Dunno How You Folks Wrench....

[Marc Swanson]

> You've gotta crimp your wires when you repair them... aaahhh!! It's
> happening again; "To crimp or to solder that is the question, Whether it is
> longer to last or surer to secure the one over the other..."


well, in this case the big advantage to solder was the space savings.  Having 
a huge mess of crimp connectors can add quite a bit of thickness to the 
wiring.  Besides, a good solder joint is NOT going to come apart.  ever.


> I feel like some big Audi monster ate me and
> > >then pooped me out.
> > >I hurt all over, mostly from holding positions that my
> > >designers never
> > >envisioned. 

Yeah, I figured you were going to hurt after taking that door apart (3?) 
times!


> My advice is, have a Huw handy to yell at you
> > >and call you names
> > >and even having a Marc Swanson around to provide beer and
> > >soldering assitance
> > >(ok, he soldered, I drank) is very helpful. 

By the time I reached the bottom of *one* beer you were working on your 
third... how can I compete?

> Wrenching alone stinks.

I must be sick then.  Sometimes I do it for fun!


-Marc-
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