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Offline DanoInTx

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How can you tell if you're an airgun addict?
« on: January 21, 2007, 04:03:01 PM »
if your garage looks like mine, that could be a clue,

First image just shows a stock I've been making, but if you look a little closer you'll notice a box of walnut scraps for grip making, an empty 1377 box, the cross slide vise I use for grip cutting on my drill press...and the "ALL POWERFUL" Dremel tool...

Second image clearly shows one rifle, an S1K, but if you look a little closer there's a 220 leaning against the wall right behind it, and a 2260 action laying across the open toolbox...the shelf above the bench has all of my secret paints, glues, stains, oils, etc...

This time last year all you might have found in my garage is some paint brushes and various home project leftovers....I think the clues are lining up:)  You may also notice the "recycle bin" behind my drill press on the fiurst photo isn't filled with recycling, I have the "other" bin on the curb for morning pickup, the one in the picture is filled with scrap wood left over from projects....

Dan




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Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

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Air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzzz!!!  ...You will feel better\" T.E.C.2008

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RE: How can you tell if you're an airgun addict?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2007, 11:05:57 PM »
Can you say spring cleaning hehehe. My shop looked about the same until it came to the point to where I could'nt find my tools anymore. Took two days to clean up and organize everything. I built a work bench and set up tools etc. devoted just to airguns. My two car garage became a one car garage, all for just some airguns. I dont have a problem, I can quit anytime, coming from one addict to another LOL. :D  My wife parks her car inside, the old 4x4 sleeps outside now, would'nt want the airguns to get cold. Ed
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Re: How can you tell if you're an airgun addict?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2007, 11:09:01 AM »
What are you implying that I'm messy?  I resemble that remark!

Dan
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Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

\"repeat this mantra:
Air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzzz!!!  ...You will feel better\" T.E.C.2008

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Re: How can you tell if you're an airgun addict?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2007, 11:34:08 AM »
My shop looked the same. I put it off all summer, to busy hunting with my airguns but now it's bonechillin outside and Im stuck in my shop. Me and my mess, got tired of wading through it. By the way, like that one leaning up on the bench. :)  Ed
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Re: How can you tell if you're an airgun addict?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2007, 01:24:20 PM »
"My shop looked the same. I put it off all summer, to busy hunting with my airguns but now it's bonechillin outside and Im stuck in my shop. Me and my mess, got tired of wading through it. By the way, like that one leaning up on the bench:)"

I just cleaned mine, you shoulda seen it a few weeks ago...haha, my wife was just out there and said,"Wow, you cleaned!"...that was only a week ago, and it is actually cleaner than before, although you are only seeing the bench, not the whole garage.  Beyond that area I have some other stuff, belt sander, bandsaw, some shelving, bunch of bikes, ping pong table, bike ramp(yes, I built my son a bike ramp for Christmas last year, my mother was freakin' out).

You like the one leaning up on the bench eh?  Which one, there's 5 in that picture....hehe, hard to pic them out, but there is a Hunter220 leaning against the wall right up close to the S1K, a 2260 sitting across the little Snap-On tool tote, a 2240 disassembled in various stages across the bench, and ...oops, took that pic after the 2360 went indoors and the RWS M92 came outdoors, so only 4 on the bench, and a walnut thumbhole 2260 stock.  I guess if you count the two wooden 2240's in pieces under the bench on the shelf I have 6 out there in that pic, not counting 50% of a 1377!  You should see my closet:)  I most likely spend 75% of my airgun time working on them.  I am a mechanic by trade, but because I work on other peoples stuff I don't get to be very creative, which is what I find wrong with that profession for me.  Airguns give that back to me, I work with my hands and I get to put things together how I want them to go together, I get to make parts and see how they work/don't work, and of course I really enjoy carving wood...kinda goes well with airguns also.

Take care,

Dan
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Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

\"repeat this mantra:
Air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzzz!!!  ...You will feel better\" T.E.C.2008

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Re: How can you tell if you're an airgun addict?
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2007, 02:49:30 PM »
Sounds like you got your hands full and from what I've seen of your work you do some quality :)  :) stuff with those airrifles. Keep em coming Dan, Ed
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