Popular Post John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Another retirement gift for one of our Land Surveyors. Boy they are retiring quickly, much of the old guard had been leaving us, and more to come. The letters are routed with a template I made, then I simply paint the entire surface with several coats with rattle can, then let dry, and plane to expose the nice crisp lettering. This post is Cherry, with Ebony tapered plugs as the period punctuation. Just came off the planer, now final sanding and final touches. The base is clamped and glued too. So the question begs, who's making my retirement post! DAB, Gene Howe, HARO50 and 8 others 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Bet we can find someone here to do a post for ya. HARO50, John Morris and Grandpadave52 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 I'll drop that bug in the County Surveyor ear when the time comes! Good idea Gene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HandyDan Posted August 26, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 May have to make your own now and give it to someone to hold onto until the time comes. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Cal, HARO50 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Just need to mount the post to the base, coat of wipe on, then mount the brass disk into the base. Almost done! Grandpadave52, p_toad, Dadio and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, HandyDan said: May have to make your own now and give it to someone to hold onto until the time comes. Dan, that just feels like plain ol bad luck! Cal and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) what's the text mean? >>oops, Riverside County Surveying Edited August 26, 2018 by kmealy HARO50, Cal and John Morris 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Do you make the brass disk? Herb John Morris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 38 minutes ago, kmealy said: what's the text mean? >>oops, Riverside County Surveying You got it Keith, RIV CO SUR, for "Riverside County Surveyor". RIV CO SUR is on all of our monuments and control points around our county, and on our projects as well. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 32 minutes ago, Dadio said: Do you make the brass disk? Herb No Herb, that sucker came from a survey supply outfit that specializes in marking monument disks for surveying. Pretty cool eh! For setting monumentation, we will however stamp our own with a steel stamping kit, but for a show piece like this, we like to have it perfect and done professionally. HARO50, p_toad, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dadio Posted August 26, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 1 hour ago, John Morris said: No Herb, that sucker came from a survey supply outfit that specializes in marking monument disks for surveying. Pretty cool eh! For setting monumentation, we will however stamp our own with a steel stamping kit, but for a show piece like this, we like to have it perfect and done professionally. That is so cool,makes such a professional presentation, I would retire early just to get one of those, better than a gold watch. Herb John Morris, Grandpadave52, Cal and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 53 minutes ago, Dadio said: That is so cool,makes such a professional presentation, I would retire early just to get one of those, better than a gold watch. Herb They really are neat Herb, the guys love them. p_toad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HARO50 Posted August 26, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Dadio said: That is so cool,makes such a professional presentation, I would retire early just to get one of those, better than a gold watch. Herb Who needs a watch once you're retired, anyway? John Grandpadave52, Dadio, Harry Brink and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Just now, HARO50 said: Who needs a watch once you're retired, anyway? John Exactly! I'll probably be making these for the guys still employed long after I retire, till I die actually. HARO50, p_toad and Dadio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 i got zip when i retired. i got a phone call, "today is your last day, send in the laptop with your last expense report" and that was it. they chose the timing. not even a coffee mug or ream of paper. nothing. somewhere in my files i have a photo of the survey marker at South Pole in Jan 1994. brass item with similar engraving. Grandpadave52, p_toad, John Morris and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, DAB said: somewhere in my files i have a photo of the survey marker at South Pole in Jan 1994. So that explains your avatar! Cal, DAB and p_toad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 11 minutes ago, DAB said: i got zip when i retired. i got a phone call, "today is your last day, send in the laptop with your last expense report" and that was it. they chose the timing. not even a coffee mug or ream of paper. nothing. somewhere in my files i have a photo of the survey marker at South Pole in Jan 1994. brass item with similar engraving. After 28 years with the company, I got 10 days paid vacation at the company condo on the Big Island at Kona ,and round trip ticket for wife and I and son, and a check for $3K. It made up for all that free overtime I put in over the years. Like the Old Scotsman I worked for for years said, "They retired me with dignity", I was Happy. Didn't get a marker tho. After that it was "Herb,who?" Herb HARO50, Grandpadave52, p_toad and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Like DAB, I got zip. But, I was self employed. The feeling of freedom was enough. p_toad, Harry Brink, Dadio and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Dadio said: After that it was "Herb,who?" Oh no it's not...everyone knows by now it's Sir Herbor Fright, Esq. Dadio, p_toad, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: Like DAB, I got zip. But, I was self employed. The feeling of freedom was enough. I would have complained to the H-R Department. Cal and p_toad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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