A new project!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220747)
Walnut Creek, California
December 30, 2024 8:26pm CST
I removed my dead printer from my desk today and discovered there are only two cables going into it: the electric and one hooks it up to the computer.
I either:
a) threw the printer off of my balcony, into the parking lot below, and screamed "May you rot in Hell you piece of sh*t!" --or--
b) quietly place it aside, to make room for the new printer.
I then either:
a) put on my Hazmat suit and removed large insect and small mammal and bird carcasses from behind and beneath where the printer had sat --or--
b) did some serious dusting behind and below where the printer had sat.
Finally, I did a "hot water treatment" on that part of my desk (I hope you remember those from my speaker restoration projects) and then sanded it down a bit with 150 grit sandpaper, to see if I could, in the long term, make the top of my desk look nice.
My intention is to oil the top of this desk, as I do with my speakers, and make it look pretty. Or at least acceptable. To historians. After my book comes out.
I'll attach my "before" picture, with the dead printer removed, and the (very dirty and dusty) surface water treated and lightly sanded. In a later post, I will attach a picture of the same desk with oiling started.
Wish me luck.
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11 responses
@celticeagle (168852)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Dec
I think that would be an a and an b. Nice new project for you.
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@celticeagle (168852)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Dec
@TheHorse ......Tell them hello for me. I'm sure it will come out nicely. Your projects usually do.
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@TheHorse (220747)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan
@celticeagle I never write about my abject failures. Except when I do.
@FourWalls (69462)
• United States
31 Dec
Hey, my “office” area used to look like that. Good luck in the restoration!
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@FourWalls (69462)
• United States
31 Dec
@TheHorse — nothing, I do everything on my tablet now. I don’t use my MacBook.
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@TheHorse (220747)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Dec
@jobelbojel I think I remembered to take a picture of when I had that section half oiled.
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We are getting rid of old stuff. I cannot believe how much we have in the house that we do not need.
@DaddyEvil (138020)
• United States
31 Dec
How many pieces did the printer explode into when you threw it off the balcony? And did any of your neighbors complain about you yelling at it like that? 
You keep Hazmat suits on hand? 
Wow!
Poor Kitty! I'm sure she was keeping the bird, insect and lizard carcasses for you during the Winter when it's too cold for her to want to go out and try to find fresh meat to bring back for you. 
You keep Hazmat suits on hand? Wow!
Poor Kitty! I'm sure she was keeping the bird, insect and lizard carcasses for you during the Winter when it's too cold for her to want to go out and try to find fresh meat to bring back for you. 2 people like this
Maybe Kitty is trying to tell you something? @TheHorse (220747)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Dec
@DaddyEvil She never tells me anything.
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@MarieCoyle (39168)
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31 Dec
I am sure you did ''b)'' in both steps. Ever the gentleman...hmm...
I find myself hoping you have a trash can handy. Enjoy your printer!
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@TheHorse (220747)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan
@MarieCoyle I dunno. It's a printer.
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@MarieCoyle (39168)
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1 Jan
@TheHorse
Did you get a laser printer, or an inkjet one?
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@kaylachan (72456)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Dec
Doesn't look to bad. Can't wait to see what it'll look like after you "restore" it.
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@wolfgirl569 (108824)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Dec
B and then B again. My first thought was that's not a speaker.
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@innertalks (22151)
• Australia
1 Jan
I haven't sanded any desk down since they used to force me to do that to my desk at the end of every school year, before we went on holidays.
Yours looks worth keeping, so a good sand might help it look better, but these days, most people let their stuff get grotty, then throw it out holus-bolus, and get a new one then instead.
@LindaOHio (182922)
• United States
31 Dec
Good luck. Have a great New Year's Eve.
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@LindaOHio (182922)
• United States
1 Jan
@TheHorse Thank you. I called and he answered; but he said he had to call me back. He never did. And now his phone is turned off.
