Placement of a piercing

 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is attractive to one can leave the next scratching their head. Body piercing is a great example. Culturally we accept some piercings, like ears, as attractive and have off and on for centuries. 
Another common piercing location is the nose. Although relatively new to our north american Anglo-saxon culture it has been practiced in Indian cultures for thousands of years.
For myself personally, I find a discreet nose piercing tremendously attractive. For me the placement and size of the adornment is critical to pleasing the eye. I fully acknowledge that there are many factors that influence piercings and the associated jewelry that is worn, religious and culture being on the forefront. But in reality, in our society the placement and type of hardware is, for the most part, a personal decision.

 Should it be placed on the right? On the left? Should it be a stud? a hoop?
What works for one, will not work for another. The issue is....there is no going back. Once it's there....it's there. So you should make sure you do your homework. Do a little test drive and try stuff on.







So that is exactly what I decided to do.
I am at the point of locating where the water supply will go. I have an racing style pop open fuel cap. It's very cool with a spring loaded door and is...in my opinion....awesome. With a few minor mods I can fabricate it into a water supply inlet. But where to put it?.....









So I took it for a visual test drive. I looked at a number of locations but these were the top two based on location and ease on the eyes.

Truth be known it looks like it will be a compromise between the two of these locations(see red dot)
But I haven't cut a hole yet......

'cause once it's there.......it's there......and a mistake just doesn't fade away.

Electrifying Surgery

It was an afternoon of chuckles. After receiving the necessary electrical components for the fuse block it was time to put everything together. First was to splice into the coach wiring harness that was set up by....can you guess who? Yup, that was my first chuckle!

I have a got another friend who not so jokingly says "to cut is to cure". As you can guess he is a surgeon, and I couldn't help but chuckle when I was fishing through the wires in the chase  I thought to myself "I wonder if this is what it is like I was trying to find a specific vessel in a bundle of thoracic organs?"
I am sure he would be disgusted, if not down right offended, at the analogy but for me, it was the second chuckle of the day.

Regardless of his approval, I scrubbed the surgical site(aka wiped off the dust with my hands) and made my initial incision. I placed a shunt and closed the wound using medical grade electrical tape!

If the former was thoracic, this was neurosurgery. Albeit this is less nerve racking than having the balance of someone's life in your hands. The install of the new fuse blocks was very much plug and play so the wiring was quick and easy.

While there I decided to clean up a little post desgn wiring that I was never thrilled with. The computer interface for the hydraulic fan required power. The install took power from an open circuit but there was no fuse terminal end available so they went to plan "B" which resulted in an unsightly piggyback wire across the front.

A simple cut and paste, crimp, heat shrink and install. Now the fuse is part of the block.



It was a great weekend, cool yes, frosty? perhaps! But getting a little done here and there makes me feel good inside.

Until next time!!