#Ferree's Tools

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The haul from the latest new tool day. Whole new set of dent rods and dent balls because the threads on my old ones were almost completely worn out and it was making dent removal very frustrating, two thread adapters, and the small power disc for the Z60. Not pictured are three valve casing thread chasers that arrived later, and four more thread chasers I'm still waiting on.

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Introducing Ian Ferree, author of Q & A: God and the Bible: 15 Questions Answered

Introducing Ian Ferree, author of Q & A: God and the Bible: 15 Questions Answered

“Top notch company with professionals who are willing to walk you through the entire publishing process. The entire team was knowledgeable, helpful, and extremely easy to work with! I came into the process as a first-time author who knew nothing about publishing a book. I was impressed with the ease of the process and the many tools available to authors to help create, publish, and market a book.…

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Week 9: Digital Communities, political engagement and activism...

The revolution of the digital sphere has allowed us to have a wide accessibility to information and an expansive set of tools to assist us in engaging in political conversations and activist campaigns (Kaun et.al, 2017). Social media is a powerful mechanism for creating awareness and sharing information to masses in split seconds. But how successful are these activist campaigns that emerge and are amplified on the internet, and how do we measure what that success looks like? The act of campaigning has existed for years and well before the internet, defined as “a project of linked actions organised towards achieving a particular goal” which may include (but not restricted to) political, social, business or marketing objectives (Stickels, 2020). Campaigns now have a large online presence, the term coined, ‘digital activism’, which encompasses all digital media that is used for political purposes (Gerbaudo, 2017). The term is ambiguous and vast (Yang, 2016), reflecting the messiness and unstructured way activism exists online within many mediums. The #Blacklivesmatter movement originated in America and began in 2013 on Twitter (Baptiste, 2017). The hashtag inspired organised protests which were born primarily in retaliation to police violence and the inequality of treatment of black men and women (Davis, 2016). This campaign determined to become a movement and not just a ‘moment’ on the internet in response to the racism that saturates our society (Davis, 2016). And although the hashtag may have not been as active in the last couple of years, recent events have seen the campaign become a global push for systematic racism to be eradicated from the world. The murder and mistreatment of George Floyd who was suffocated to death by a white police officer was recorded on camera and the footage has set the internet ablaze with outrage. The racism and blatant police brutality conversations now in the spotlight, forcing the uncomfortable truth upon us all. Although #BLM is everywhere we look, with everyone desperate to fight and educate the world to create change, we ask- will all the Instagram posts, hashtags, updated statuses, likes, follows and comments generate enough chaos to uphaul a whole government system and dismantle societies frameworks in which now exist? We ask to rewrite the future, to change our actions but is any of this really going to happen outside of the internet? Research shows sadly, that online activism rarely translates to change of policies and attitudes. The Black lives matter movement is vast and prominent, but as Davis states, “it is difficult to build a movement, do the work, whilst also trying both to create and correct historical record.” With so many objectives and interpretations, it’s unclear how #BLM translates into real action. The paper ‘The social media response to Black Lives Matter: how Twitter users interact with Black Lives Matter through hashtag use’ explores how social media users interact with BLM by using hashtags and thus modifying the framing of the movement. It has been recognised that social movements frame social issues (McAdam, 1996; Miller, 2000: Sewell 2001; Ferree et.al, 2002). That is, “they engage in a process of meaning construction that allows audiences within the movement to understand a social situation in a specific way” (2017). The study pieces together empirical data which analyses 66,159 tweets that contain #BlackLivesMatter (2014) and tallies, other hashtags associated with #BLM in order to measure how online communities influence the framing of the movement. The nature of social media platforms allows the global online community to alter and reshape the movements message which ultimately contributes to the development and eventual outcome. This although positive in the sense that people can relate and ascribe to the message in their own way to be included, does manipulate the meaning, which can inherently be detrimental in defining a clear goal/purpose for the movement. And although the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter is easy to identify, it is hard to algorithmically assess the context of the message. The hashtag, for example may be associated with a positive message of hope and change or express a negative message of anger and/or grief (2017). Evident above, more research needs to be done to uncover how online activism works and how we can translate all the online noise into physical change. It’s clear there needs to be strategical frameworks that support the movement to infiltrate reality. “The infrastructure of knowledge has changed, yet our strategic knowledge has not’ (Joyce, 2010). References 

Baptiste, N., 2017. The Rise And Resilience Of Black Lives Matter. [online] The Nation. Available at: <https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/origins-of-a-movement/> [Accessed 2 June 2020]. 

Davis, A., 2016. #BLM And Millennial Activism: “A Moment, Not A Movement”.

Dixson, A., 2017. “What’S Going On?”: A Critical Race Theory Perspective On Black Lives Matter And Activism In Education -online] SAGE Journals. Available at: <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0042085917747115> [Accessed 2 June 2020]. 

Ince, J., Rojas, F. and Davis, C., 2017. The social media response to Black Lives Matter: how Twitter users interact with Black Lives Matter through hashtag use. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 40(11), pp.1814-1830. 

Joyce, M., 2010. Digital Activism Decoded : The New Mechanics Of Change. International Debate Education Association. 

Kaun, A. and Uldam, J., 2017. Digital Activism: After The Hype. [online] SAGE Journals. Available at: <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444817731924> [Accessed 2 June 2020].

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Het heeft me bijna een rib uit mijn lijf gekost! Maar alles is binnen! Al mijn gereedschap is aangekomen en kan direct in gebruik genomen worden! #Happy Nu is geen uitdaging meer te groot! #Tools #Ferrees Dr. Forte staat in elk geval tot uw dienst! #Drforte (bij Dr. Forte)

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It’s Not a Circus, it’s an Excel Extravaganza!

Are you ready for a week that’s Excel everything???

    This week, we’re celebrating the program that is the peanut butter to grape jelly, the cheese to macaroni, and the…ok, you get it Excel is an essential tool in any PPC marketer’s life and since we live and breathe PPC, we’re doing a week focused on the tools and functions available in Excel that can make your life easier and more efficient.

  We’ll be doing 3 actionable webinars with some of Hanapin’s own PPC Heroes and you’ll get some valuable resources you can download in each.

  PLUS, WE’RE GIVING AWAY A FREE HERO CONF AUSTIN TICKET IN EACH WEBINAR!

  All you have to do is attend one of the webinars (or all three for 3 chances!) and you’ll be entered to win a ticket. We’ll draw a name after each webinar and the lucky winner will be emailed that day. Never heard of Hero Conf? That’s ok, you should definitely check it out though: http://www.heroconf.com/.

  The Webinars

In these three webinars, Hanapin experts will offer up tools and functions that can make your job easier and more efficient. They will go through how different variables will impact your outcome, different things you can do with pivot tables, and using excel functions to beat automated bidding.

  Here’s the agenda:

  3 Tools That Help You Do What-If Analyses in Excel

Presented by Jacob Fairclough and Mark Ferree

Tuesday, December 5th at 1 pm EST

  4 Things You Need to Know About Pivot Tables

Presented by Danielle Gonzales and Diane Chelius

Wednesday, December 6th at 1 pm EST

  How to Beat Automated Bidding with Excel

Presented by Alaina Thompson and Lara Lowery

Thursday, December 7th at 1 pm EST

  Can’t make one of the webinars? No problem! We will be recording all the sessions and will send the recordings and slides out to all registrants via email, once Excel Extravaganza is over. So even if you can’t make the live webinars, register anyways and watch it on demand later!

  from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 https://www.ppchero.com/excel-extravaganza/

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It’s Not a Circus, it’s an Excel Extravaganza!

Are you ready for a week that’s Excel everything???

    This week, we’re celebrating the program that is the peanut butter to grape jelly, the cheese to macaroni, and the…ok, you get it Excel is an essential tool in any PPC marketer’s life and since we live and breathe PPC, we’re doing a week focused on the tools and functions available in Excel that can make your life easier and more efficient.

  We’ll be doing 3 actionable webinars with some of Hanapin’s own PPC Heroes and you’ll get some valuable resources you can download in each.

  PLUS, WE’RE GIVING AWAY A FREE HERO CONF AUSTIN TICKET IN EACH WEBINAR!

  All you have to do is attend one of the webinars (or all three for 3 chances!) and you’ll be entered to win a ticket. We’ll draw a name after each webinar and the lucky winner will be emailed that day. Never heard of Hero Conf? That’s ok, you should definitely check it out though: http://www.heroconf.com/.

  The Webinars

In these three webinars, Hanapin experts will offer up tools and functions that can make your job easier and more efficient. They will go through how different variables will impact your outcome, different things you can do with pivot tables, and using excel functions to beat automated bidding.

  Here’s the agenda:

  3 Tools That Help You Do What-If Analyses in Excel

Presented by Jacob Fairclough and Mark Ferree

Tuesday, December 5th at 1 pm EST

  4 Things You Need to Know About Pivot Tables

Presented by Danielle Gonzales and Diane Chelius

Wednesday, December 6th at 1 pm EST

  How to Beat Automated Bidding with Excel

Presented by Alaina Thompson and Lara Lowery

Thursday, December 7th at 1 pm EST

  Can’t make one of the webinars? No problem! We will be recording all the sessions and will send the recordings and slides out to all registrants via email, once Excel Extravaganza is over. So even if you can’t make the live webinars, register anyways and watch it on demand later!

  from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 https://www.ppchero.com/excel-extravaganza/

[zacdhaenkeau]

It’s Not a Circus, it’s an Excel Extravaganza!

Are you ready for a week that’s Excel everything???

    This week, we’re celebrating the program that is the peanut butter to grape jelly, the cheese to macaroni, and the…ok, you get it Excel is an essential tool in any PPC marketer’s life and since we live and breathe PPC, we’re doing a week focused on the tools and functions available in Excel that can make your life easier and more efficient.

  We’ll be doing 3 actionable webinars with some of Hanapin’s own PPC Heroes and you’ll get some valuable resources you can download in each.

  PLUS, WE’RE GIVING AWAY A FREE HERO CONF AUSTIN TICKET IN EACH WEBINAR!

  All you have to do is attend one of the webinars (or all three for 3 chances!) and you’ll be entered to win a ticket. We’ll draw a name after each webinar and the lucky winner will be emailed that day. Never heard of Hero Conf? That’s ok, you should definitely check it out though: http://www.heroconf.com/.

  The Webinars

In these three webinars, Hanapin experts will offer up tools and functions that can make your job easier and more efficient. They will go through how different variables will impact your outcome, different things you can do with pivot tables, and using excel functions to beat automated bidding.

  Here’s the agenda:

  3 Tools That Help You Do What-If Analyses in Excel

Presented by Jacob Fairclough and Mark Ferree

Tuesday, December 5th at 1 pm EST

  4 Things You Need to Know About Pivot Tables

Presented by Danielle Gonzales and Diane Chelius

Wednesday, December 6th at 1 pm EST

  How to Beat Automated Bidding with Excel

Presented by Alaina Thompson and Lara Lowery

Thursday, December 7th at 1 pm EST

  Can’t make one of the webinars? No problem! We will be recording all the sessions and will send the recordings and slides out to all registrants via email, once Excel Extravaganza is over. So even if you can’t make the live webinars, register anyways and watch it on demand later!

  from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 https://www.ppchero.com/excel-extravaganza/

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It’s Not a Circus, it’s an Excel Extravaganza!

Are you ready for a week that’s Excel everything???

    This week, we’re celebrating the program that is the peanut butter to grape jelly, the cheese to macaroni, and the…ok, you get it Excel is an essential tool in any PPC marketer’s life and since we live and breathe PPC, we’re doing a week focused on the tools and functions available in Excel that can make your life easier and more efficient.

  We’ll be doing 3 actionable webinars with some of Hanapin’s own PPC Heroes and you’ll get some valuable resources you can download in each.

  PLUS, WE’RE GIVING AWAY A FREE HERO CONF AUSTIN TICKET IN EACH WEBINAR!

  All you have to do is attend one of the webinars (or all three for 3 chances!) and you’ll be entered to win a ticket. We’ll draw a name after each webinar and the lucky winner will be emailed that day. Never heard of Hero Conf? That’s ok, you should definitely check it out though: http://www.heroconf.com/.

  The Webinars

In these three webinars, Hanapin experts will offer up tools and functions that can make your job easier and more efficient. They will go through how different variables will impact your outcome, different things you can do with pivot tables, and using excel functions to beat automated bidding.

  Here’s the agenda:

  3 Tools That Help You Do What-If Analyses in Excel

Presented by Jacob Fairclough and Mark Ferree

Tuesday, December 5th at 1 pm EST

  4 Things You Need to Know About Pivot Tables

Presented by Danielle Gonzales and Diane Chelius

Wednesday, December 6th at 1 pm EST

  How to Beat Automated Bidding with Excel

Presented by Alaina Thompson and Lara Lowery

Thursday, December 7th at 1 pm EST

  Can’t make one of the webinars? No problem! We will be recording all the sessions and will send the recordings and slides out to all registrants via email, once Excel Extravaganza is over. So even if you can’t make the live webinars, register anyways and watch it on demand later!

  from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8217493 https://www.ppchero.com/excel-extravaganza/

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Ferree responds to questions

Wilkesboro Town Council candidate Russ Ferree did not respond to questions submitted by The Record in time to be included in the report which included responses from fellow incumbent Andy Soots and former Councilwoman Nellie Archibald.  

Ferree said he had been busy helping take care of a sick relative. The following are his responses.

Question 1: Why are you running? “My name is Russell Ferree.  I am 67 years old, a lifetime resident of the Wilkesboros.  Wilkes  County is in my soul. After 60 plus years in my personal journey, I decided to look for ways to pay back for my good fortune to be born and raised here.  I would like to make a difference, to improve the community that I love.  Running for Wilkesboro town council is one way to do that, the only reason I ran four years ago and the only reason I am running this year. I believe I am running for the right reason.”

Question 2: What qualifies you to hold the post? “I believe my background as a real estate attorney gives me the tools necessary to recognize problems, to seek new solutions (outside the box) to improve our quality of life. Also, I believe that I will be able to incorporate vision with the wonderful potential that we have here.  With wise use of our natural resources and development/education of our young people, we can grow a good future for our children and grandchildren. However, vision is necessary to prepare our community for the rest of this 21st century.  I believe that I possess the necessary vision and the courage born of faith to try to make it happen.”

Questions 3: If elected, what are your goals? “I want to put our resources to work to lay the infrastructure for good paying jobs for our people, a better quality of life, a better place here to grow strong healthy families.  That is why I have been directly involved with the water intake issue over the last three years.  If we can harness the water that is available to us, it could mean several thousand jobs over the next 25 years. If we can be forward thinking, we can make this happen.”

Question 4:  What are the main issues facing the town? “Not in any particular order: Harnessing our water resources; Merging fire/rescue/emergency services; Completing the water tower-line loop to develop the west end of Wilkesboro; A water tower-line loop to develop the east end of Wilkesboro and future Samaritan’s Purse expansion; Greenway expansion; Sidewalks in east end Wilkesboro and Curtis Bridge Road; Completion of the Wilkesboro Master plan – phases 2, 3 and 4. In order for our children to come back, find jobs, live and grow families here we must become a destination town, not a pass-by town.  It will take 15-20 years to turn this around.  If we are to see this turn-around in our lifetimes, we have to start now – preparing Wilkesboro for the future.”

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Aw yeah, new tool day.

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Ooh, a box.

I have a love-hate relationship with packing peanuts. They are annoying to deal with (these ones are at least the biodegradable cornstarch-based kind), but digging through them to find the goods is like a treasure hunt.

Making progress.

Scored a free mug, pen and notepad with this order.

Steadily building up my trombone slide mandrel collection.

The complete haul:

• six new trombone slide mandrels

• slide iron

• flute headjoint mandrel

• 0.685" valve casing mandrel

• hinge rod/post facing cutter set

• French horn dent ball driver/retriever (fits many other things too)

• set of half-size dent balls (other set is 0.525", 0.530", 0.535" etc., and this one is 0.5275", 0.5325", 0.5375"...)

• set of draw rings

• some corks and felts I was getting low on

• new cleaning brushes in various sizes

• travel mug, pen, notepad

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Oho, what have we here?

Had a nice box waiting for me upon my return from a trip to Germany.

I have love/hate feelings toward packing peanuts. On the one hand they stick to everything and suck to dispose of, but on the other hand digging through them to find all the stuff in the box feels like a treasure hunt.

Found all the smaller bits.

Now for the main part.

The Mini-Z from Ferree’s Tools Inc.

*Happy screech*

All the accessories that the “starter package” includes. Got tapered mandrels for trombone, trumpet, cornet; one tapered roller; three curved rollers covering five different radii; 3″ and 4″ Power Discs; and one burnishing wheel. Haven’t taken them out of the bags yet because several of them are coated with oil and I’m delaying having to clean it off because it’s slimy and gross (but smells kinda nice).

I really appreciate the built-in magnets to hold the hex keys used for attaching/removing the accessories. I would have glued some on if they didn’t already exist.

The Mini-Z is, as the name implies, a mini version of Ferree’s popular Z60 dent machine. I don’t have room for the floor-mounted, full-sized setup in my workshop, but the Mini-Z clamps into a bench vise and can just hang on a wall or chill on a shelf when I’m not using it.

Also got the new cable for my P50, so that was nice too.

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Well this was a great end to my workday.

Cable on my P50 dent ball tool broke, leaving a dent ball and the cable end stuck in the bell tail. Luckily didn’t take too long to knock it loose, and I found all the nylon balls that fell off. Unluckily it means finishing the job is delayed while I wait for a new cable to arrive.

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Big dent in a trombone inner slide. Inner slides are (usually) nickel, which makes them way harder to work than the brass outer slides, so the usual -- or only, if the damage is severe enough -- way to deal with this is to replace the entire tube.

I didn’t have the correct diameter of replacement inner slide tubes in stock, so on a slow day I gave dent removal a go, because the slide already didn’t work anyway and it was no big deal if I failed to fix since it would just bring us right back to the original “replace tube” plan.

I fixed it. Truth be told I was expecting it to be much more difficult than it turned out to be.

There is still the very faintest bit of catching near the damaged section if you move the slide real slow. Not acceptable if this was a pro instrument from one of the philharmonic trombonists, but it belongs to a middle school and works well enough for them, plus they’re glad to not have to shell out $$ for a new tube.

FUN FACT: the manufacturer (Ferree’s Tools Inc.) shortened the handles on the slide dent rollers two or three times because it used to be TOO POWERFUL and had so much leverage that it could easily crush tubing with no mandrel inside it even if you were being careful. It can still crush tubing if you’re not careful, but it takes more grip strength to do it now.