arfink Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 I decided to be brave and try making rubber stamps again. So I got some of this special "low odor" rubber stamp material that's supposed to go in laser engravers. You may have noticed I put "low odor" in quotes. Yeah, it's relative. It's so bad I can taste it. :P But compared to neoprene or natural rubber, this stuff isn't so bad. But holy COW does it stink! WHOO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 STOP ROASTING HOLY COWS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 It makes a nice looking stamp, now I have to see if they work well. I also note that this stuff makes an unbelievable mess in the laser, with sticky resinous gray ash everywhere. Nasty! I'm going to have to clean this whole thing out very very thoroughly once I'm done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 "And for your penance for roasting holy cows....." ROTFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Youuuuuuuuuu :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I decided to be brave and try making rubber stamps again. So I got some of this special "low odor" rubber stamp material that's supposed to go in laser engravers. You may have noticed I put "low odor" in quotes. Yeah, it's relative. It's so bad I can taste it. :P But compared to neoprene or natural rubber, this stuff isn't so bad. But holy COW does it stink! WHOO. STOP ROASTING HOLY COWS!!!!! It makes a nice looking stamp, now I have to see if they work well. I also note that this stuff makes an unbelievable mess in the laser, with sticky resinous gray ash everywhere. Nasty! I'm going to have to clean this whole thing out very very thoroughly once I'm done! "And for your penance for roasting holy cows....." rotfl Youuuuuuuuuu :P :eek: :hehe2: :woot: :lol3: Cleaning up is ALWAYS the worst part of any BBQ, ARFink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) So this is the result of my rubber stamp making yesterday. I once again derped up the laser and got it put on BACKWARDS. Mostly because I forgot that when you put a stamp on paper it makes a mirror image from the top surface. But on the other hand, it validates my technique for making the stamp itself, which turned out really great. Edited June 1, 2014 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 That is stunning, and does validate your technique! Too bad about the reversed image -- the dead give away, of course, are the initials!... You could just leave it that way for the fun of it... long ago there was a law firm that had an accident like that when their original engraved letterhead was created, and a ton of stationary was run before anyone noticed... so they just kept it. I can't duplicate it, but you can imagine......(the & needs to be upside down) Smith & Jones (and I guess that means another BBQ & cleanup????? sorry to put you through that a 2nd time!) Looked very distinctive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Love the stamp! (and the discussion about roasting holy cows.....) I'm glad your family is feeling better. I'm also happy to hear that you are starting to get bunches of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 I decided to run a little test and monitor my internet browsing habits. I figured out a couple of domains which I request very frequently which also happen to provide no positive feedback for my day to day life, and provide negative feedback on my work time. In other words, worthless waste of time websites. One of these is Imgur. I decided to block the domain on my own personal computer, and have begun to forcefully notice how often I navigate to their website on auto-pilot. :P It's a little unnerving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) I decided to run a little test and monitor my internet browsing habits. I figured out a couple of domains which I request very frequently which also happen to provide no positive feedback for my day to day life, and provide negative feedback on my work time. In other words, worthless waste of time websites. One of these is Imgur. I decided to block the domain on my own personal computer, and have begun to forcefully notice how often I navigate to their website on auto-pilot. :P It's a little unnerving. Owie. Rather like walking into a plate glass window a few times a day... or this [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CSmkym-Stw[/media] Either way, very educational! And memorable, I am sure... if you don't get a concussion.... Edited June 4, 2014 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Hmmm that is a good idea, blocking websites that are simply time wasters.... I may have to try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 In most Linux desktop distros you can find a domain blocker built right into GTK. I assume there are KDE and QT equivalents, or you can do it from the command line. I don't know how to do it in Windows, but I imagine that should be possible as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I actually found an extension for Chrome, which is the only browser I use so it is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Hmmm that is a good idea, blocking websites that are simply time wasters.... I may have to try that. If we all did that, Facebook would die. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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