tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post437657146004872165..comments2024-01-29T22:48:07.946-08:00Comments on The Filthy Platen: Politics and fixing the BijouScott Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-8941945292431014642012-10-14T19:04:17.996-07:002012-10-14T19:04:17.996-07:00Thanks Bill...
And yeah, every day I find myself...Thanks Bill... <br /><br />And yeah, every day I find myself resenting facebook even more. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-13538983960877966002012-10-11T03:20:10.069-07:002012-10-11T03:20:10.069-07:00Congratulations on #50! That is a neat article. ...Congratulations on #50! That is a neat article. I like the way you intermingled technicality and politics.<br />Facebook? eeek! yuk! I do not trust that site at all.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309368557482136354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-87940188955378181702012-10-10T15:18:53.427-07:002012-10-10T15:18:53.427-07:00Agreed. Facebook is diabolical.
You're right,...Agreed. Facebook is diabolical.<br /><br />You're right, it certainly doesn't give any springiness back into a Platen, but it does give it a tiny bit more flex. On the motorcycle forums that I occasionally grace, a lot of people use it to add elasticity to hardened weatherproofing boots. They usually soak it in the stuff for a few days, but it does give flexibility back. So it can - depending on the rubber, penetrate quite deep. <br /><br />Still. There's no substitute for replacing the rubber. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-26887613126656076962012-10-10T11:01:26.697-07:002012-10-10T11:01:26.697-07:00Hilarious, technically interesting, and politicall...Hilarious, technically interesting, and politically interesting post. (Never trust Facebook for anything.)<br /><br />I have not found that brake fluid changes the underlying hardness of a platen -- it affects only the outermost layer. Microns, as you said. However, that is good for improving grip.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-68987333535591723502012-10-10T04:51:18.917-07:002012-10-10T04:51:18.917-07:00I think I ended up coating it - maybe 5 times? In ...I think I ended up coating it - maybe 5 times? In the space of an hour or so. It was also quite hot in the shed that I did it with. <br /><br />The effect as great as I'd liked, as it really only returned the rubbery feel to the surface more than anything - but it didn't soak right into the platen from what I can tell, unlike how most other people's units have. It let me get more grip, but it didn't soften it all that much. Not like it has with others. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-57014856587606842332012-10-10T04:48:50.862-07:002012-10-10T04:48:50.862-07:00It looks.... AND types great! I'm rather infat...It looks.... AND types great! I'm rather infatuated with it! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-35105166375502893542012-10-10T04:48:11.329-07:002012-10-10T04:48:11.329-07:00Give it a go... be careful not to go too hard on t...Give it a go... be careful not to go too hard on those rollers, and make them 'spread'. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-61627400765264915052012-10-10T04:47:32.977-07:002012-10-10T04:47:32.977-07:00Thank you very much! It's the first time I'...Thank you very much! It's the first time I've ever managed to make it to 50 posts on a blog actually...Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-5688376996945683032012-10-09T21:39:04.312-07:002012-10-09T21:39:04.312-07:00The brake fluid thing didn't work on my... &qu...The brake fluid thing didn't work on my... "Bijou" so maybe I need to try it again and apply more. I can't imagine my platen is different than yours is.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407133004841846661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-64241262678998103532012-10-09T18:51:14.199-07:002012-10-09T18:51:14.199-07:00Cheers to you on your 50th post!
That Bijou looks ...Cheers to you on your 50th post!<br />That Bijou looks amazing.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-48066458792587735362012-10-09T16:52:49.428-07:002012-10-09T16:52:49.428-07:00Splendid! I am really going to have to try this fo...Splendid! I am really going to have to try this for some of the rubber I have that needs some work. A few of the flats are not absolutely terrible, and I hope this method could make some useable feed rollers!<br /><br />I've said it before, but the Bijou is a stunning machine. It looks like it types like a champ.L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-57286548088862161992012-10-09T15:58:46.152-07:002012-10-09T15:58:46.152-07:00Congrats on Post No. 50!Congrats on Post No. 50!teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-55297014631701690592012-10-09T15:24:22.545-07:002012-10-09T15:24:22.545-07:00Thank you very much for your kind words.
I try t...Thank you very much for your kind words. <br /><br />I try to keep things interesting, but I also think that sometimes people find I write... too verbosely. I might run out of steam eventually... <br /><br />The Facebook issue was a bit more complex than I was willing to go into, and I'm going to be watching it - but from afar. It is more about how people are using technology to directly bully people whose opinions they do not agree with. It is frightening to think about it, but people are being paid to manipulate social media on an increasingly large scale. This incident was just another knife-edge result of this. Facebook's staff are both too incompetent and lazy to be able to deal with the oncoming storm.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-7324837113000945042012-10-09T15:17:44.805-07:002012-10-09T15:17:44.805-07:00Well thank you! Well thank you! Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-7227930380686884952012-10-09T07:58:14.245-07:002012-10-09T07:58:14.245-07:00well done McGyvering! Congrats on the 50th post t...well done McGyvering! Congrats on the 50th post too, I've enjoyed them.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-57551122142562582202012-10-09T06:43:12.513-07:002012-10-09T06:43:12.513-07:00Happy fiftieth post! I'll soon be there myself...Happy fiftieth post! I'll soon be there myself.<br /><br />Yeh...facebook it a little over-zealous when it comes to things like that. I try to avoid talking politics at all there; I am afraid I'm being scrutinized by them already. It's a shame that we must sensor ourselves so, but I suppose that in some instances, it's the safest option. Very glad your friend got his account back! He sounds epically entertaining.<br /><br />Good job with the Bijou! It's a really gorgeous little machine. I have several that I really need to do <i>something</i> with the rubber on, but I'm really loath to do so. I may just do the Saran Wrap quick fix, for the time being.<br /><br />Thanks for being such an interesting and compelling blogger, and here's to 50 times 500 more posts! A.R.M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11647457788080424015noreply@blogger.com