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by Mad Mick » 17 Mar 2005 17:59
Hey Rom, let us know when you next get the camera. Someone can then wind you up and you can post a pic of yourself 'fuming-whilst-typing'... 
 If it ain't broke.....pull it down and see how it works anyway!
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by Romstar » 18 Mar 2005 12:14
Mad Mick wrote:Hey Rom, let us know when you next get the camera. Someone can then wind you up and you can post a pic of yourself 'fuming-whilst-typing'... 
No excitement there Mick. Just looks pretty much the same regardless.
I'm not a terribly good actor, so no smoking ears or anything of the sort.
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by raimundo » 18 Mar 2005 14:59
Romy, Use dry ice and water, it'll make ya look like yer position took a willypete round.
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by Romstar » 19 Mar 2005 13:01
raimundo wrote:Romy, Use dry ice and water, it'll make ya look like yer position took a willypete round.
Yeah, I know. I don't much like dry ice though. stuff burns.
Anyway, it looks like I get all wound up, but it's really not that bad.
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by stick » 11 Apr 2005 21:51
Back on topic, I also bought a set from raimundo, albeit not QUITE as big as the one Romstar has shown. Since Romstar has already posted great pictures, I'll just post what hasn't really been posted before.
So I've been waiting for almost a week after I dropped off my envelope. I come home to a package, rip it open, and this is what I find...
Of course, I pop it open, and there they are, a diamond/bogota pin clip set, and the free sabana that raimundo threw in.
Of course, despite the copious amounts of praise raimundo's pick have recieved, I never really understood how great they were until I saw them. I never saw a picture of his picks compared directly to another, so here it is.
With a ruler
If you still can't tell how unbelievably small and slim they are, here's a comparison with a standard Southord short hook.
Raimundo's pick shafts are far slimmer, yet the steel is much harder and stronger. The sides of the picks have been filed so well, the edges are almost circular. I'd feel safe inserting this into my... never mind. I never took it seriously in other people's post, but I kid you not, you can actually see your reflection in them...
Raimundo's picks are just incredible.[/url]
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by stick » 11 Apr 2005 21:52
In the picture with the ruler, those are cms, not inches. If you couldn't tell. 
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by mr curious » 23 Apr 2005 9:07
hi stick
what picks did you get off raimundo & how much were they,
coz id love to get a set but don't know if i could afford them.
also they look perfect walet size for those, "if only i had my pick"
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by stick » 23 Apr 2005 12:47
Just call it the spring clip set, and he'll know what you're talking about. As for pricing, just pm raimundo.
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by mr curious » 23 Apr 2005 15:30
cheers stick!
raimundo PM'd me, so maybe if i'v got enough money and Her Majestey's customs don't mind i might get a set.
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by master in training » 23 Apr 2005 17:41
if you do get some mr curious, post here about how they did with customs and how well they work/fit in UK locks, i was considering getting some at some point, but if i cant get them into the country or they're too big for the locks i'll save up and get something else.
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by stick » 23 Apr 2005 21:00
The size of these picks is incredible. If you'll look at the picture I've posted with the comparison to a standard Southord short hook, you'll see that it's far smaller than even the Southord slimline set. If you can imagine that picture superimposed onto this one:
which WhiteHat posted a while a go, and I've since saved to remind myself how chunky Southords are. The finish and the small size combine to form an incredibly smooth, efficient, sleek tool. As for customs, I recieved mine packaged in a Certs mint box, as I imagine you would too, if you ordered a set, so customs shouldn't be much of a problem.
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by omelet » 23 Apr 2005 22:03
at this rate raimundo is going to have some really fresh breath 
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by digital_blue » 23 Apr 2005 22:41
omelet wrote:at this rate raimundo is going to have some really fresh breath 

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by stick » 24 Apr 2005 1:02
Here's a quickie image I whipped up in paint. Any moron with a little patience could do better than I did, but I scaled the picture from the comparison of raimundo's hook with a Southord standard hook with Whitehat's picture of hook comparison (btw nice collection there Whitehat), and modified Whitehat's picture to include raimundo's pick with an approximate to-scale size.
As you can tell, the shaft of raimundo's is almost, if not, the thinnest of all. Only the LAB pick can rival his.
So, I wonder if raimundo will send me any free stuff for all this attention I'm getting for his picks. *cough* 
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by Addi » 25 Apr 2005 14:40
woooooooweeeee....
:double thumbs up:
Do you think Raimundo could manage to send the stuff to germany?....*hopes*
I still havent gotten the desk open. starting to give up hope... 
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