I learned that nail polish remover was actually paint thinner on the cabinet of one of my boatanchors when I was much younger. I thought it would make a good cleaner. It sure did.. Cleaned the cabinet right down to bare metal! DOH! To this day I still have a reminder of that on the back corner of my HQ-180.
James Kern Network Administrator Kurt S. Adler, Inc. 1107 Broadway New York, NY 10010 212-924-0900 x222 (work) 212-807-0575 (fax) 908-451-6801 (cell) 800-209-7438 (pager) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darwin, Keith Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:04 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT I've been racking my brain to see if I've done anything stupid. Well, there is that time I heated the sand of an ant hill with a magnifying glass. After 5 minutes nothing happened so I touched it see if it was hot. Believe me it WAS! I tried to make a watch demagnetizer by winding about 5 feet of wire around a cardboard core and plugging the ends into the wall outlet. Thank God for circuit breakers. Worst of all was the time I came in from playing outside and found my 25 watt soldering iron on my bed. The iron was on and the bedspread was burned / melted under the iron. I had apparently left it plugged in when I went outside hours earlier. And of course there was that little surprise winter swim in a manure pit but that is getting very OT! - Keith KD1E - _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
