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Sometimes I just have to turn my computer off so I can play my guitar and not be distracted by music software.

Most all my hobbies involve the use of a computer. Even when I am offshore fishing.

I am beginning to realize that I don't own this stuff, it owns me...lol

Billy


“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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Having nothing to do with nothing here was a word the google speech to text was able to understand. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious...pretty masin stuff.

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“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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Originally Posted By: Planobilly
Sometimes I just have to turn my computer off so I can play my guitar and not be distracted by music software.

Most all my hobbies involve the use of a computer. Even when I am offshore fishing.

I am beginning to realize that I don't own this stuff, it owns me...lol

Billy

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If you want to see out of control, here is the lines of g code I had to write to drill 16 holes.

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G00 G40 G49 G20 G90
N5 G20 (inches)
N10 M6 T1 (Change Tool1)
N15 M3 (Start Spindle)
N20 M7 (Flood Coolant On)
N25 G0Z0.500
N30 G0X0.000Y0.000Z0.500
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N45 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N50 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N55 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N60 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N65 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N70 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N75 G0Z0.500
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N85 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N90 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N95 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N100 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N105 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N110 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N115 G0Z0.500
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N140 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N145 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N150 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N155 G0Z0.500
N160 G0X0.000Y1.500 (Hole4)
N165 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N170 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N175 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N180 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N185 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N190 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N195 G0Z0.500
N200 G0X0.000Y2.000 (Hole5)
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N210 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
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N220 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N225 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N230 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N235 G0Z0.500
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N295 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N305 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N310 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N315 G0Z0.500
N320 G0X0.500Y.000 (Hole8)
N325 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N330 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
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N350 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N375 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N390 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N395 G0Z0.500
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N450 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N455 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N465 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N470 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N475 G0Z0.500
N480 G0X0.500Y2.000 (Hole12)
N485 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N490 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
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N500 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N505 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N510 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N525 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N530 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N535 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N545 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N550 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N555G0Z0.500
N560 G0X0.500Y3.000 (Hole14)
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n596 g00 X1.000 Y3.000 (HOLE 15)
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N605 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N615 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
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N625 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N630 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N635 G0Z0.500
N640 G01 x1.000 Y 2.500 F30 (HOLE 16)
N45 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 1)
N50 G1Z-0.150F30.0 (Slow plunge: 1)
N55 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N60 G0Z0.000 (Fast plunge: 2)
N65 G1Z-0.300F30.0 (Slow plunge: 2)
N70 G0Z0.000 (Retract to clean)
N75 G0Z0.500
%

Now that is working I am going to ride my bike then play some piano along with a BIAB demo!!


Oh, by the way I got the little amp order from Radio Shack. So I guess they have come back from the dead for the third time.
Billy

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“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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Here is my latest project. I want it to play Beethoven's fifth while spraying the field. If the neighbors don't like that I will have it play Time by Pink Floyd...lol Perhaps I will do a flying ad for BIAB...that would be cool.




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“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
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Originally Posted By: Planobilly
Sometimes I just have to turn my computer off so I can play my guitar and not be distracted by music software.

Most all my hobbies involve the use of a computer. Even when I am offshore fishing.

I am beginning to realize that I don't own this stuff, it owns me...lol

Billy


Nahhhh, not really.

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