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#138984 - 09/02/2003 15:46 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
genixia
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
53, 57
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#138985 - 09/02/2003 16:13 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: genixia]
LTJBukem
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Registered: 18/07/2001
Posts: 299
33 and 34 for me !

Fingers crossed !!
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#138986 - 09/02/2003 18:01 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
Daria
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
9,10

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#138987 - 09/02/2003 18:36 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
Guess exactly how many discrete pieces of wood/metal/whatever go into the construction of each dock I make.

Err.... which version of the dock? There *are* three different types, if I'm not mistaken, each of which likely have different part counts.

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#138988 - 09/02/2003 19:39 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: canuckInOR]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
>Which version

Good point. The "Works".

Cheers

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#138989 - 09/02/2003 20:00 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
phi144
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Registered: 15/02/2002
Posts: 314
Loc: New Hampshire, USA
14 or 16
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#138990 - 09/02/2003 20:25 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
foxtrot_xray
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Registered: 03/03/2002
Posts: 687
Loc: Atlanta, Georgia
Guess #1: 76.
Guess #2: 623. (sorry. heh.)

Me.
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#138991 - 09/02/2003 22:23 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
rearviewmirror
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Registered: 30/07/2001
Posts: 84
Loc: Bangalore, India
13, 65

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#138992 - 09/02/2003 22:28 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
thrasher
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Registered: 10/01/2002
Posts: 362
33 , 48
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#138993 - 10/02/2003 01:22 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
jarob10
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Registered: 07/01/2002
Posts: 274
Loc: Stockport, UK
88,89
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#138994 - 10/02/2003 15:17 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
No winner yet, and we have six docks nearing completion..

Who wants to be first.. or even to jump into the first 50!!

Just get the number of parts in a "Works" dock correct in one or two guesses.

Anyone.. ?

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#138995 - 10/02/2003 15:29 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
59
72

?

higher or lower... hahah.
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#138996 - 10/02/2003 15:48 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
Chimaera
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Registered: 10/09/2002
Posts: 285
Loc: DFW Area, Texas, US
53 and 56

OK, so I am not in the queue, but this looks like fun
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#138997 - 10/02/2003 15:49 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: Chimaera]
revlmwest
addict

Registered: 05/06/2002
Posts: 497
Loc: Hartsville, South Carolina for...
76

103

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#138998 - 10/02/2003 21:02 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
thrasher
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Registered: 10/01/2002
Posts: 362
how many guesses do we get.
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#138999 - 10/02/2003 21:49 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Okay, there are six docks ready for shipment now..

I'm emailing the top five on the list to get them to do the PayPal thing for these.. the sixth one is up for grabs for a few hours yet.. just guess the number of parts involved in the assembly I do here. See my previous posts for details.

Cheers!

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#139000 - 10/02/2003 22:00 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
You've got cash!
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#139001 - 10/02/2003 22:21 Dock Shipments: using the post office [Re: mlord]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Before everybody asks all at once, the docks are being shipped parcel post. This means delivery to the USA will take 7-10 days typically, possibly less or more if you get "lucky" (remember, luck can swing either way..).

Cheers

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#139002 - 11/02/2003 00:00 Re: Dock Shipments: using the post office [Re: mlord]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
can we guess again?

61
73

.. i need my dock at work! =]
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#139003 - 11/02/2003 00:00 Re: Dock Shipments: using the post office [Re: mlord]
Daria
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
Wait, you mean luck can be good? Since when?


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#139004 - 11/02/2003 08:06 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: mlord]
Mach
old hand

Registered: 15/07/2002
Posts: 828
Loc: Texas, USA
How about 1)28 or 2)36

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#139005 - 11/02/2003 08:47 Re: A Queue Jump Contest [Re: Mach]
cblake
journeyman

Registered: 01/10/2002
Posts: 79
how about.....

1) 22
2) 55
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#139006 - 11/02/2003 09:30 Re: Dock Shipments: using the post office [Re: loren]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Your dock is on its way already, Loren!

(your guesses were close, but nada..)

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#139007 - 11/02/2003 09:40 Queue Jump Contest: the answer [Re: mlord]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Okay, no winners, but here's the answer.

Each dock I construct (with the exception of unit #003), has exactly 75 parts that I must deal with individually. The four rubber feet I am supplying count as a single part, since I leave them stuck together for you folks to install after painting.

The parts consist of:
5 pieces of MDF
1 piece hardboard
2 laminate skids
2 strips of double-sided tape for skids
4 case screws for the bottom
2 screws for the latches
2 screws for the docking connector
2 screws for the fan
8 wood biscuits
1 fan
1 docking connector
1 RJ45 coupler
1 pre-made RJ45 patch cable
1 resistor for slowing down the fan
4 pieces of wood to hold RJ45 in docking position
1 sticky pad of 4 rubber feet (counts as one item here)
10 lengths of wire
11 contact pins for docking connector
9 pieces for power jack, and L/R audio (3 jacks, 3 washers, 3 nuts)
7 pieces for serial port (1 jack, 2 posts, 2 washers, 2 nuts)
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75 pieces

The attached photo shows all of the pieces, except for the 4 screws for the docking connector and fan, and the 4 pieces of wood for the RJ-45 are already glued into one piece.

Cheers


Edited by mlord (11/02/2003 09:49)

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#139008 - 11/02/2003 09:41 Re: Queue Jump Contest: the answer [Re: mlord]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Here's the photo


Attachments
140179-parts.jpg (252 downloads)


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#139009 - 11/02/2003 09:47 Re: Dock Shipments: using the post office [Re: mlord]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
7-10 days? Wow, do your mail carriers ride horses up there the way your police do?
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#139010 - 11/02/2003 09:47 Re: Queue Jump Contest: the answer [Re: mlord]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Dock unit #003 has 76 parts, because it uses two resistors instead of one (I was still fiddling to get the values right).


Edited by mlord (11/02/2003 09:50)

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#139011 - 11/02/2003 09:51 Re: Queue Jump Contest: the answer [Re: mlord]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
Ooops.. forgot to count the resistor first time around.

The post has now been corrected: 75 parts, not 74.

Cheers

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#139012 - 11/02/2003 09:52 Re: Queue Jump Contest: the answer [Re: mlord]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Woohoo!


Name = Tony Cebzanov

Model = Works, Shipped!

Total number of units ordered = 1


Which dock # did I get? And should we infer something by the fact that the dock serial numbers have 3 digits?
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#139013 - 11/02/2003 09:53 Re: Dock Shipments: using the post office [Re: tonyc]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14478
Loc: Canada
No, actually, it takes about 2 days to get to the USA from here, and then up to 14 days to travel the pony express across that great modern country to our south!

-ml

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