SideboardFeb 28
Marcin Wichary
A very good use of Gorton.
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Show threadbuheratorFeb 27
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Show threadAndrej ShaduraFeb 27
@mwichary reminded me of the sign I saw at the Cambridge Makerspace
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@andrew_shadura @mwichary that’s the Robos and Dinos logo (a Sydney makerspace!).
Show threadTormodFeb 27

@mwichary

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Show threadmelancholy oliviaFeb 27
@mwichary this is the exact model of bandsaw i killed last month, the electric motor decided to give up on living halfway through a lightweight cut
Show threadPink! Polonium!Feb 27

@mwichary Is it weird that I kinda want my tombstone to be inscribed in Gorton?

For whatever that typeface lacks in enthusiasm, you can count on Gorton to tell it like it is.

Show threadMarcin WicharyFeb 27
@pinkpolonium LAST BLOOD: XX/XX/XX
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@mwichary BTW, for a moment I thought it's another toot about Gorton, UK – but before the photos loaded I noticed whose toot it was and decided "naaah, must be about the font".
Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireFeb 27

@mwichary #Alt4u
"I like old tools and found the plaque on this 40yr old 8ft tall bandsaw rather humorous."

The plaque says the machine was received at 9AM on August 25, 1977, and drew its first blood from Dave Matzek an hour and 45 minutes later.

Show threadMarcin WicharyFeb 27
@WizardOfDocs Thank you!
Show threadHerzleidFeb 27
@mwichary You can edit your post and add it to the picture. πŸ™‚
Show threadHot Dog WaterFeb 27

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Smartass 1977 Dave: It's more about speed. I bet it ain't really all that sh...

Show threadFritz AdalisFeb 27
@mwichary @jwz
Okay but whose blood is on the sign?
Show threadPlausible Human BeingFeb 27
@mwichary My first thought was something about another American tool company that doesn't exist because the suits sent manufacturing to China. But it appears I may be wrong - Northfield is still making band saws and they look just like this one.
Show threadJhooperFeb 28
@mwichary Dave probably didn't find it as funny.
Show threadMarcin WicharyFeb 28
@jhooper Dave might have made that plaque.
Show threadTim McCormackFeb 28

@mwichary @jhooper I feel like Dave might have been *setting it up* and got cut on one of the parts.

(Perhaps just wrangling a new blade onto it.)

Show threadStinkstiefelFeb 28
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He didn't saw that coming.
Show threadRobFeb 28
@mwichary Dave was obviously being careless