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Anyone know what happened to Miami Mike? I have been off the site for a while now only to return and (Not) find him.. missing?

The word is out..Mike is celebrating another trip around the sun!
Best of the day (next week) Mike..try to limit yourself to doing only one job that day!
Dave

Hey folks!
Weathermax 80 is a solution dyed polyester . Can anyone tell me if being solution dyed means there is no "TOP and Bottom" and that the color is the same on both sides?
Thanks

Someone was eating a candy bar and a piece fell on the cotton upholstery of our patio chaise.
It is fresh and appears to be more taffy than chocolate but there is chocolate in it..short of stripping the fabric off the cushion and placing it in the freezer what would you suggest?
Dave

Age has been definately taking its toll on me lately....l am fabricating a simple sea bag/ duffle bag and have forgotten how to calculate the diameter required for the bottom of the bag..it is , of coarse ..round and will need allowance for sewing to the sides of the bag..the bag walls are completed and when laid flat measure 18 3/4 inches which means the perimeter would be 37 1/2 inches...do l have to multiply 37.5x3.14 to arrive at the diameter?????
LOST IN MY MIND>>>CAN"T FIGUE A WAY OUT!  ???

Dave

Well,l have been doing some estate sales searching for unique pieces and happened upon something very unusual.
I guess it could only be described as an ANTI GRAVITY RECLINER.
A very comfortable chair/lounge that when seated has a lever on the right hand side that will release the chair from its position and allow the persons weight ,legs,torso etc to be "averaged" and settle into a position that equally distributes ones weight. There are no springs or metal extendable hardware as it is not a recliner in the sense we currently know as a "recliner" and the mechanism releasing the chairs position is all wood! (maple)?
It is circa 1930s to 50s and is wood frame with arms, with naugahide or maybe even leather covering all sides except the bottom and 4 short wooded legs.
It may be a one off designer piece but l could find no readily visible makers mark...but it is extremely well made.
Any of you vintage collectors/upholsterers that may help me ID this piece it would be greatly appreciated.
Photos to follow.
Dave

He won't ship to Canada but someone else may want this

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330427951601&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Dave

Well this is one way to stuff a cushion!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u2i4IODpk8&feature=player_embedded


Dave