Highlights of 2004!

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:12 pm

benheckc wrote:And I don't need the free wire strippers cause I still have my teeth!

Wouldnt your dentist frown on that if he knew.

As for the ColdHeat, it works. You have to have both tips (its split in the middle) touch the solder. With a delicat touch it can work on smaller electronics and you can buy different exchangable tips. I havent used it too much as my hand isnt as steady as I want it to for solding with it.

Post by **Triton** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:09 pm

dont dis those wire strippers i have one from a tester kit i got at cummins tool sale and those things work AMAZING! they do wear out eventually tho but they work really well i love em! (me and my dad agree its one of the slickest inventions ever)

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:19 pm

wire strippers are all right but you have too admit if you dont have a pair close by you know youre gonna use your teeth i do it all the time.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:24 pm

I've never used my teeth that much sence picking up on this hobby. I have a pockey looks like a key knife and if I dont have wire stripers I just that. Honostly my teeth are bad enough, and making them worste would just be the end.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:26 pm

As for the ColdHeat, it works. You have to have both tips (its split in the middle) touch the solder. With a delicat touch it can work on smaller electronics and you can buy different exchangable tips. I havent used it too much as my hand isnt as steady as I want it to for solding with it.

Thats it, I'm buying one of those from Rat Shack. I was waiting for a good excuse to get one. And thanks for telling how it works that was driving me and my dad nuts!
I use my teeth all the time, its fun and makes me feel manly!

mindstein · Post by **mindstein** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:44 am

Ben had a great year.

I finished my VCSp.
I learned to land all 4 of my 180's on my snowboard.
I managed to overclock my 3.0 ghz XP to a stable 3.6 with no liquid cooling.

And best of all one of my favorite maverics made it into space.

Oct 04, 2004: SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X-Prize
Sept 29, 2004: SS1 surpasses 100 Km on first X-Prize flight
Sept 27, 2004: Virgin Group signs deal to license SS1 technology
June 21, 2004: SpaceShipOne: First Private Manned Mission to Space

Way to go Burt.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 am

great year

got Dreamcast (now broke)
started N64pd (never finished)
Started PSOpd( again never finished)
Got shenmue II for Xbox (still plays)
had cash (spent)
Got DS (yea right in my dreams)
got Halo 2

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:14 pm

mindstein wrote:... I managed to overclock my 3.0 ghz XP to a stable 3.6 with no liquid cooling...

Woah, how?

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:21 pm

and the second comming of ben with his forty 2 portables

nickerous · Post by **nickerous** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:05 pm

My college Football team won enough games to go to a craptacular bowl, but then threw it away with a fight during the last regular season game.

I started a website in order to trade football games of same college team.

Finally put an avatar on my profile.

Started work on a NOAC portable (and promptly stopped working on it 1 week later)

Got a very nice boxed NES with old issues of the Fun Club Newsletter included.

Stayed together with my girl-friend all year (wow, that's amazing!)

and finished the year with a renewed interest in Portablizing and dvd creation (mainly of same college football team's games).