within a few hours of Pike picking it up from the supplier in the summer of 1968, although he admits that he “should have had a Chemical Engineer along to explain what happens to orange paint in a chrome dip.” As for the name “The Ridgid Tool”, he won’t say what exactly happened, except that it did get lots of mileage and notoriety before the official name change.
With The Tool coming to the University of Waterloo, it was determined that a group of dedicated students was needed to protect it and thus, the Action Committee was formed. It was their duty to be the official guardians of the Tool in public and in private. Over time, these students came to be known as Tool Bearers, and the Action Committee was dissolved. There are no publicly known details about the Tool Bearers today, except that whenever the Tool is around, they are as well, silently guarding it in their black and gold uniform.
We went round to my nans on Sunday to get the veg planted. First job was to rake the veg plot. Within second the end was off the rake. This wouldn't be so amusing if it wasn't for the fact that every single time I go to my nans I break her garden tools. I'm begining to think she puts all these duff tools out and about, already bust, so that I break them and buy her brand new ones. What a cunning plan.
Phil.
Simple Image Tools Edge Detection Testing
These photos are to test how well Simple Image Tools detects and renders edges. There should be crisp edges with a smooth artifact free transition to the out of focus areas of the image.
All of these photos where shot outside in the late afternoon. The white balance in LR was set to Daylight, and other than basic exposure corrections, these are as they came out of the raw processor.
Simple Image Tools took the raw CR2 file and demosiaced and converted it to a scene referred 32 bit floating point linear light TIFF file.
The colorspace used was the Identity Color Space (from ninedegreesbelow.com), which is the biggest color space I've ever seen.
Upon import into LR, LR converted it to it's internal color space.
A collection of Ken Meltsner's "old tech" tools... 50+ years old and not obsolete, they still work fine...
Some old tools and other artifacts in the window of Elwood Adams Hardware in Worcester, the oldest hardware store in the country (the business is from 1782, although not in its current location for that whole time.) So that both genders are equally stereotyped in this selection of items, there's "first choice with shopwise men!" on the saw blade box and "Mother's Only Rival" on the pie plate ;)
i am a freelance technical director/ metalworker / theatrical carpenter, so i had plenty to choose from. a few of my faves: my welding gear, my scribe and a piece of tungsten.
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My old wallet was dying a slow and painful death, and then I killed it with wine. Over the years I've made several mockups as a replacement but could never settle on something I liked as traditional patterns never really accounted for cell phones.
So this is what I came up with!
Here is the interior, there is a slot for bills and a pocket for my phone (as well as candy or chapstick). And of course slots for cards!