Something Wicked This Way Comes....

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Rick Christopherson

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I posted this on another Festool forum. Let's see if you guys can guess it before they do.

Crystal water turns to dark
Where ere its presence leaves its mark
And boiling currents pound like drums
When something wicked this way comes...

A presence dark invades the fair
And gives the horses ample scare
Chaos rains and panic fills the air
When something wicked this way comes...

Ill winds mark its fearsome flight,
And autumn branches creak with fright.
The landscape turns to ashen crumbs,
When something wicked this way comes...

Massive weight as heavy as night
Shiny color blinds your sight
Nightmarish arms block your way
Winds reach out to catch their prey

And by the pricking of your thumbs
Realize that their poison numbs
From frightful booms, rank odors seep
Bats & beasties fly & creep

'Cross this evil land, ill winds blow
Despite the darkness, mushrooms glow
All will rot & decompose
For something naina this way goes...

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Oh, I'm not sure who wrote the poem, but I believe it is inspired by Ray Bradbuy's book and Macbeth. I sprinkled a couple hints into this modified version.
 
Looks like you bought up the remaining stock from a failing Harbor Freight store...  [tongue]
 
Just to bring this discussion up to speed, the shipment already arrived this afternoon.

Here is the back of the Old Dominon shipping truck. It wasn't supposed to have a liftgate, but thankfully due to a scheduling error, it had one.

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Corwin said:
Looks like you bought up the remaining stock from a failing Harbor Freight store...   [tongue]
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Silly Corwin. Would I be posting on a Festool forum if it was Harbor Freight? Come to think if it, do you honestly believe that I even own anything from Harbor Freight?  [scared]
 
Rick Christopherson said:
Corwin said:
Looks like you bought up the remaining stock from a failing Harbor Freight store...   [tongue]
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Silly Corwin. Would I be posting on a Festool forum if it was Harbor Freight? Come to think if it, do you honestly believe that I even own anything from Harbor Freight?  [scared]
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Well, you would be the first to do so...  [wink]
 
Well based on the clues from the poem and the size of the box, I'm gonna guess a Turbine Extractor.
 
Well, since you replaced the word blooms with booms ....

Boom arm ASA 5000/6000 ?

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This is the first I've seen this thread on the FOG.

Alex said:
Boom arm ASA 5000/6000 ?
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This is my guess too.  And you aren't the first person in the US to have one of these, there was a guy selling one on Ebay a year or two ago. 
 
Alex said:
Boom arm ASA 5000/6000 ?
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I dunno....that looks like a mighty big box just for that boom arm. Of course, based on the packaging I saw Kreg's UG stand arrive in, that could be the packing for one of the new NAINA 4' levels......lol
 
BobKovacs said:
Alex said:
Boom arm ASA 5000/6000 ?
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I dunno....that looks like a mighty big box just for that boom arm. Of course, based on the packaging I saw Kreg's UG stand arrive in, that could be the packing for one of the new NAINA 4' levels......lol
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I'm pretty sure that's what it is.  If you see the whole setup it's fairly big.
 
BobKovacs said:
I dunno....that looks like a mighty big box just for that boom arm.
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The boom arms ASA 5000 and ASA 6000 have two arms that both are 2,5 meters long (over 8 feet).
 
The way Uncle Bob packs stuff, I would guess you got two or three of those router bits that were on sale. ;) [laughing]
 
Jesse Cloud said:
The way Uncle Bob packs stuff, I would guess you got two or three of those router bits that were on sale. ;) [laughing]
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The sheer "heft" of this thing is astounding. The frame of my pickup truck is not made from steel this thick. If you look at the upper gussets, you can see that this is a full 1/4" steel. I'm a little concerned that I bit off more than I can chew.  [scared]

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Rick Christopherson said:
The sheer "heft" of this thing is astounding. The frame of my pickup truck is not made from steel this thick. If you look at the upper gussets, you can see that this is a full 1/4" steel. I'm a little concerned that I bit off more than I can chew.  [scared]
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Oh, well then let me PM you my address; hopefully the truck hasn't gotten too far away  ;D
 
PaulMarcel said:
Rick Christopherson said:
The sheer "heft" of this thing is astounding. The frame of my pickup truck is not made from steel this thick. If you look at the upper gussets, you can see that this is a full 1/4" steel. I'm a little concerned that I bit off more than I can chew.  [scared]
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Oh, well then let me PM you my address; hopefully the truck hasn't gotten too far away  ;D
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Oh Sorry Paul. I would love to, but the Department of Homeland Security specifically precludes me from shipping this to anyone with the last name of Marcel. It's kind of like the no-fly list, but I guess it's called the no-Paul list or something like that. I think it was that beer stein review that got you listed as a "dangerous individual", but that's just a guess.
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Rick Christopherson said:
The sheer "heft" of this thing is astounding. The frame of my pickup truck is not made from steel this thick. If you look at the upper gussets, you can see that this is a full 1/4" steel. I'm a little concerned that I bit off more than I can chew.  [scared]

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Wow, you have little feet.... ;-)
 
I was thinking it might be a CMS prototype for Rick to assess prior to UL assessment. Looking at those spot welds though, I don't think it is a Festool product.
 
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