Leo Frisk came by to visit this week

[wroughtn_harv]

I was just walking over the bridge this evening and thinking how I was going to finish it off.........

So, what are you going to be making or teaching in the evening class?

I've got to go measure an opening for a walk gate this morning. It's in a gated community with zero lot lines. That means HOA rules.

The client wants to have the gate match an existing gate and he wants expanded metal over the lower half of both gates to keep his cat in.

The way I would normally want to do a job like this is to use curves and design to make smaller openings, kind of contain the cat without making the gate look like it's supposed to contain a cat. But it's been my experience that the last thing they should give architects and draftsmen is straight edges. They seem to be unable to draw without them.

So what I would like to teach the kids is to think without straight lines when possible. Curves not only give definition, they express personality.

 

[daedong]

Harv, I just dropped in here browsing, I stumbled on this thread, Good onya mate, hope all works out well for ya. Life is one long journey and I see you are making the most of it, great stuff!

 

[Egon]

daedong, its a long time since you have been heard from??

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Harv, I just dropped in here browsing, I stumbled on this thread, Good onya mate, hope all works out well for ya. Life is one long journey and I see you are making the most of it, great stuff!

Vin just the other evening at the grocery store I couldn't help but notice the man behind me had a helluva an accent. He's been here ten years. We talked about you and missus visiting us.

He explained that down under they now have 2.2 beer. It's ya'lls "light". Here "light" means less calories. Of course here we don't have the same attitude towards driving and drinking that ya'll do. I wish they did.

I got home tonight and found out I have a patent on the brackets and building system we discussed. US Patent #7,707,794.

I now have two patents which means with the new one I've now doubled the number I have. I will never be able to do that again no matter how hard I try or how lucky I get, right?

 

[Bird]

I got home tonight and found out I have a patent on the brackets and building system we discussed. US Patent #7,707,794.

Congratulations, Harvey!

 

[EddieWalker]

Vin I got home tonight and found out I have a patent on the brackets and building system we discussed. US Patent #7,707,794.

I now have two patents which means with the new one I've now doubled the number I have. I will never be able to do that again no matter how hard I try or how lucky I get, right?

Awesome news, CONGRATULAIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie

 

[txdon]

Great news Harvey!

 

[daedong]

Harv I hope you can make some money out of those patents!

Yes I was surprised that I could not get light beer in the US.

Its nearly 2 years since we where in the US and it was only today that I have started sorting out the pic from the trip, it was great to reminisce particularly seeing Jim, Don you and the others I will post a link to the album soon.

 

[jinman]

Congratulations Harvey!:thumbsup: Getting the patent is the 2nd best thing. The first is sellin' a boat-load of brackets. $ell, $ell, $ell....:cool2:

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Congratulations Harvey!:thumbsup: Getting the patent is the 2nd best thing. The first is sellin' a boat-load of brackets. $ell, $ell, $ell....:cool2:

Jim, there are companies out there that could take my system and integrate it into the marketing without missing a step. I understand the big money is made by the manufacturer and marketing of the products. I also understand that it takes a ton of money to set up to make all that money.

I'm looking for one of those companies to license the system and make themselves millions of dollars for doing so. I'll get my little cut for the idea and patent and the world will be a better place.

I could be one of those RV'rs real truck drivers love to hate and never feel a minute's guilt about it.