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I am in awe. This is fabulous work. I got some hobby sale items from here: http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/CTGY/frames They achieved the 3 point landing (right stuff, right place, right time) so I would recommend them. International shipping costs may be a stopper, though. ;)

Looks like your son is right. That company should be held accountable. Info: http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/lawsprog.htm#fmla http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba661 http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ Best Regards, Des

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. [] An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.' The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 - he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?'

IF the kittens are old enough, you might try luring them out with tuna (in water) and or some catnip. My mama cat and her kitten go nuts over both of these. Hang in there. I've seen this before and the kittens soon learn not to hop up into the engine compartment. Best of luck, Des

Nice combination of colors, I like them. Here's some RL color combos: http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2009/07/06/the-...-the-west-side/

Ordered 6-29, arrived 7-3. UPS did a good job this time; no tears or squished corners. Everything I ordered was in the box. Laser cutting looks terrific so far, some small pieces had jiggled loose during shipping, and more pieces fell out when I was looking for the instructions (at the bottom naturally). It will take awhile to match up the loose pieces with their sheets. Inspiration for exterior color here: http://users.rcn.com/scndempr/dave/otherimages/starrett.jpg Found the colors I wanted here; the two violets towards the bottom of the paint page: http://www.customdollhouse.com/paint8.htm Today I went to their Home page and saw the message about selling the website. Had I seen that earlier would have shied away from Custom Dollhouse. Haven't received a confirmation email and didn't see an Order Status button anywhere. Could someone leave me a couple of recommended paint sites please? I am utterly clueless about interior schemes. Lighting will be installed so I'll be using wallpaper and flooring throughout. Again, any recommended sites? It's not that I'm too lazy to search; I've spent so many hours on the computer searching dollhouse related sites I'm getting burned out. Thanks in advance for any and all help! Des

Thanks for the abbreviation info. The more I read about mini table saws, the happier I am with my full sized 10" table saw. The only disadvantages to the 10" are 1) the space it takes, 2) the kerf is wider [my 90 tooth blade has a width of 0.096" but gives factory quality cuts] & 3) cost. The primary advantage of the 10" is safety. If you build a "sled" for it the material can be clamped down, keeping your fingers away from the blade. I'm sure most any DH will be more than happy to tell you of other advantages. Thanks again, Des

What are RL tools? Does DH mean husband? Thanks for guiding a newbie around, Des

Also have a question about a power tool: http://www.precisionhobby.com/Electro_Electric.asp and http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=PRE2100 Is it worth the money? Are the saw blades readily available? Scroll saw will have to wait until I build another workbench (this time on lockable wheels). Will a full sized scroll saw do everything the mini will do? Thanks, Des

Actually, it's a "she". If you look closely at the avatar you can see where her fur was cut back for spaying. Nice tip on cat proofing. Plexiglass is a better idea than what I had in mind. My goodness, but this is a huge website. I'm surprised I could find my way back here. It's going to take some time. Des

Like Wolfie, a very rural area in southeast Colorado. Nearest club would probably be an hour and a half away so I won't bother. Des

Thanks for the welcomes. I've learned all kind of things from: house styles to problems/solutions to helpful tips to knowing what I will probably need for a successful build. I especially like browsing through the pics (albums? construction?, still feeling my way around). Some tremendous creativity here. This is probably the best forum I've run across in terms of being a friendly place, helpfulness, and politeness. Already having fun here even though UPS/FedEx hasn't knocked on my door yet. Building the Tennyson for my granddaughter who will turn 6 at the end of the year. "Laser cut" was a major selling point for me (bad experience with a wooden boat kit many years ago, haven't built a kit since). Kids and cats pretty much cured me of any illusions of collecting anything. Now the kids are grown and gone; hoping to be able to protect stuff when the cats go through their daily crazies (flying ninja attacks from across the room). No pics yet. Thanks again, Des

Good forum. I've already learned a lot from lurking.

Don't use nail polish to connect wires. Soldering is easy, just practice a few times on scrap wire. Here's a tutorial: http://www.teamnovak.com/tech_info/how_to/solder/index.html Don't get lead solder. Get the smallest Radio Shack has, it should be 96% tin and 4% silver. Also get the smallest "heat shrink tubing". Use a small wattage soldering iron. Strip the wires about 1/2 ". Cut a piece of the heat shrink tubing about an inch, slide this down the wire. Solder the wires together as per tutorial. After the wires are soldered and cool, center the tubing over the bare joint. I use a hair dryer to shrink it. Try a damp sponge to keep the tip of the iron clean when the iron is hot.