I figure if I have not shown an interest in something or used it in over 20 years it's time to pitch it.

Oh no! You're guaranteed to need it the following day/week.

 

Oh no! You're guaranteed to need it the following day/week.

This +1.

I can't count how many times I've needed something just after I tossed it. So I just quit tossing stuff. Which guarantees I'll never need it again.

 

Oh no! You're guaranteed to need it the following day/week.

Absolutely!

Why the fevered, madcap rush to throw out perfectly good stuff, Ron? 20 years is WAYYYYY too soon; 50 years is more reasonable. Better yet, just let your descendants throw it out after you've passed into that great Workshop In The Sky. Why spend the rest of your life tormented by regret over an impulsive decision? Hang onto it.

 

My new design software arrived. While running simulations may prove difficult making the parts should be easy enough.

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Really is good software because they are soft as I can bend them and they wear very well. I wonder how many can actually remember using these things? When templates like this became available they were the nicest tools since the hammer and nail. I was rummaging and looking for something and found these in an envelope I put up years ago. Plenty of memories in them. Note the vacuum tube (valve for my friends across the pond). templates.

Ron

I actually bought my first one about a month ago when I found it on sale in a local bookstore.

Original price $43 , on sale 50 cents

It's just electrical installation symbols but for 50 cents I ain't complaining at all.