+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 On your mark... Get set... QUACK! The great Devil Ducky Derby Race is about to begin! The race will start in southern California, where it will end is anyones guess... I am looking for feedback re. the TB page layout/design and welcome constructive suggestions how to make these devilish TBs even more fun for the folks who find them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I wasn't invited? Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 I wasn't invited? Hiya BD! You are welcome to officiate the start of the race, but California is a lONG drive from Iowa... Quote Link to comment
+Arrow One Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I have 3 Devil Ducks also in a race. They make the coolest Travel Bugs!! Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) I have 3 Devil Ducks also in a race. They make the coolest Travel Bugs!! YOU HAVE CRABS! HAHAHAAAAA!!! (that is hysterical) So, how did you create the hole for the TB chain on your Devil Ducks? Edited September 2, 2006 by Team Snorkasaurus Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I wasn't invited? Hiya BD! You are welcome to officiate the start of the race, but California is a lONG drive from Iowa... No, actually I was there recently and will be again in a few months. Besides my Blue Devil Duckie I have a few cheerleaders. Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 ...Besides my Blue Devil Duckie I have a few cheerleaders... Nuttiest ducks ever. I am particularly fond of your The Red Travel Bug Of Happiness... I don't know why, just makes me laugh! Quote Link to comment
+the hermit crabs Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 YOU HAVE CRABS! HAHAHAAAAA!!! (that is hysterical) ...Did someone say crabs? Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 ...Did someone say crabs? Ummm... no. I am quite positive that no one said anything like that around here. (tee-hee) Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 Has anyone actually looked at the TB pages yet? I am still hoping to get some feedback and maybe some creative suggestions for boosting the fun-factor. I am not the best when it comes to html, so these TB pages were pretty advanced for me. Hope I didn't make some embarrassing code faux-pas! Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 I don't know why, just makes me laugh! That's happiness. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Has anyone actually looked at the TB pages yet? I am still hoping to get some feedback and maybe some creative suggestions for boosting the fun-factor. I am not the best when it comes to html, so these TB pages were pretty advanced for me. Hope I didn't make some embarrassing code faux-pas! Great job on the pages. Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 (edited) I don't know why, just makes me laugh!That's happiness.The Balinese consider laughter to be a sign of madness... Hmmm... BlueDeuce's travel bug drove me to insanity! (...wonder if I can sue for mental anguish...) Edited September 3, 2006 by Team Snorkasaurus Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 (edited) I don't know why, just makes me laugh!That's happiness.The Balinese consider laughter to be a sign of madness... Hmmm... laughing and crying You know it's the same release -Joni Mitchell. Oh by the way I'm pulling for the Blue Duckie. Go Blue Go! Edited September 3, 2006 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+chstress53 Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 (edited) Nice idea and great looking pages ; but If I were you I would make each photo of the Ducks the default image so that the photo appears on the TB's page. Edited September 3, 2006 by chstress53 Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 Nice idea and great looking pages ; but If I were you I would make each photo of the Ducks the default image so that the photo appears on the TB's page.Thanks for the response, chstress53! The Devil Duckies already appear on the TB page, located in the center of the Devil Ducky Derby Racer logo. Each Ducky TB page shows its specific Ducky in the image. I could display the larger Ducky image, but it seems a bit redundant. Is the current Ducky image too small? Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 One issue...................I clicked on the invisible ducky and could see him / her / it. I thought is was invisible? BTW I am pulling for the yellow ducky Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 ...I clicked on the invisible ducky and could see him / her / it. I thought is was invisible?... ...but it IS invisible!!! Ancient Devil-Ducky prophets tell of a geocaching-hero who will have amazing powers to see the un-seeable, find the un-findable and rescue the geocaching community from the terrors of urban micro-spew. You, 5¢, must surely be that long awaited hero! By irrevocable decree of the Devil-Ducky High Council you shall forever more be known as: Quack-Seer, Detector Of All That Is Hidden! [insert generic theme music here] Your various arch-enemies have formed an evil alliance known as the League Of Loathsome WaterFOUL. They are led by the most notorious villain of all: Muggler the Marauding Mallard. With the aid of your trusty sidekick, Garmin-Goose, and an ammobox full of GPS enabled gadgetry, you are all that stands between the otherwise defenseless geocaching community and these chaos loving evil-doers-of-evil! A word of caution, you are powerless against the lure of breadcrumbs and you become hopelessly disoriented when surrounded by trees or buildings. Lastly, you must fight a constant inner battle to suppress your dark desire to fly south for the winter. Now hop into your rocket-powered Green-Jeep-Of-Justice and off, off, off you go to perform amazing geo-feats of valor and daring! (Yikes! What did I put in my coffee this morning???) Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Team Devil Ducky! Quote Link to comment
+the hermit crabs Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Team Devil Ducky! There's an oddly empty space right in the middle of that picture... seems you could have fit another duck in there. Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 There's an oddly empty space right in the middle of that picture... seems you could have fit another duck in there.Seriously! What's up with that?!? Guess I better fire that quack of a photographer... We were going to invite some of your Travel-Bugs to join in the race, but they were a bit too crabby... (Awesome-fun picture!) Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Team Devil Ducky! There's an oddly empty space right in the middle of that picture... seems you could have fit another duck in there. It sucks being the only one who can see that dang duck Quote Link to comment
+Arrow One Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Yes! I have crabs and I have ducks! Better than chiggers and ticks! BlueDeuce... I made the hole with a nail and used wire to pull the chain thru it. Quote Link to comment
+Arrow One Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I have 3 Devil Ducks also in a race. They make the coolest Travel Bugs!! YOU HAVE CRABS! HAHAHAAAAA!!! (that is hysterical) So, how did you create the hole for the TB chain on your Devil Ducks? Sorry BlueDeuce... mixed up the posts... Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 It sucks being the only one who can see that dang duck The life of a geo-superhero is indeed a difficult one... Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 (edited) So, how did you create the hole for the TB chain on your Devil Ducks? s'ok. I knew who you meant. I've been trying out the cable and ferrules. Work pretty sweet. Edited September 4, 2006 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Yes! I have crabs and I have ducks! Better than chiggers and ticks! ...Amen! ... I made the hole with a nail and used wire to pull the chain thru it.I was tempted to try punching a hole with a nail, but eventually I decided on melting a hole using an old soldering iron. The fumes were quite nasty(!) so I was sure to do this outside and with a respirator. It worked surprisingly well, but probably no better than the nail would have. I have seen Ducky TBs damaged by having the dog-tag chain secured tightly around the neck, the rubber is often particularly thin there and can eventually rip. I hope that threading the chain through the body will help prevent ducky damage! Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 ...I've been trying out the cable and ferrules. Work pretty sweet.How do you secure (crimp?) the ferrules? Is there a special tool for that? I have seen some surprisingly thin vinyl coated cable, but have never worked with it before. Sure seems like it would be an improvement over the standard chain! Quote Link to comment
+Arrow One Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I was thinking of melting a hole thru it somehow, but figured with my luck, I'd just light the thing on fire. The nail worked well, and the hole is tight around the chain. The plastic is thick near the tail, so I think it should last. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 ...I've been trying out the cable and ferrules. Work pretty sweet.How do you secure (crimp?) the ferrules? Is there a special tool for that? I have seen some surprisingly thin vinyl coated cable, but have never worked with it before. Sure seems like it would be an improvement over the standard chain! a topic worth discussing. I had to work through some trial and error so give me a chance to type it up along with some photos. (My camera stinks on close-ups) Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 a topic worth discussing. I had to work through some trial and error so give me a chance to type it up along with some photos. (My camera stinks on close-ups)Will you post the info here or start a new thread? Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) oops, after work I can throw in a photo or two. Edited September 11, 2006 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'm using a 1/16 gauge cable which seems plenty strong to me. About 26 cents per foot and the ferrules are about 54 cents each. I've been looking around for cheaper but I haven't found it. Maybe if I bought it in bulk but who needs 250 of these things to save a few pennies? To crimp the ferrules you only need a good set of pliers but I recommend using at least a 10 inch lineman pliers (Craftsman of course) so you can apply a lot of force. You'll probably only crimp one side at a time but the lineman pliers are wide enough to get the whole side at once. When you cut the cable you want it cut 'clean' as possible so you don't have loose threads that make it hard to stick through a small hole, (Plus those threads hurt when they stick you in the finger.). The lineman pliers can do a good cut but I also like having a set of pincers on hand. You may have to undo some work and the pliers may be to big to do some careful cutting. I like to start by crimping a ferrule on one end of the cable first and then feed several feet of cable through whatever I'm securing. You may only need two inches of cable, but do you want to hold two inches of metal cable in a circle, a set of pliers and crimp a ferrule all at the same time? (No, you don't.) If the end of the cable sticks out a little bit, file it down so it won't cut anyone. And be careful if you cut just the tip of the cable, it'll fall apart into tiny little wires. You don't want to step on those later. Okay, so you have the ferrule on one end, stick through the traveler, make sure you add on the tags and stuff before you close the loop. I'll hold the ferrule in the pliers, pull the cable so it's the size circle I want, then an extra millimeter, cut the cable and pull it back inside the ferrule so nothing is sticking out, and crimp. Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Excellent information, thanks BlueDeuce! Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) I'm using a 1/16 gauge cable which seems plenty strong to me. About 26 cents per foot and the ferrules are about 54 cents each. I've been looking around for cheaper but I haven't found it. Maybe if I bought it in bulk but who needs 250 of these things to save a few pennies? To crimp the ferrules you only need a good set of pliers but I recommend using at least a 10 inch lineman pliers (Craftsman of course) so you can apply a lot of force. You'll probably only crimp one side at a time but the lineman pliers are wide enough to get the whole side at once. When you cut the cable you want it cut 'clean' as possible so you don't have loose threads that make it hard to stick through a small hole, (Plus those threads hurt when they stick you in the finger.). The lineman pliers can do a good cut but I also like having a set of pincers on hand. You may have to undo some work and the pliers may be to big to do some careful cutting. I like to start by crimping a ferrule on one end of the cable first and then feed several feet of cable through whatever I'm securing. You may only need two inches of cable, but do you want to hold two inches of metal cable in a circle, a set of pliers and crimp a ferrule all at the same time? (No, you don't.) If the end of the cable sticks out a little bit, file it down so it won't cut anyone. And be careful if you cut just the tip of the cable, it'll fall apart into tiny little wires. You don't want to step on those later. Okay, so you have the ferrule on one end, stick through the traveler, make sure you add on the tags and stuff before you close the loop. I'll hold the ferrule in the pliers, pull the cable so it's the size circle I want, then an extra millimeter, cut the cable and pull it back inside the ferrule so nothing is sticking out, and crimp. Do you make housecalls? Edited September 21, 2006 by 5¢ Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) The Devil Ducky Derby Racers are on the move and have started popping up in caches around southern California... Edited November 9, 2006 by Team Snorkasaurus Quote Link to comment
+Arrow One Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi Team Snorkasaurus! I noticed your post was at 3:01 am... Dude, do you sleep? Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 ...Dude, do you sleep?...What is this "sleep" you speak of?!? Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 A geocacher called Firqby picked up the Pirate Devil Ducky earlier today. This is the first racer to begin to move... THE RACE IS ON!!! (Quack! Quack!) Quote Link to comment
+Arrow One Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Cool!!! My Duckies have been moving a little, but so far have only gotten to PA from NJ. Maybe our Duckies will cross and have soup!! Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 ...Maybe our Duckies will cross and have soup!!Long lost Devil Ducky cousins! Quote Link to comment
+Devil Duck Duo Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! We haven't heard of any of this til now! How can we get in on this? We actually put little devil duckies in the caches we find. Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! We haven't heard of any of this til now! How can we get in on this? We actually put little devil duckies in the caches we find. Hiya! Sorry 'bout the slow reply, I am still digesting Thanksgiving. (Mmmmm, turkey good!) The Devil Ducky Derby Racers are just starting out and all are still in Southern California. With 18 TBs competing, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that one or more eventually make it out your way! Just "watch" the duckies too see if any get within geo-striking range... It would be TOTALLY FUN for any ducky to meet the Devil Duck Duo! Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Just to let everyone know, the invisible duck is not smiling anymore. Quote Link to comment
+Team Snorkasaurus Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 (edited) Just to let everyone know, the invisible duck is not smiling anymore. Greetings to Quack-Seer, Detector Of All That Is Hidden! Why has the Invisible Devil Ducky lost its smile? Have the League of Loathsome WaterFOUL unleashed some new dastardly geo-terror upon the world??? Edited November 28, 2006 by Team Snorkasaurus Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Just to let everyone know, the invisible duck is not smiling anymore. Greetings to Quack-Seer, Detector Of All That Is Hidden! Why has the Invisible Devil Ducky lost its smile? Have the League of Loathsome WaterFOUL unleashed some new dastardly geo-terror upon the world??? I would love to answer this question but there is only one small problem. I can see the invisible duck but unfortunately I can not hear the invisible duck. He is quacking away and I can't hear a stinking thing he is sayin. Quote Link to comment
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