Post by thread:[OT] Wire wrapping insight needed!

On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 14:46 +0000, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: > >> There's no hot iron to worry about burning yourself or > >> others with, > > > >That's really no problem once you learn to hold the fat end, > >not the pointy end. If it still bothers you, then you should > >consider a different career. > > And don't forget, if you drop the iron DO NOT TRY TO CATCH IT! Very true. In fact I've expanded that "technique" to dropping almost anything. The reason being most of the times I've dropped something FINDING it after trying to catch it was the most time consuming part. So, if something falls, I let it fall, and watch where it ends up. Of course this isn't a good idea if it's a glass or something else "breakable" falling, but I digress... ----------------------------- Herbert's PIC Stuff: http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/

> Very true. In fact I've expanded that "technique" to dropping almost > anything. The reason being most of the times I've dropped something > FINDING it after trying to catch it was the most time consuming > part. > So, if something falls, I let it fall, and watch where it ends up. This usually works well. For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with best (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way. A mirror at floor level would probably be as good and socially more acceptable. RM

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:03:27 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote: > > Very true. In fact I've expanded that "technique" to dropping almost > > anything. The reason being most of the times I've dropped something > > FINDING it after trying to catch it was the most time consuming > > part. > > So, if something falls, I let it fall, and watch where it ends up. > > This usually works well. > For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with best > (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor > horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way. A mirror at > floor level would probably be as good and socially more acceptable. Yes, and a *really* bright light helps a lot too. And always remember "Howard's Law of Dropped Small Objects": A Dropped Small Object always ends up much further from the drop point than you think is possible. Even when you take into account Howard's Law of Dropped Small Objects! :-) Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England

> -----Original Message----- > From: spam_OUTpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTmit.edu [.....piclist-bouncesKILLspam@spam@mit.edu]On Behalf > Of Russell McMahon > Sent: Tuesday, 8 March 2005 9:03 AM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Wire wrapping insight needed! > > For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with best > (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor > horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way. A mirror at > floor level would probably be as good and socially more acceptable. > > RM Acceptable with or without the receptionist sitting at her desk? Tony

>> This usually works well. >> For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with best >> (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor >> horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way. A mirror at >> floor level would probably be as good and socially more acceptable. > >Yes, and a *really* bright light helps a lot too. > >And always remember "Howard's Law of Dropped Small Objects": > >A Dropped Small Object always ends up much further from the drop point >than you think is possible. Even when you take into account Howard's >Law of Dropped Small Objects! Agree with all of this, but Howard left off the bit about how the place where you will find the object will not have a line of sight to where it hit the floor, even on a carpeted floor.

> Agree with all of this, but Howard left off the bit about how the > place > where you will find the object will not have a line of sight to > where it hit > the floor, even on a carpeted floor. Despite Howard AND Murphy, I've found numerous small dropped objects over the years by lying down and looking along the floor. Must invest in a mirror :-) RM

On Tue, 2005-03-08 at 09:27 +0000, Alan B. Pearce wrote: > >> This usually works well. > >> For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with best > >> (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor > >> horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way. A mirror at > >> floor level would probably be as good and socially more acceptable. > > > >Yes, and a *really* bright light helps a lot too. > > > >And always remember "Howard's Law of Dropped Small Objects": > > > >A Dropped Small Object always ends up much further from the drop point > >than you think is possible. Even when you take into account Howard's > >Law of Dropped Small Objects! > > Agree with all of this, but Howard left off the bit about how the place > where you will find the object will not have a line of sight to where it hit > the floor, even on a carpeted floor. Herbert's second rule of dropped objects: an object not immediately found will eventually end up impaled on the bottom of your bare foot... ----------------------------- Herbert's PIC Stuff: http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/

> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:03:27 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote: > > This usually works well. Yes it does > > For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with > > best (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor > > horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way Well here's a little job for you RM. I'm pretty sure one of the little black foam pads off my walkman earphones fell on your basement floor. If you wouldn't mind....... Sorry, meant to ask you last week

Ahhh... Now his hairstyle makes sense! <GRIN> We love you Russell... --- James. {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bouncesKILLspammit.edu > [.....piclist-bouncesKILLspam.....mit.edu] On Behalf Of Jinx > Sent: 2005 Mar 08, Tue 13:43 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Wire wrapping insight needed! > > > > On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:03:27 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote: > > > > This usually works well. > > Yes it does > > > > For the impossible to spot small screw etc, lie on the floor with > > > best (remaining good?) eye at floor level and look along floor > > > horizontally. It's amazing what one can find that way > > Well here's a little job for you RM. I'm pretty sure one of > the little black foam pads off my walkman earphones fell on > your basement floor. If you wouldn't mind....... Sorry, meant > to ask you last week > > -