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I found this on a Brazilian forum of all places and thought I would share.

How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?


1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

You have to admit we have it covered in all directions, from sea level to the mountains, in high and low voltage and 50 and 60 Hz. There probably should be a tutorial created for new members.

Fred

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
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Can we please move this to the off topic discussion area?

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It is better to try and fail, than never try at all

Would this be a "light bulb/lightbulb" in a "fox bender/side bender" or does that neat to be heat blanket?

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Jim, I believe the correct wording would be "does that NEED to be heat blanket".

Sorry that was left wide open

sooo... i was thinking about changing the bulbs in my bender. any advice?...

It only takes one luthier to change a light bulb, but first he has to make a jig.

the
Padma

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Beat me to it padma. The joke i had was it takes one but it will take him 6 months to build the jig he needs to do it. ..Mike

Good one Padma... And timely, since I spent the whole day making jigs!
Mea Culpa.
But hey... I built my lighbulb changing jig years ago... I do have thoughts on improving it, though.

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I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said.
http://www.brackettinstruments.com/

"Me Too"

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Rich S

"The inconvenience of poor quality will linger long after the thrill of a bargain has been forgotten"

I bought a rosewood and brass light bulb changer from LMI years ago--a beautiful tool, perfectly balanced, and easy to use. This year I upgraded to a 3 hp Jet industrial light bulb changer. It's my most used tool. I have four light bulbs in my shop. I used to wait until they burned out before changing them. Now, as soon as they start to lose that "new light bulb sparkle" in the high violet frequencies, I swap them out. My problem: where do you buy uniform replacement bulbs? I Chladni test all my bulbs, and make adjustments wet sanding with 1200 grit near the base, but many bulbs are just unusable. Does everyone just buy the $25 Thomastik bulbs? How often do you change them? What's considered "adequate" light?

Carbon filament incandescents are the best, especially if the metal parts are brass; you just can't get them anymore. Tungsten filament incandescents were ok, but they have been banned. You guys who insist on using flourescents- the least you could do is go back to 8-foot tubes and crank out some lumens.... sheesh!

BTW- how many light bulb forums do you guys belong to?

I'd just keep lurking, but then you wouldn't know it was me....


Chris

On a Fox bender?? To blankets??
John Hall, Michael Dale Payne, .....
(oops_sign ....never mind....)

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Dave
Milton, ON

Got drawings for that, Padma?

Anybody got pics?

Is it on the tutorial page yet?

Pat

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

Yeah, me too, too.

Dennis

p.s. Please post the light bulb changing jigs in the jigs section of the lighting section of the electrical section, and make note whether it pertains to mercury filled fluorescents or energy wasting incandescents.

p.s.p.s. I think there is also a chance we may need subheaders or sub-forums for "Christian light bulb changing" and "non-Christian light bulb changing", as well as "Democrat light bulb changing" and "Republican light bulb changing." Lance and Brock, you may want to assign several new moderators to cover these sections to make sure it doesn't get overtly religious or political.

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Dennis Leahy
Duluth, MN, USA
7th Sense Multimedia

Light bulbs are so passé. Here’s a couple of links to one of my LED bike lights that I built. These things are so bright and small. They are great for tool lighting and also for lighting inside the box.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/sho ... p?t=186228
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=373055

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Rich S

"The inconvenience of poor quality will linger long after the thrill of a bargain has been forgotten"

I tried LED's but they do not get hot enough so I switched the bulbs in my bender to CF. This way I save money while bending.

...one more, to compare some light bulb changers to Hitler/Nazis!

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"...you have to get over your strict adherence to your largely imagined notion of absolute perfection..."

So the Padma got tired of working in the dark and slipt into the local grow op store, scored me some of them 4 ft long skinny fluorescent tubes...told them me was growing tomatoes...nice and bright....now me sproutin hair on top of me head, so yes they work real gooder they do. Don't know how to change the bulbs yet...but then they ain't burned out like me.


blessings
the
Padma

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I can't believe we're still screwing around with this thread!

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Hank Mauel

I don't understand why no one has noted the importance of a high-quality porcelain socket over plastic for maximum performance. After all, the devil is in the details!

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

And everyone clearly knows that there is a significant difference in the quality between Adirondack Red Lightbulbs and Canadian White Lightbulbs.... Why.. Only fakers use those inferior Canadian White Lightbulbs in their shop! (Well, except me... I buy them extra cheap because no one else wants them... and no one can tell the difference anyway...)

Thanks

John

Yo, Hank,

the only reason we still with this thread is because there ain't nothin else of any great interest going down on this site....

But wait, after Xmas toys are all built, the fat guy downs the chimney, we all fed on turkey and done the New Years drunk, me will start postin again and well momma always said I could stir the pot real good. Even learned how to role it once. But that was long ago back in me hippie days.


Blessings
the
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Well, I might not be here after Christmas. Just heard about the new California law:

Use a pun...Go to jail!


Where is the "groan" smiley face when you need one??????

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