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Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:35 pm

sully11 wrote:

HenryS wrote:

Thank's Rick already have a golf cart which I use for 18 holes this is mainly for when I walk the dog in the morning for exercise. :cock:

How about a harness and whip ?? :whip

Or a buggy with a long stick with a bone dangling off it..? :grommit:

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:20 am

A new slant on "walking" with the dog.........

Seejay · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:29 am

I'm finally on the verge of changing from an Apple iMac to a windows desktop. Have ordered the Lenovo all-in-one unit with 27" screen instead of the 24" iMac (largest available) and will be getting the tech geeks at Hardly Normal to do the changeover. The new item has 4 times the ram and twice the SSD memory (1 tb).

Anyone else done this, and if so what hurdles can be encountered? They'll be loading on my office 365 and norton anti everything plus what's on the hard drive. I have almost zero apps in use so they won't be a drama.

BC · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:08 pm

I've got a mate trying get a Ships Crest made, but struggling to find a manufacturer. I know they are few and far between these days.

I've found a couple on line, but one, "Presntos" is snowed under and holding orders for the time being. Another is "Nautical Style", but I don't think they do One-offs.

Do any of you Chippies know any other manufacturers?

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:26 am

Sometime ago I attempted to get a loan of one of the former Chippies Shop moulds from HMAS Nirimba (held at Spectacle Island) but the process was onerous and not entirely guaranteed of success (pissed off really, as I had gone to some effort to ensure they were not thrown out - for this reason). I seem to remember that the Presentos mob (albeit some years ago) had issues with supply due to the ill health of one of the principals. Could an existing plaque be sourced to make a mould? What ship?

Seejay · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:17 am

None at all nowadays. And the horrendous amount of time it would take to make up a crest from scratch, the use it as a plug to lay up a mould from it, then cast the new crest, and then paint it................! You're looking at around 2 weeks work @ at least $120 per hour. And then of course there's the side effects of working with that itchy, scratchy, sticky :shit:

I was approached on line to do this a couple of years back, having produced originals & moulds for Naval Association crests in Townsville & Darwin. Never again.

I suggest he continue to scan ebay, Gumtree, etc for it, plus advertise in all the many RAN facebook pages.

BC · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:36 am

Thanks CJ & Brian. From what read, Presentos sounds like it is more of a cottage industry setup and can't keep with orders these days.

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:42 pm

Out of interest, what ship?

BC · **Posted:** Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:16 pm

At this stage, he is looking for HMA Ships Brisbane III, Fremantle II, Melbourne III & Sydney IV.

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:45 pm

Maybe a longshot but........ does anyone know of the photo, appy, program kinda thing that allows you to put circles around faces in a picture and when you arrange the mouse marker, the persons name comes up?

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