So you think it's easy?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218788)
Walnut Creek, California
July 9, 2017 2:59pm CST
I just got an email from the fella for whom I refinished two pairs of JBL L-100 vintage loudspeakers. He's chipping away the old glue from where the foam grilles go inside the grille frames that I restored. It's a pain in the neck, he told me!
I told him I'm glad I've never opened that particular "Pandora's Box," and gave him some advice about how to fix any damage he accidentally causes to the outside walnut veneer part that I restored.
So now I'm working on a pair of KLH 17s that will get beautiful (JoAnn's Fabric) screens and become a part of my permanent collection. I had to remove the old screens by taking out the staples one at a time. Then I spray painted the frame black, to match (more or less) the color of the woofers and tweeters. Finally, I will cut the screens out and hot glue them to the screen frames. That's a lot of work!
Do you have anything you do that appears easy to others, but actually is quite "nuanced" and/or requires a lot of work? For me, it's a labor of love, so I don't mind it. But I'm not ready or willing to open any new "Pandora's Boxes" right now.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Yes hairdressing is not just chopping, it is quite an intricate art.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Jul 17
@TheHorse I saw one guy the other day cutting hair with garden shears lol for real.
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@TheHorse (218788)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView I've never tried that. Horse clippers can cut pretty close.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jul 17
I don't blame you. I do research which can painstaking and labor intensive.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jul 17
@TheHorse .....I don't bill. I give people info I have found about natural herbal products. Other things too but that is one thing I really enjoy researching.
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jul 17
I guarantee that I couldn't do that without screwing it up.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jul 17
@TheHorse - Yes, but I'm not really very good at working with my hands.
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@TheHorse (218788)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jul 17
@teamfreak16 Refinishing speakers is mostly working with your hands for motor morons (like me). But don't tell anyone I said that.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
10 Jul 17
Didn't know you are a 'restoration genius'? Good for you!
@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Jul 17
Sometimes when I did graphic design work for certain clients, they would ask me why it cost that much . . . it's easy and wouldn't take that long, they'd say. Well if it were that easy and fast, they should have done it themselves and not even bother to ask me 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Jul 17
I do things how I do them, not sure if anyone cares.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Jul 17
@TheHorse Well, I can't help you - I don't work LOL! But I am a quality person!
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jul 17
Yes people seems to think that buying a dumpy house, painting and cleaning and sometimes sanding hardwood floors is easy.
I have refinished furniture before and that is not an easy job.
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@MusicalCatBird (59)
• La Jolla, California
9 Jul 17
Wow ur sooo handy!!! I wud surely break them instead of refurbishing anything LOOL
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