Experimented on a BOC container by .......

Re: Experimented on a BOC container by .......

http://JamieDonaldson

So what happened to the browse box that let me include an image?

Ellis, something strange here?

missing Browse button

John K Jordan

Jamie,

From the FAQs it looks like without a registered user profile you can't upload a picture so maybe that got corrupted somehow, cookies messed up, etc. I think you click on My Profile to see if you need to type in the username and password again.

Close down the browser and restart? Maybe try reboot?

Your message looks odd, too. Instead of just your name there is "http://JamieDonaldson" - is that normal. I thought there used to be a link there to your profile.

Hey, are you using a different computer or device?

JKJ

Yes JKJ, a new laptop. I will try......

JamieDonaldson

....to edit my profile.

OK, I'll try again, with an image of a BOC......

JamieDonaldson

....container which I sprayed with glitter to add a bit of Bling.

Success, only the color really brightened......

JamieDonaldson

...up when posted?

Re: Success, only the color really brightened.....

John K Jordan

Cool, little girls especially like sparkles! In my kindergarten classes we have had fun for years now making a big deal when the girls wear sparkly anything. I give out "sparkly disease pills" to everyone so we won't all catch sparkly disease. :-) ...Usually a single little Smartie candy, ok even for kids with various food allergies.

I've gotten mixed messages concerning coloring/painting these boxes. Some say don't do it, some say no problem. Is there an "official" policy? Your picture makes me want to paint one then carve through the paint.

As for the picture, it's odd to me that you would see a significant different image on the same laptop screen before and after uploading. My uploads look pretty close to me when sent or viewed from two different devices, whether with browsers, image viewers, or Photoshop. Unless... did you happen to both edit/view in a new install of Photoshop (or a similar program) on the new laptop? If so, try viewing the same image with another program on the same device. If they are different the import/save parameters (color space, profile etc) on the new Photoshop install may need to be changed, perhaps to match your old install, assuming that worked.

JKJ

Don't paint beads of courage boxes *LINK*

john Lucas

Here is the flyer that the AAW posted on it's website about the beads of courage boxes. It asks not to paint them if I read it correctly. Someone who has made and donated a lot of these may be able to give us more info.


http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.woodturner.org/resource/resmgr/Symposium2016/2016BOCWoodturnersGuidelines.pdf

Re: Don't paint beads of courage boxes

RCH

Here's what the Beads of Courage website says about finishes -- basically properly sealed and non-toxic.

http://www.beadsofcourage.org/pages/woodturners.html

Re: Don't paint beads of courage boxes

Dale Bonertz

Milk paint is non toxic from what I have read. I use a food safe sealer over the milk paint which I would think would be just fine.

That is a newer rule on the paint, I think. It used to be encouraged to color them since kids love that.

I spoke with Linda Ferber a while back and she was telling me that BOC folks were going to change some requirements. I put in my 2c with Linda that if they make it a hassle with a bunch of rules they will most likely lose interest from some turners. I hope they don't go over board with their requirements and ruin the fun for us and the joy for the kids/families.

Re: missing Browse button

Ellis Walentine

Browse buttons go missing when you tell the system that you are not the same person you used to be. This resets your cookie and it remains wrong until you correct it by setting your preferences straight.

In this case, from the fact that your name shows up as "http://JamieDonaldson" -- in black type instead of blue hyperlinked type -- it's pretty clear that somehow you managed to insert this unregistered username into the "Your Name" box at the top of the message post form. Our system says, hey, this is an impostor trying to post a message with a registered email address; so it shuts down your member perks, including the browse button. You're still allowed to post, but not as a registered user.

I see that you've figured it out, so I'm sorry if this explanation is a bit late. It can't hurt to explain though. Feel free to send a trouble ticket any time you run into a questionable thing like this. Posting your question on the board might not get my immediate attention if I'm away or out in the shop, but trouble tickets ("Report Problem" link in the gray toolbar above) come to me as emails in real time, wherever I happen to be. They also include information on your system, in case that is germane to the issue.

Cheers, and welcome back.

Ellis