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ManOnTime wrote:
Sporkboy wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:57 pm Image
Sharp!
Thanks. I am getting the hang of this. No little bubbles everywhere. Also popped on some different hands, though they would look better on a dark dial.

Current detail level:
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I am not sure how, but I managed a great big fingerprint on this one.
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Once I can spray paint again I can prep some more dials and maybe get a few of these out into the wild.
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ManOnTime wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:09 pm
Sporkboy wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:57 pm Image
Sharp!
I will never know what it feels like to be this famous :o !
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Split-Time wrote:
ManOnTime wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:09 pm
Sporkboy wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:57 pm Image
Sharp!
I will never know what it feels like to be this famous :o !
From what I have learned about Matt, and life in general, the keys to being well respected in what you do are as follows:
Find something you have a passion for, do it well and be generous.

If you go into something seeking notoriety, then you are unlikely to achieve that goal. An honest passion for something is key.
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Sporkboy wrote: Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:09 am
Split-Time wrote:
ManOnTime wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:09 pm

Sharp!
I will never know what it feels like to be this famous :o !
From what I have learned about Matt, and life in general, the keys to being well respected in what you do are as follows:
Find something you have a passion for, do it well and be generous.

If you go into something seeking notoriety, then you are unlikely to achieve that goal. An honest passion for something is key.

You are very kind, thank you. That's exactly how I try to operate.
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OK, the design is usable, the process is reliable, now I just need to finalize my credit line and get it to work on the final watch. I am also adding each of the 3 current mods on the dial as they go above and beyond in keeping this place great.

Provided I can get things on straight and mostly even, what do you guys think about this?
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As honored as I am to be featured, I would personally vote for just including MoT and yourself for designing this, [mention]Sporkboy[/mention]
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TheJohnP wrote:As honored as I am to be featured, I would personally vote for just including MoT and yourself for designing this, [mention]Sporkboy[/mention]
Thank you for your modesty. I am going to try printing some of these out on the good printer next week and see how small I can make the text and still read it. This will be right on the dial edge, so barely noticeable.

I will consider the change, but I do like the idea of giving the mods credit. I will see if there is a better way to do that.
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I'm flattered to have my username on the design, but I like to think of myself as just a cog in the machine. Without you and the rest of the users, this place wouldn't be anything.
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ManOnTime wrote:I'm flattered to have my username on the design, but I like to think of myself as just a cog in the machine. Without you and the rest of the users, this place wouldn't be anything.
Well, I couldn’t put every user name on there, but I bet I could fit more than a few of our core members on there. Thoughts?
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Sporkboy wrote:
ManOnTime wrote:I'm flattered to have my username on the design, but I like to think of myself as just a cog in the machine. Without you and the rest of the users, this place wouldn't be anything.
Well, I couldn’t put every user name on there, but I bet I could fit more than a few of our core members on there. Thoughts?
"By a member because of the members." or "By a member for the members." has a certain appeal.

Or just leave your name on it. You really deserve the majority of the credit for spearheading this.
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ManOnTime wrote:
Sporkboy wrote:
ManOnTime wrote:I'm flattered to have my username on the design, but I like to think of myself as just a cog in the machine. Without you and the rest of the users, this place wouldn't be anything.
Well, I couldn’t put every user name on there, but I bet I could fit more than a few of our core members on there. Thoughts?
"By a member because of the members." or "By a member for the members." has a certain appeal.

Or just leave your name on it. You really deserve the majority of the credit for spearheading this.
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I had a dream the other night in which I was printing using the wrong format. It turns out that I was. I saved as .tiff and all is much better. Now I just need to find those damned dial blanks.

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These are now sharp enough that I won’t be embarrassed for others to have them. I will get cracking on these as time allows.
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Wow! Those do look much better.

Pay attention to your dreams, folks! :lol:
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Would like to see a "Going broke by saving money" variant at some point.
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TheJohnP wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:13 pm Would like to see a "Going broke by saving money" variant at some point.
:)
I could have sworn that I have done that before. Here is that text on the latest 3,6,9,12 dial design.
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