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Disclosed herein is a tethered earplug construction comprising a pair of plasticized thermoplastic foam earplugs tethered together by one or more flexible plasticized thermoplastic cord elements. Attachment of the cord element to the earplug is achieved by ultrasonic welding.
1. An earplug construction comprising a pair of earplugs composed of a plasticized thermoplastic polymeric foam tethered together in spaced array by means of at least one flexible cord element composed of a plasticized thermoplastic material, fixation of said cord element to said earplugs being by ultrasonic weldments of the ends of said cord element to the polymeric foam material of said earplugs.
2. The earplug construction of claim 1 comprising two separate and distinct cord elements fixed to said pair of earplugs, said cord elements together defining a necklace adapted to be worn about the neck.
3. The earplug construction of claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic polymeric foam of said earplugs contains a sufficiently high concentration of organic plasticizer therein as to provide said foam with a rate of recovery from 60 percent compression thereof to 40 percent compression thereof of from 1 to 60 seconds and an equilibrium pressure at 40 percent compression thereof of from 0.2 to 1.3 p.s.i.
4. The earplug construction of claim 1 wherein said polymeric foam of said earplug is composed of a homopolymer or copolymer comprising at least 85 percent by weight of vinyl chloride.
5. The earplug construction of claim 4 wherein said cord element is composed of a homopolymer or copolymer of vinyl chloride.
6. The earplug construction of claim 1 where said flexible cord element is rendered limp by sufficient plasticization of said plasticized thermoplastic material of construction thereof.
7. The earplug construction of claim 1 wherein said cord element is of single strand construction.
The present invention relates broadly to hearing protectors of the earplug type and is more specifically concerned with earplugs composed of plasticized thermoplastic foam materials.
Plasticized thermoplastic foam earplugs are known from such literature as British Pat. No. 733,542, to Gustav Hultgren, filed Oct. 16, 1953 and U.S. Pat. No. Re. 29,487, to Gardner, Jr., issued Dec. 16, 1977. Hultgren discloses earplugs formed of a soft spongy material which preferably consists of a softened vinyl chloride polymer or copolymer. The noise damping effects of the earplugs are disclosed to be controllable through control of the density and pore size of the spongy material of construction. Gardner, Jr. discloses earplugs composed of a resilient plasticized polymeric foam, such as polyvinyl chloride or polyurethane. The polymeric foam material of construction contains a sufficiently high concentration of organic plasticizer as to provide said material with certain rate of recovery and equilibrium pressure properties and, by virtue of this combination of properties, the earplugs of Gardner, Jr., upon compression thereof, are readily insertable into human ear canals whereupon they expand to provide comfortable and uniform sealing of the canals and act as highly competent sound barriers.
For use in certain environments it is often desirable to provide earplug type hearing protectors with suitable means to prevent their loss should they work loose or otherwise be dislodged. For instance, this is an important feature to provide for workers in the food processing industry wherein all due care must be exercised in preventing foreign matter from entering the foodstuff products. Likewise, those who work at substantial elevations or heights, such as iron and steel workers, are also desirably provided with hearing protector wares which are not susceptible of accidental loss.
It is known to provide earplug constructions comprising a pair of earplugs which are tethered together in spaced relation by means of a cord element which may be secured to the user's person or clothing. However, earplug constructions of this type have, heretofore, been essentially limited to those earplugs composed of unfoamed polymeric or elastomeric materials. Unfortunately, these unfoamed earplugs generally do not confer as uniformly competent hearing protection as do plasticized polymeric foam earplugs such as taught in the hereinbefore-mentioned Gardner, Jr. patent. It has been proposed to thermally weld a flexible thermoplastic cord to earplugs composed of plasticized thermoplastic foam materials. However, this has not heretofore been successfully accomplished on a practical assembly line basis to the knowledge of the present applicant. Indeed, the art has generally recognized that ultrasonic sealing or welding of plasticized polyvinylchloride materials cannot normally be achieved. For instance, at page 1345 of Volume 3 of The Encyclopedia of PVC, edited by Leonard I. Nass, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1977 it is stated: "Ultrasonic sealing cannot be used with flexible or plasticized PVC. The high-frequency sonic vibrations are not effective in generating the heat of fusion of soft substances." It also appears that one aspect of the problem resides in the tendency of thermoplastic polymeric foam materials to rapidly collapse upon application of welding heat thereto, thereby to result in substantial distortion of the earplug and to result in an excessively weak weldment or union between the earplug and the thermoplastic cord element. In accordance with the present invention, however, this problem has been solved.
It is a principal object of the invention to provide a novel tethered earplug construction wherein a pair of earplugs composed of a plasticized thermoplastic polymeric foam material are tethered together by means of one or more flexible plasticized thermoplastic cords.
It is another object of the invention to provide a novel tethered earplug construction defining a necklace to be worn around the neck of the user.
It is another object of the invention to provide a method for thermally welding a flexible platicized thermoplastic element to a plasticized thermoplastic polymeric foam ware such as to provide an adequately strong union while avoiding deleteriously extensive collapse of the cell structure of the polymeric foam ware.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will, in part, be obvious and will, in part, appear hereinafter.
In accordance with the invention, the tethered earplug construction comprises at least one cord element composed of a flexible plasticized thermoplastic material, the ends of which cord element(s) are ultrasonically welded to a pair of earplugs composed of a plasticized thermoplastic polymeric foam material.
The method of the invention comprises rigidly supporting that portion of a ware composed of a plasticized thermoplastic foam material to be involved in the weldment, applying an element composed of a flexible plasticized thermoplastic material against said supported portion of the foam material by application of an ultrasonic transducer thereto and by spacing of said transducer from said rigid support as to define a gap within which said element is biased against said supported portion of said foam material, applying sufficient ultrasonic energy through said transducer for a sufficient period of time as to cause fluxing of the materials of both said element and said supported portion of said foam and cooling the resulting welded assembly to below fluxing temperature while maintaining it within the gap defined between said transducer and support.
FIG. 1 is a schematic, diagrammatic perspective view of one embodiment of the tethered earplug construction of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic, diagrammatic perspective view of another embodiment of the tethered earplug construction of the invention wherein said construction defines a necklace.
FIG. 3 is a schematic, diagrammatic side view disclosing one manner of use of the tethered earplug construction of FIG. 2.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the tethered earplug construction of the invention broadly comprises a pair of earplugs 5, each composed of a plasticized thermoplastic polymeric foam material and at least one cord element 7 composed of a flexible plasticized thermoplastic polymer. Each end 9 of cord 7 is ultrasonically welded to one or the other of the earplugs 5. Generally speaking, the earplugs 5 can be composed of any suitable plasticized thermoplastic polymer foam. Accordingly, foamed polymers of ethylene, propylene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, diisocyanate, cellulose acetate or isobutylene can all be generally employed. Generally preferred are vinyl chloride homopolymers and copolymers comprising at least 85 percent by weight of vinyl chloride and up to 15 percent by weight of other monomers such as vinylidene chloride; vinyl esters of carboxylic acids, e.g., vinyl acetate, vinyl propionte, vinyl butyrate and vinyl benzoate; esters of unsaturated acids, e.g., alkyl acrylates such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, allyl acrylate, and the corresponding esters of methacrylic acid; vinyl aromatic compounds, e.g., styrene, orthochlorostyrene, para-chlorostyrene, 2,5-dichlorostyrene, 2,4-dichlorostyrene para-ethylstyrene, vinyl naphthalene and α-methyl styrene, dienes such as butadiene and chlorobutadiene; unsaturated amides such as acrylic acid amide and acrylic acid anilide; unsaturated nitriles such as acrylic acid nitrile; and esters of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids, e.g., the methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, amyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, allyl, methallyl, and phenyl esters of maleic, crotonic and fumaric acids and the like. It is also much preferred that the earplugs 5 each be composed of a plasticized thermoplastic polymeric foam material containing a sufficient concentration of an organic plasticizer therein as to meet the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. Re. 29,487, mentioned previously. For further details relative to specific plasticized thermoplastic formulations and methods of fabrication of such earplugs reference may be had to said patent which is specifically incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Cord element 7 can be composed of substantially any flexible plasticized thermoplastic material. Preferably, the cord element 7 will be composed of an unfoamed plasticized thermoplastic polymer containing few, if any, vacuoles. Moreover, it will usually also be preferred that said cord element 7 be a single strand construction as opposed to braided or twisted multi-strand constructions. For purposes of ensuring compatibility it is generally also desirable that the thermoplastic polymer employed for the cord element of the invention be chemically similar to the polymer employed in the fabrication of the earplugs 5. For example, where the earplugs 5 are composed of a polymer or copolymer or mixture wherein the prevailing monomer is vinyl chloride, it will normally be desirable that the thermoplastic material from which the cord element is constructed also be composed predominantly of a vinyl chloride polymer. It is further desirable that the cord element 7 be flexible and limp in order that it tend to drape close to the body of the user and in order to mitigate against transmission of sound to the ear plug through said cord element. This can usually be provided by use of sufficient plasticizer in the composition thereof. Finally as regards the cord element 7, said element should, of course, be of sufficient strength as to accomplish its intended purpose of securing the earplugs to the wearer; however, it should not be so strong as to constitute a hazard to the wearer should it become entangled in machinery or other apparatus. This tailoring of strength of the cord element 7 can usually be readily accomplished by suitable formulation of the thermoplastic material of construction thereof and/or by selection of a suitable cross-sectional dimension thereof. The length of cord element 7 is subject to considerable variation and it is enough to say that said length should obviously be such as to sufficiently space the earplugs for use while providing enough slack to secure the cord element to some convenient apparel of the wearer. On the other hand, the cord element 7 should not be so lengthy as to constitute a hazard or to interfere with the wearer's activities.
As mentioned, it is intended that the cord element 7 be secured in any suitable fashion to the wearer. For instance, where safety hats are employed in the environment, a suitable clip may be employed to secure the cord element to the hat. Alternatively, the element 7 may be pinned or otherwise secured to other clothing worn by the user. In the embodiment of the construction of the invention shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, however, such additional measures for securing of the cord element 7 are not required. Referring now to said Figures, it will be seen that this construction comprises a pair of earplugs 10 tethered together by means of two cord elements 13 and 15, respectively, which may be of equal or different lengths. As shown more clearly in FIG. 3, this construction may be employed as a necklace whereby, upon insertion of the earplugs 10 into the ear canals, the cord element 15 is caused to hang to the front of the wearer while the cord element 13 is caused to hang behind the wearer's neck. Should one or both of the earplugs 10 be dislodged, they are secured against loss by this necklace arrangement.
An important aspect of the tethered earplug construction of the invention resides in the use of ultrasonic energy to weld the ends of the plasticized thermoplastic cord elements to the plasticized thermoplastic foam earplugs. Referring to FIG. 1 for illustrative purposes, this ultrasonic welding can be achieved by supporting a portion of sidewall 8 of plug 5 against a metallic anvil. End 9 of cord element 7 is placed against the end of earplug 5 and an ultrasonic transducer or "horn" is urged against said end 9 so as to define a gap within which the end 9 is biased firmly against the polymeric foam of the earplug. Desirably, the contacting surfaces of at least the supporting anvil will be knurled or otherwise textured so as to more securely capture the thermoplastic assemblage to be welded. The ultrasonic transducer is energized with sufficient power and for a sufficient duration such that the thermoplastic material of the end 9 of cord 7 is fluxed along with the foam material of the earplug 5. Ultrasonic frequencies of about 20 KHz/sec, or greater, at power outputs of about 380 watts, mechanical, have been found to be suitable. The duration of application of the ultrasonic energy will normally be very short, typically on the order of about 0.3 second. Upon completion of the ultrasonic transducer operation, the welded assemblage is maintained within the gap between transducer and anvil until the resulting weldment has cooled to below the fluxing temperature thereof. Normally, the cooling period necessary will also be of relatively short duration under ambient temperature conditions.
The weldments produced by ultrasonic welding of the thermoplastic assemblages in accordance with the above disclosed methodology are characterized by their relative strength and by the fact that that portion of the plasticized thermoplastic foam material forming part thereof is not completely fluxed into a solid continuous state. This last is believed important since it indicates that a clearcut line of demarcation between thermoplastic foam material and weldment material is avoided, thus providing for more uniform distribution of whatever physical loads are subsequently applied to the weldment and avoiding undue stress concentrations therein.
Employing the ultrasonic welding technique of the invention tethered earplug constructions are readily fabricated utilizing earplugs composed of plasticized polyvinylchloride foams containing substantial concentrations of organic plasticizers and an extruded highly plasticized flexible single strand polyvinylchloride cord element having a diameter of about 0.060 inch. The bond strengths of such weldments are found to be typically within the range of about 2 to 2.5 pounds, which is entirely adequate for the purposes of the tethered earplug constructions of the invention.
Having thus described the invention, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to make various changes and modifications in the embodiments of the invention specifically disclosed in the foregoing description and the drawing hereof. It is to be noted, therefore, that the concepts disclosed herein are intended to be limited only by the appended claims.
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The 2013 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, a destination literary and arts festival created in response to the Bali bombings in 2002
New French Book Festival Starts in Paris
The Festival des Ecrivains du Monde, a celebration of world literature, began in Paris Friday September 20, continued through the weekend and carried over for two days in Lyon where it ends today.
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Almost everybody reported increased sales to China, and no one had failed to note (and welcome) the changes within the Chinese reading and publishing community.
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In a ceremony at the 2013 Beijing International Book Fair, Guinness World Records (GWR) and China's Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing (FLTRP) signed an agreement for the publication of the 2014 Chinese-language edition of the Guinness World Records annual book.
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The second day of the Beijing International Book Fair continued to see crowded booths and satisfied exhibitors despite the 80-minute (or longer) commute from the city center to the three-year-old new exhibition center.
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More than 2,260 publishers from 76 countries are expected to attend the 20th Beijing International Book Fair which runs from August 28 to September 1.
BEA 2013: Shanghai's New Children's Book Fair
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If there was a common theme to the six books presented by six editors at the Editors Buzz panel at Javits Wednesday, it could be that "hell is other people," and death, just like birth, is an inevitable fact of life.
Shanghai Gets New Children's Book Fair
The inaugural China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF), to be held at the Shanghai Mart Exhibition Center, is set for November 7-10.
Another Big Year Expected for LéaLA: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013
In just three short years, LéaLA has become the largest Hispanic book fair in the U.S.
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Despite cold, rainy weather and scheduling that rubbed up against Passover and Easter, attendees at this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair reported that foot traffic was heavy, moods were optimistic, and business was getting done.
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As the Bologna Children's Book Fair draws to a close, join us for a photo-tour of the fair, from the espresso-fueled activity on the trade show floor to the afterparties, awards ceremonies, and meetings between longtime friends and colleagues.
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Bologna is celebrating its golden anniversary, and although one of the joys of the fair is reconnecting with longtime colleagues and friends from around the world, there are also many firsts this year: new lists launching, first-time attendees taking it all in, and Bologna veterans returning in new roles.
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On Tuesday night, hundreds of children's book publishers and other Bologna Children's Book Fair attendees filled the Teatro Comunale, Bologna's opera house, for a grand anniversary gala and awards ceremony to celebrate the fair's 50th anniversary.
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Hey there Martha, I sent you an email so we can resolve this. Sooo sorry for the inconvenience. Look forward to hearing from you!
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I think I may have been charged twice for three tickets to tonight's film at HRC. How can I find out if that happened? I ordered online and don't know if even anything was charged. I wanted two VIP passes and I'm worried (1) that nothing was charged and (2) that it may have been charged twice. I wanted 3 $25 tickets.
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Visited the gardens while touring the blackwater valley. It was a lovely day and so relaxing walking around the gardens and even just sitting around was so peaceful. Hard to see... read more
Visited the gardens while touring the blackwater valley. It was a lovely day and so relaxing walking around the gardens and even just sitting around was so peaceful. Hard to see... read more
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I am not a great heritage fan but we had the pleasure of a guided tour of this castle and for anyone interested in castles and related matters you really should put here on your to visit list.
Visited the gardens while touring the blackwater valley. It was a lovely day and so relaxing walking around the gardens and even just sitting around was so peaceful. Hard to see why it costs 8euro entry but when you see the beautiful staff in the gallery and the exhibition you can maybe justify it but something you might do more... More
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First and foremost, i would say that by far the most spectacular view from the castle is on the bridge outside - this is totally free and stunning and is fantastic, almost magical. the gardens are quite nice with a wide variety of plants and fruit and veg but its the castle i was more interested in and its a... More
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Beautiful little town and lovely walks in this well maintained gardens beside the picturesque castle besides the banks of the river. Take a picnic if weather is good no problems with free parking
This castle is for photos only as you can get in to view the interior if you are willing to rent it for a week for the princely sum of 30,000 euros. But if you like gardens, these gardens are very nice and worth a visit. They give you a brochure that helps to identify the plantings which is very... More
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I have a doe that I got when she was 5 months old. She was bottle fed and raised around kids. She is now a year old. About 4 months ago, she started headbutting our kids. Hard. Not playing. Our kids NEVER played at headbutting with her, so it must have been something she learned at her previous home. The minute she sees anything smaller than her - kid, chicken, cat, rabbit, baby goat - she goes after it. I taught the kids to blow in her face when she starts, which works if they can get that close to her without getting nailed. I need to stop this behavior. Any suggestions? I don't want to resort to slapping her when she does it, but other than a squirt bottle and blowing in the face I'm at a loss.
Try a shock collar at full shock. We trained a friendÂs Billy not to butt with one. It was one that is for a large dog and within 2 weeks he was a changed goat! It is something that must be meant "head on" so to speak before someone or an animal gets hurt.
Carry the controller in your pocket and activate it from your pocket so she can't see it. They are very smart and can put 2 & 2 together and get 4. That is why the spray bottle does work if you plan on carrying one all the time. Once she sees you without it she may start again.
Her actions maybe stem from the need to be with a Billy and have kid. They do strange things when it is their time.
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Oh my Gosh.....memories of my childhood and summers in Texas. The billy used to absolutely strike fear in our hearts and I've spent what seemed like hours holed up in the outhouse because he was outside waiting, until somebody missed me and came looking. Try spending time in an outhouse in the Texas sun in summer. LOL. I don't know if the head butting was worse.


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I had three of these bikes in high school,from a Pony to a Throubread, I am wondering if any of you folks got on one of these ol rides. John
Man I had some good times on those bikes,flat head motor,outside primary case,real easy to work on, cool pipes. They use england tranies and when they went with enclosed primary and the jap bikes came on they pretty much had to fold up. Those rides made high school almost ok. They are going for up to 9$ now makes we wish I had kept one of mine. J
When I was growing up the rich kids had mustangs and we rode used cushmans. Actually these scooters were very nice and very fast. Mustangs were made in California and mostly sold west of the Mississippi river.
This is a 1956 Mustang Pony
This is a 1956 Mustang Stallion
O Man!!! I still love that Bike Thanks Fred! The first one I had was a Pony I bought it with the frount end touching the frame some other crazey kidd had wrecked it hmmmm I sold it the same way some little ol Lady stoped in the middle of the intersection I went over the bars thru the windshild of her car,back out and landed on top of the car. NO lie Bro of course I was 17.
As soon as I could walk ( my knees hit the bars a little hard) and the stiches were out I was back up on the throughbread It had rear springs and a little different frame and it was a nice ride but really I liked the Pony better. Back then even a wrecked Mustang was worth $200 so I got I am thinking like $70 for the first Pony put that down on the TB with the bike shop in Midland Texas and sold it back to them after a month or so and bought another damaged Pony.
Belive me my folks dident like all this one little bit but I had a job at the Pizza Hut and they went with the first Pony but after that I was on my own by this time I knew how to trun a wrench and this ride had been hit about the same way only not as bad I got the frount end straight with a lot of help from a local Guy and I was back up.
Money now and Money then is different but I had a few Pals and we got that Pony Nice,,releved the block just a little and installed a carb off of a gas powered compresser if you can belive it with a manafoild that turned left and down drafted to the side, that factory frount mounted Carb would pick up dirt like your cant belive, anyway it seems slow now but that little ride would do 65 pretty quick.
I went into the army pretty much after high school, sold the Pony and all that. While I was short time in El Paso I was up on a TR 550 and then a Norton 750 but really That Pony is still a love of mine.
Thanks again Fred.John
John it is amazing we survived our scooters as kids. I don't think the traffic was as congested as now and things seemed a little slower.
Over the past 3 years I think the prices have come down a little for the mustang scooters. There are a lot of beautifully restored bikes out there for sale. You might enjoy this site http://www.mmcoa.org/
There is a large motorscooter swap meet in Portland IN each July with all kinds of scooters and parts for sale. Always many Mustangs and parts.
OMG...I am not alone!! so funny. I havent really done a google on Mustnags I usualy am over on the deck site they had a new listing on Scooters so I drifted on over here.
You be right Fred,riding must be a whole nother smoke now a days. I always thought it was just a matter of time before I was back up on a bike but in El Paso after I got out I started a build up on a four door hardtop 57 chev sold the Norton, then I started hearing that sound in dreams and just every now and then, the sound of hitting that windsheild like chrushing plistic bags in your hand I dident think about it much with the military and all.
I most always was keeping up on the Sporties with the 1200 motors, a few years later I thought out that I was scared to death of riding funny how that comes to a person little at a time.
Cool site! thanks! I noticed the carb thing has been addressed in a few ways, a lot of Folks still love those ol rides. I tell you Mon the sound of that flat head motor and the feel of twisting on the power with that short wheel base, knowing every part on it and how it worked, what a rush. You dident get on that Bike you got in it.
Latley with all the Bike shops around I am thinking about geting back on a person can just about go putting around on a clear sunday or a moon lit night and enjoy being on a Motor, mabey being the ol lone wolf just every now and then. J
John the 500 Bullet Classic is a good looking bike, the 'old school' look. I have been lusting for one for a couple of years. The newer models with electric start and electronic ignition a very nice. It is a good riding, reliable bike but it is not a new Honda there is still a lot of 50s-60s technology. It is not fast, it will run 60-65 down the road, not a long distance cruiser.
I want a Bullet Military with the optional saddle seat.
Check out http://www.royalenfield.com/app/US/
Send pictures if you get one.
Yo Fred,a local bike shop had a couple of Bullets, I took the one with disk breaks with a kick/electric start out for a little ride. They also had a 65 Pony if you can belive it back in the shop it had a leak going on with the carb but they let me take it out anyway,Sweet!!!
The Bullet is a dog,no lie that 40 year old pony was faster the guy was telling me it had been ported and realived but still I was thinking it would be a little like the BSA 500 no way I cant see that motor pulling a side car.Very hard to shift something I havent seen before on any Bike.
I went to that site and a few others and it seems the Bullet has a long break in period with an adjustment or two needed. Also they have it set up for a really lean burn combined with a very mild cam and the pipe completly stoped up with a batted muffler. There are parts to fix these things but a Person would have to break the whole thing down,change the carb and the jets,install a desent cam, remove the muffler and get a straight baffel some place for the tail pipe .While I was giving it a second look the tires are really thin and there is not enough room on the back frame to fit a larger tire on it.
They must be setting them up for some other market then I am in. Still Looking. John
My 2nd motorcycle was Mustang Pony. Great ride. It was probably a '50 or '51. I rode it all over the streets and fire roads of Southern Calif. I spent all my spare time and money, when I wasn't riding it, customizing it. I then moved to New Jersey - nobody there had ever heard of a Mustang. Since my girlfriend wouldn't be caught dead on the back of something like that, I ended up with an 1933 Plymouth 4 dr. sedan. Lots of fun of other kinds in that one.
Anybody know where I could buy one? If it didn't come too dear I'd sure like to have one.
My current rides are a 2001 Triumph Bonneville - great bike. All the good stuff of the originals and none of the drawbacks. It will do 110 dead stock with a windshield. Also a Kawasaki Concours - great sport-touring bike, solid, trouble free, fast and pretty comfortable. At my age that helps (figure it out - I graduated from High School in '52.
John Hyatt.
If you want some good advice on older Sportsters make a run over to WWW.Sportster.org and look for the link to XL-List
Sign up to the List then post a message that Ken told you to look up, Lee C. Bussy, and ask him for some advice on Iron Head Sportsters. He will most likely point you to another mailing list that specialises in them. There are also others at the XL-List who like the old Iron.
In case you have not found it yet for the older Sportster join this group:
I'm not a member but see it mentioned by Lee and others who know alot about the Ironhead years.
One note, if you see a mention of FE Sportsters think back to chemistry class, FE is the symbol for IRON.
Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Yahoo group for older Sportsters
Long-time Sportster owner and Sportster.org lurker here, and no offense but I can't imagine why anyone would want an ironhead Sportster, especially from the AMF era, other than perhaps if you collect old Sportsters, or really prefer working on them instead of riding them. They leak oil like crazy, break down a lot, and vibrate like a paint shaker.
They do have a certain "panache," in that owning one is somewhat of badge of honor among Sportster afficianados, though not so much with the AMF models. But if you want to actually ride, an Evo-era Sportster is a much better deal. You can pick up a mid-'90s 883 for a song, install a 1200 kit yourself for a few hundred, even if you have limited mechanic experience, and have a very cool, very reliable Harley.
I ride an '00 1200S model -- in my opinion the best Harley ever made -- and though I also own and ride Japanese bikes, I really love riding the Sportster. It's just a flat-out kick in the pants. Yeah, it leaked oil too (until I fixed the leaky rocker boxes) and vibrates quite a bit, but is a veritable Rolls Royce compared to the Ironheads I've ridden.
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Hey Mat,,and I have been lurking there as well, for some reason that site sends me all the E-mail those good ol boys and girls post over there. Anyway you are right problems seem to be very odd thread size and angle with bolts in important links with the timing,cluch, and various bearings. Bottom Line>> I would be working on the ride most all the timeBut Man that feel!! ghesssss same as the kick you got. I am thinking you are right, Craigs list was one place them Sporster folks were talking about for a good price so Im looking over there regular.
You can see my progres in geting back on as this post goes on. No problem wrenching with a bike and I got just the place for it. I am still looking but its going to be a Sportster of some kind. Mat!! let me know if you hear of something with in a few states of Oklahoma City. I just want to have the ride start,be reliable,the rest I can enjoy working on.
A big bent elbow with the Tecate to all you good Folks posting over here, I plan on having a ride come spring,that is if all this snow/ice has melted by then!!
Thanks again! John
Yo John:
OK City, eh? I did my time there in the '60's and 70's, living in Norman as a kid. Can't say I miss it much, though it was more fun than Kansas, where we moved to after Norman.
Being out here on the Coast I imagine I won't be seeing too many Sportster deals near you. Plenty of 'em out here though. Just found one for a friend, a '99 Custom 1200, for less than $6k.
Happy hunting! Let us know what you end up with.
I hope I am not sticking my nose in where it doesn't belong, but wanted to say my husband would have loved this thread. He belonged to the Cushman Club of America and the Kansas club for years. He knew about Mustangs, but never ran across one for sale at a reasonable price. He had about 8 Cushmans that he restored, plus a few other types of scooters and we still have the Whizzer he restored. He sold his scooters when we moved because his health made it impossible for him to ride and continue with the hobby. Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and have fun.
Your fine Jonesy, man how we did love those scoots in highschool, with me that little pony was the only thing that made it worthwhile during that time even the girlfriend took second place.
Little story>> I would paint that bike about every month or so just for grins in the woodshop spray room I finally got a color on it that I liked we called it baby s#%t gold anyway while I was priming/sanding/painting I still had to ride of course so I rigged up an oil can for a gas tank. One street in Midland Texas back then was about a mile long with out any stops that lead into a dead end turn left or right kinda thing right in town so there was always a fair amount of trafic. It was one of those moments I had that Pony wrapped out winging in and out between cars, keep in mind the bike had no finders,gas tank,no plate or even a bracket completly stripped down with a straight pipe moving out around 70 mph or so sliding in and out between cars.
I was so into it and the bike was so loud I never heard the patrol car way behind me..... until I backed off for the stop sign....I had on boots,jeans and a garment from Mexico we called a Cunnya rag. The cop wrote me so many tickets he had to use the space around the edge, while he was doing that all those cars I had passed got to slowley make their turns while honking horns and laughing, I finaly had to just turn my back to it.
Would I change a single second of that ride??? No Way.
Well Guys as my search goes on I have just about passed over a Sportster all together and gone over to a Triumph the American stile. There is a local dealer over here in Cow Town thats working with me even with out motor cert on the licance, sweet ride, the money is about right. I figure I have already done the heavy harley thing now its time to just get on,putt around, on a bike with little vibration,easy to start,nice get in it feel and a local place to keep it going. John
There is no hope for me!! Right now I am up on a Triumph Bonneville two years old, nice ride. Geting motor cert,I went with a local riding school $125 one weekend. That was intersting everyone from teenagers who had never been on to us old guys wanting to get back on. Really it was a lot of fun and beat out trailor/cop road course.
A local Harley shop has a soft tail springer with the 88 motor, ghesssss thats a nice bike. They have it dolled up, what got me is the paint,its really close to the babey S&it Gold that Mustang was before I sold it.
I tell you Guys,there is no hope for me!! Anyway I remember the Springer frount end but not much about how it holds up. The bike looks like a Duce I love the look of the little girl. Any info on that Springer??
Matt my Man,you were so right!! I am up on a 2000 1200 yellow Sportster, I love this ride.
The bonie just wasent geting it, This Harley Scoot is exactly what I was wanting 6900 miles $5800,no leaks at all and a total joy to ride. I got it from a repo guy..re-cycles.com. The outfit is is Dallas so it was a short hop for me rented a u-haul 6 hr later bang bang I got the perfect ride.
Life Is Good John
Scoot update 9200 miles, around 40 mpg on the mix riding I am going to include the $ for the ride in my business I figure a small car would have cost a lot more. Using the Bike on bids going to the bank,post office,checking on jobs and the like makes a lot more sence than taking my 3/4 ton truck at 9 mpg or even the Tahoe at 12. That Sportster is going into the irs all they can do is say no.
Very little work done, went back to Harley plugs from the metric,tightened up the forward controls, raised up the frount end put in stronger oil, for some reason the Bike was lowered probley a short rider nice look but not good going over rr tracks, oil/primary change,new end caps on the drag bars. The Harley Tax has defently been paid on this ride the rejet is big enough to to make the drag pipes go into turbo mode at around 4000 rpm
Completly Kromed out whats not yellow gives new meaning to after market, I found out the embosed handpainted look with the Harley Davidson on the tank is pretty rare. A couple of my Carpenter Guys were looking it over one said " this is John's new toy" " no Guys this is not a toy,this is a GirlFriend" J.
John, Your mention of the BSA 500 brings back memories of the early 50's. I had a BSA 'Iron single', the 500 was great for riding to Laconia Etc. I made it faster by putting BSA Gold Star intake and exhaust cams and upping the Monobloc to a larger size with increased main jet size. That ol' thing could stick with some of the 650 twins untoll 90. Then it sort of flattened out. I later went to BSA Goldstar 500 for compettion riding which was safer. Everybody was headed in the same direction and no stop signs or speed limits. BSA all the way!


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We need to update a small shower bathroom in a condo built in 1990. We use it 2 - 3 months a year and rent it the rest of the time -- three star resort; $200/night rental. I'm going for 'nice', not 'my own private home nice'. Will you help me think this through?
Once we demo existing 2" ivory glossy tile in the shower and on the floor, we will have an overall shower space of 36" X 36" -- beside a 32" wide toilet space. Ceiling is 8'. We gain space by relocating plumbing from a wall between shower and toilet to a back wall. Current interior of shower is miniscule 31" X 29".
Opposite the shower and toilet is a an ivory CM-top vanity 68" X 22" w/mirrored wall surround (top to ceiling). This CM top is in perfect condition -- as is the vanity top in our master bath here. We added CM tub surround in the master bath -- wearing perfectly.
All the CM here has subtle 'swirl', and I don't mind that at all -- after all, real marble has 'swirl'. (KItchen has solid cream Corian with big/little integral sinks -- love the integrals!)
I'd like to have a no-curb shower, since we're replacing the floor anyway. It would also help the shower seem larger. Is this a big deal to create? This is a ground floor unit.
So far every contractor has suggested tiling two shower walls and using an angled glass surround on a shower base. I would prefer a rectangular glass surround for more 'elbow' room. The existing entry door is 22" wide and opens against a wall -- no problem entering through that.
So...what are your thoughts on shower shape; no-curb entry; what to use for flooring and surround. Keep CM vanity top? Try to match CM for shower surround (or go with same-tone no-swirl)?
Drop-in sink is no biggie, but it matches bisque toilet -- more of a biggie to replace that.
No curb entry is nice, but is usually associated with accessibility and your 22" inch entry is putting the kabosh to that. A walker is 30" and you need clearance on each side too. If you can't get a walker or wheelchair in anyway, what's the point of curb-less?
I know the *usual* purpose of no curb showers. I just want to maximize the interior of the shower and make the room to look bigger than the postage stamp size it is. (It's way too small for any handicapped use.) Am I talking about a huge amount of money? Won't the drain have to move anyway if we go from such a small interior to 36 X 36 -- or don't you *have* to center a drain?
I just thought that since we are ripping our the shower AND the floor, this could work.
Personally, I would be leery of curbless in a rental. Not sure how your management team handles repairs, but since I gather you live far away, having to deal with leaks could be a hassle. I totally understand trying to maximize the space, but I think you're opening yourself up to more potential problems than it's worth.
I would keep your counter if you like it, either match the shower surround or go with a coordinating solid. If solid is cheaper, you may as well. Since counter and surround will be so neutral you could do anything you want on floor. What is on the floor leading into the BR? I agree that with a shower that size, rectangular or in your case square walls are far roomier than angled.
Ah, thanks! If the drain doesn't have to move, that should save some money. We already have to move the supply.
Raehelen -- What am I missing about curbless being a flood hazard? A flood will result from any drain clog, curb or not. Maybe someone would run the shower with the door open??? I'd have to have a frameless glass door??? (Virtually all problems out here are caused by a cleaner, not the guests!)
The entire condo has 'red dirt' color, slightly textured, 13" tile, set on the diagonal. Bamboo flooring would be pretty, but I'm afraid that *would* be trouble! Maybe there are curbs smaller than the bulky ones I've seen -- tiled, mostly.
Two contractors have pooh-poohed CM, saying tile is much cheaper -- probably because Home Depot ships in vast quantities of tile, and shipping cost is a biggie on an island.
Yes, we live outside Chicago, and the condo is in South Maui.


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Late last week Sneaker News hit you a with a preview of the collaborative project between Vans Syndicate and hardcore rap legend Ice-T dubbed the "Rhyme Syndicate Pack". Two silhouettes – the Sk8-Hi and Chukka Decon – were revealed to be part of this sick capsule collection, which we get a first look at today. Both shoes feature anchoring details like Ice-T and OG embroidered in Olde English typefont with some amazing insole graphics utilizing the eye-catching "Parental Guidance" logo seen on all of Ice-T's albums. These are set to release on September 15th so enjoy the gallery below and let us know which of the two you like more.
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Well, hmm. I would argue that any game based on an already-existing property (be it a film, novel, or what have you) is not going to live up to the expectations created by the original product. A book is meant to be a book; the ideas, characters and plot contained therein are created specifically for the literary medium. Attempting to transfer these ideas to a radically different medium (i.e., a non-interactive literature ported to an interactive game) is going to result in loss of quality. The same is true for the movies; non-interactive literature to non-interactive film is better, but the films are not going to convey the books as they were originally intended.
In the case of Tolkien and *any* game based upon his works, it's like playing Beethoven on a $5,000 stereo system, and recording it to a tape deck with a microphone held up to one of the speakers. Ya, it *sounds* like Beethoven, but what's with the guy opening a bag of chips in the background?
I think that I speak for the majority of gamers when I say that we prize originality, not spin-offs from movies, books, card games or whatever, when it comes to video games.
TO WIT: Of course gamers' expectations are going to be dashed by the majority of games which have been transfered from a different medium. Then again, show me a RPG based on Rushdie's _The_Satanic_Verses_, and I'll gladly eat my words.
I doubt this was the issue considering what Hollywood pressuring game developers to do. (ie. Crank out anything half-assed if it'll earn us a few bucks/extra hype and it makes a launch date the same as the movie.) I think they did it because they didn't wanna get yelled at or blaimed if the game didn't sell well and (possibly) caused the movie to not do well either.
Case in point : The latest Tomb Raider movie.
Ah.. But Lord of the Rings isn't immediately a Hollywood flick. Further more, the LotR audience does have much higher standards than the Tomb Raider audience. Tomb Raider started out as a game. Lord of the Rings started out as a book. It's not fair to compain a seriously weak setting like Tomb Raider to an extremely rich and deep setting like Middle-Earth.
The 'big' expectations people have for Tomb Raider tend to have to do with boobage and original gameplay. Eidos messed up - the game's controls and game
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Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
By Eric Wight; Eric Wight (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: May 18, 2010
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"Wight's hilarious twists of language are matched with a wicked sense of fun in the illustrations and frequent sequential-paneled episodes of pretend play...Busy illustrations on every page provide appeal for new readers, especially those who love Captain Underpants, Skippyjon Jones and Ricky Ricotta." - Kirkus starred review for Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
Like most kids, Frankie Pickle hates cleaning his room. But what happens when his Mom says he never has to clean it again! Frankie and his unstoppable imagination mean fun. He and his side-kick Argyle become explorers swinging on vines, forging paths through piles of clothes, and scooting past lava pits! They perform flawless surgery on a broken action figure! They spend time in the big house. They even become superheroes. But will all this imagining be enough to conquer... the closet of DOOM?
Eric Wight's debut graphic novel, My Dead Girlfriend, was nominated for YALSA's 2008 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. His comicbook adaptation of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay helped garner the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best Anthology. He was also the ghost artist for Seth Cohen on the hit TV show The O.C.


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This exciting initiative will provide community organisations located in or providing services to the City of Melbourne with access to experts and providers of funding.
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Hanukkah: 5 Holiday Lessons to Unwrap!
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About 160 years before the historic events that Christians celebrate at Christmas, the Jewish people were struggling under the oppressive occupation of a Syrian-Greek invader, Antiochus IV. Delighting in the perverse, he sacrificed a pig in to his pagan gods in the Jewish Temple, forbade Israel from observing their faith in they way they had for centuries – ever since Moses came down from Mount Sinai. Furthermore, Antiochus was determined to blot out Hebrew culture. Alarmed, a small group, the Maccabees, inspired a rebellion.
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