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basketcasE
Posts : 90
Join date : 2013-02-10
Age : 43
Location : los angeles, california
| | Subject: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:17 am | |
| since i've been active in a 'forum'. so this should be some fun -=]
recently started playing darts at a friends house. he's gotten all his friends into darts, including myself. we play some distorted version of 'cricket'. closing out 15-20 and bulls.. w/ a last dart (take another turn). we play for money.. usually start out at dollar games... and by the end of the session 5 - 10 dollars per game..
i've been playing for about 2-3 months...and i'm having a lot of fun. i've finally found a throw + grip which suits me and my consistency is getting there.
my name is gabriel. i'm from los angeles. i like bikes (Both) and do cnc stuff to get by.
hello!
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:21 am | |
| Hi Gabriel, Nice to hear from you and sounds like you have some good hobbies there, wish I could do cnc machining I would be making my own darts all the time! Welcome to the forum!  |
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Rebel
Posts : 2502
Join date : 2012-02-05
Age : 49
Location : UK
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:30 am | |
| Hi Gabriel, welcome to Darts Nutz  Hope you enjoy the forum  |
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spat66
Posts : 619
Join date : 2012-07-31
Age : 57
Location : Middle Georgia, USA
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:33 am | |
| Hi Gabriel -and welcome. I used to live in Los Angeles -Covina to be more specific |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:37 am | |
| The City of Angels, are you the Angel Gabriel?  |
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USMC80
Posts : 4871
Join date : 2012-01-17
Age : 43
Location : nj
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:57 am | |
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spat66
Posts : 619
Join date : 2012-07-31
Age : 57
Location : Middle Georgia, USA
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:58 am | |
| - getagrip wrote:
- The City of Angels, are you the Angel Gabriel?
NOT ME! |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:03 am | |
| - spat66 wrote:
- getagrip wrote:
- The City of Angels, are you the Angel Gabriel?
NOT ME! I meant Gabriel |
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spat66
Posts : 619
Join date : 2012-07-31
Age : 57
Location : Middle Georgia, USA
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:09 am | |
| I know I was just making sure as I know I come off as being somewhat angelic!  |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:11 am | |
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basketcasE
Posts : 90
Join date : 2013-02-10
Age : 43
Location : los angeles, california
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:23 am | |
| it's archangel* gabriel. aha...
well... i told myself when taking up this new interest i wouldn't let my usual work consume this hobby as well.. e.g. turning out dart after dart from the lathe hunting for that perfect design..
yet never actually throwing any.
cool thing about darts i've noticed. 80% player 20% dart.
but thanks everyone for welcoming me. seems to be one of the few communities left on the net which aren't condescending to any and every poster that isn't themselves. |
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jamie373
Posts : 886
Join date : 2012-08-30
Age : 45
Location : glasgow
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:27 am | |
| you could make a good side line making darts though . there is a guy in england that is getting a fair bit of work from the guys on this site . i know what you mean though . a lot of us find it hard to spend time throwing them when we're spending so much time ordering more to try . if you've got the skills and tools to make them at home yourself you could end up with an awful lot of darts kicking about your house lol |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:35 am | |
| I think a lot of people get caught up in the search for the perfect dart, its like the search for the Holy Grail, you will never find it. I am guilty of it, but I enjoy trying the many varieties of darts for the sake of trying them. |
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Saber
Posts : 5689
Join date : 2012-01-09
Location : Palm Coast,Florida 32137
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:40 am | |
| Welcome to the best dart forum on the net. Awww whats up with those Lakers this year and the Clippers are awesome man. Welcome,Welcome  |
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basketcasE
Posts : 90
Join date : 2013-02-10
Age : 43
Location : los angeles, california
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:45 am | |
| well i can say this.. to get the best value outta a machinist you'd want to have a good idea of what feature/design you're looking toward throwing with. like the final version. you can always re machine your own used barrels if you'd like. electric drill + file. and you're good to go. a file will shred brass down w/ ease. tungsten is another animal........... entirely. emachineshop.com if you want one offs but they're a bit on the pricey end when quantity is small. when i finish convertin' this lil lathe to cnc i'll be on it though ....... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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Bigshow
Posts : 1216
Join date : 2012-01-25
Age : 41
Location : Éire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:17 am | |
| Welcome to darts nutz Gabriel. |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:57 am | |
| - basketcasE wrote:
- well i can say this.. to get the best value outta a machinist you'd want to have a good idea of what feature/design you're looking toward throwing with. like the final version.
you can always re machine your own used barrels if you'd like. electric drill + file. and you're good to go. a file will shred brass down w/ ease. tungsten is another animal........... entirely.
emachineshop.com if you want one offs but they're a bit on the pricey end when quantity is small. when i finish convertin' this lil lathe to cnc i'll be on it though .......
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I'm jealous of that and your skill, wish I could do it. I know someone he has machined brass for a lot of years for model steam trains and engines, but he says he cant do tungsten as he has not got the tools for it? |
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myrddin56
Posts : 51
Join date : 2013-01-30
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:50 am | |
| Hi Gabriel,
Welcome to the forum, nice machine shop set-up!! Nice skill set to have.
Paul |
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Guitartjeppen
Posts : 48
Join date : 2013-01-06
Age : 57
Location : Oostende, Belgium
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:58 am | |
| Welcome, Wish I could CNC, I'd make the first Dartar (a dart with six string)  |
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Nucky
Posts : 458
Join date : 2012-11-13
Age : 57
Location : Cape Breton Island, CANADA
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:12 am | |
| Welcome aboard Gabe!!!
Looking forward to whatever you turn out - it should be interesting, please put up some photos.
A dartar, cool idea. I always wanted an electric with a body of a rubber chicken. |
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basketcasE
Posts : 90
Join date : 2013-02-10
Age : 43
Location : los angeles, california
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:01 pm | |
| thank you once again everyone for the warm welcome =)
i would screw around at work a lot more if the boss wasn't throwing his "personal projects" at me when a machine is free (wheel spacers and other useless crap).
funny thing is originally i had my board setup in garage. guess what i ended up doing the entire time i was in there? lol. |
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getagrip
Posts : 8793
Join date : 2012-01-09
Age : 54
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:35 pm | |
| lol once a tinkerer always a tinkerer, bloody Bosses eh, always getting in the way |
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basketcasE
Posts : 90
Join date : 2013-02-10
Age : 43
Location : los angeles, california
| | Subject: Re: it's been awhile ------------ Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:15 am | |
| - getagrip wrote:
- lol once a tinkerer always a tinkerer, bloody Bosses eh, always getting in the way
right? my greatest strength is my biggest weakness... |
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