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| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: mnementh on July 15, 2022, 03:14:27 pm --- --- Quote from: mnementh on July 14, 2022, 12:10:30 pm --- --- Quote from: AVGresponding on July 14, 2022, 11:21:06 am --- --- End quote --- No. I'm done with this. --- End quote --- I wanted to just walk away from this... but I can't. Y'all can hate me, but I really get tired of being shouted down by people blowing up over an honest misunderstanding. --- End quote --- Shame you didn't. It despoils this thread. Hate you? No. Wish this forum had the equivalent of a usenet reader's "ignore this subthread" button. Yes. (In extreme cases of trolling/abuse, even "ignore this person and subthread") Just accept that there is more than one person on the net that is wrong. |
| Cubdriver:
--- Quote from: mnementh on July 15, 2022, 02:25:57 pm --- --- Quote from: med6753 on July 15, 2022, 04:46:32 am ---Pat, that looks great! :-+ I'm surprised you got such good results with the "Goof Off". I've used it and was never happy with the results. I found "Goo Gone" to work much better. I have yet to try those Mr Clean Magic Erasers. I may pick up one next shopping trip. Edit....Papa Smurf's Shade Tree Painting Service has been mothballed. :-DD --- End quote --- My experience with both products shows Goo Gone to be much better for goopy stuff like sticker residue and tar, while Goof Off is better at removing stains like ink and Sharpie. --- Quote from: some random web search: ---The key difference between Goo Gone and Goof Off is that Goo Gone is a mild citrus-based solution, and Goof Off is a potent acetone-based formula. Goo Gone is ideal for removing residue from stickers and tape, while Goof Off is better suited for heavy-duty messes like tar, dried paint, and glue. --- End quote --- :-// I'm just glad for Pat that the Goof-Off didn't try to float the front escutcheon plate off the thing. I've made that mistake before, even had it de-laminate a multi-layer badge. :-[ mnem :-DMM --- End quote --- Note that in this instance the Goof Off I used was their 'Gunk and Adhesive Remover Gel', which is an orange colored, viscous, citrus based liquid in a spray bottle, very similar I think to Goo Gone and called out as an adhesive residue remover on the label. I suspect the Goof Off you’re thinking of is the liquid in the little rectangular can with the tiny flip up yellow nozzle (which is what I normally think of as Goof Off, too), but couldn’t put my hands on it as I’d given my can to a friend a while back when I was helping him with some painting. I’d have tried that in preference to the gel, but it was MIA. And regardless of the random interweb search result, to me 'classic' Goof Off has always smelled more like it’s got xylene rather than acetone in it (might have both, but it seems xylene is the more prevalent odor - to play on wine or whiskey talk, I’ve never gotten “notes of acetone” from the smell). Need to grab another can next time I go to the Home Deposit. Concern over the front panel overlay was the main reason I was very sparing with any solvent in that area. I *assume* that HP used an all plastic overlay and not something with paper-like layer laminated into the stack, but didn’t want to risk anything either soaking into the overlay itself or dissolving the adhesive behind it, especially as it seems much closer to 'self-adhesive laser printer silver label stock on backing paper' than 'laminated custom front panel overlay for $$$ piece of test gear' level quality-wise. This of course is completely understandable given that it was a low cost instrument that listed for $225 in 1978, so it’s built to a price point. -Pat |
| mnementh:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 15, 2022, 03:30:43 pm --- --- Quote from: mnementh on July 15, 2022, 03:14:27 pm --- --- Quote from: mnementh on July 14, 2022, 12:10:30 pm --- --- Quote from: AVGresponding on July 14, 2022, 11:21:06 am --- --- End quote --- No. I'm done with this. --- End quote --- I wanted to just walk away from this... but I can't. Y'all can hate me, but I really get tired of being shouted down by people blowing up over an honest misunderstanding. --- End quote --- Shame you didn't. It despoils this thread. Hate you? No. Wish this forum had the equivalent of a usenet reader's "ignore this subthread" button. Yes. (In extreme cases of trolling/abuse, even "ignore this person and subthread") Just accept that there is more than one person on the net that is wrong. --- End quote --- I do accept this. But I also feel that I contribute enough to the signal side of the SNR in here that I deserved a little latitude in getting this off my chest, and I hope it's obvious that I chose my words very carefully to not be offensive. In over 3 decades of life as a netizen, I've almost never used the Iggy stick. Even when I have, I make a point to occasionally review what someone I've ignored has posted recently and revisit the decision to plonk them. Almost every time, the decision turns out to be that they are contributing, and I take them off ignore. I just don't have the energy for holding a grudge. It's wasteful of time for both parties, and never resolves anything. I also don't play the "I win, you lose" zero-sum game when interacting with other folks. Very rarely is anyone involved in a disagreement 100% right or wrong; realizing that makes forgiveness and moving forward a lot easier to swallow. I can't count the number of times I've posted this over the years; in here and elsewhere: But as long as discussion doesn't devolve into this: I generally tend to consider it a net win. :-// Thanks for your patience, mnem *currently |O against a :-BROKE* |
| Neper:
Enough already! |
| TERRA Operative:
Anyone got a parts mule Tek 7A26 7000-series plug-in they can sell me some knobs and stuff from? |
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