OK how about changing the title, "Let's talk about a nice score when we feel like it"
It's all about DiamondJimi, isn't it.
Hey GAR, you gonna be @ NAMM 2010?
I snuck in last year, but not the one before it. Why do you need a pass?
If I do sheetrock I usually start with a dozen nails tacking the center, to the edges, then go outward legthwise before stitching in the screws one every two or three feet.
That's how I was taught in my teens, I don't know if that's code or not but I believe using more screws than that is a waste, myself.
He can go to the smaller NAMM in the summertime, they alternate between Chicago and some town in Tennesee..
I'm sure the Canadians have some stupid shit he can go to.
Do you see me trying to bum tickets off you, Hale?
I haven't done anything to 'hang on' to you...unless you think I'm calling you a douchebag to get on your good side.
Is that the best you can do, Hale? You and Diamondjimi couldn't come up with a single good response between you. You should put your heads together and make a dick.
I just talked to him on the phone. Waaaay different from what I was expecting. I figured he would be this crazy talker that talked a mile a minute, kinda like.. uh, me. :0 But he sounded like a laid back, soft spoken kinda guy. His girlfriend sounded nice too! I think he was freaking out on ME. When I talked to John (juice) over at Rothfans, he thought I was a black guy. Hmm.. maybe THAT'S why he seemed a little taken aback by me.
I'd like to add a couple comments he made here to this. He seems to have a strange fetish regarding young boys, as GAR frequently makes comments are purposefully farting in young boys faces and otherwise seeking them out for harassment...
I have some "inside info" on GAR and some educated guesses...
He's not just an internet weirdo, he plays one in real life too...
I dunno...I only framed and hung rock for about 11 years, so I'm no expert. Yet the first screw in the board went into the low corner where it butted a previously hung board. You'd slam the board, hold it in place with a knee, reach over and nail it with your gun, then add a second about six inches up. Then you'd go for a spot about six inches above your head on the same side. You see, you are trying to tie the boards together, to create a tight seam, but at the same time, you want to stop holding onto the damned board, as it's heavy. If you (or the framer) did their set up correctly, the boards will fit together perfectly. Simple math allows for this. Finally, you'd set a screw into the left side towards the middle or near the top, while holding the stud with your left hand, to allow correctness of contact.
And when you are paid by the board, you only tack things. Three screws on the right hand side, one on the left center or above will do. Where the boards meet, the studs are the stiffest. Only an idiot wastes his time "guesstimating" the center of the board (even if you drew a line top to bottom, there is no guarantee the stud will be behind it) with a screw gun, as the center stud is more or less flapping in the breeze by not being tied into another board. The object is to get as many boards up in the shortest time possible. You (or a subordinate) can finish things later.
Besides, tacking things is common sense. You never know when the over-weight GC will show up (usually when you are nearly finished) to announce that the low wall you just hung needs to be three feet to the left of where it was laid out in the plans. You see, he forgot to mention the revision that has been sitting on the dashboard of his sparkling clean truck since last Thursday and only remembered it today when he discovered the notice while looking for a toothpick.
Last edited by chefcraig; 09-22-2009 at 09:29 AM.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.― Stephen Hawking
One more thing. Besides being a remarkably bone-headed waste of time, starting in the middle on a new board creates a pivot point that can never be adjusted. When you are (finally) screwing off a center stud, you start at the bottom, working your way up the stud, rather than starting in the center on a fishing expedition that only leaves holes to be fixed by the finisher.
Nails every 9 inches with a screw inbetween every 2 feet, or 3 feet however you feel like is how I was taught.
The screws help the nails from popping in weather, when your sheet is bowed across a shitty frame or warped ceiling joists. Plus I could bang a nail in one shot, faster than zipping screws so its faster.
All you need is a toolbag to belt your nails and for the screws I'd use so few per sheet you just grab half a handfull to stitch in. It's not rocket science, but DJ apparrently could not figure the art of taping and painting so like the rest of his temporary life it will all probably come down with his next eviction anyways so why waste the extra effort?
I get spazzy too, just poopedout lately!
We had a busy day, hopefully we can hang for a bit before I bail at noon. GSG sounds pretty cool, one of the handful here I would like to meet offline.
I was really hoping to see his band but I came in the same nite and we were trashed from the houston dogleg to SA. But we're coming out again in a few weeks probably.
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