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[Slant6]

The thought that Opposite Lock could end did not cross my mind when I made my first post sometime in 2013. Part of me wishes I found out what that post was while I still could, but the other part was ok letting it all go away. I joined Oppo as a sophomore in highschool and kept with it off and on through college and into my current job. It has lined up really well with growing up for me, it's death signals the final sign that I have become an adult.

I'm excited about hyphen thought. It's a fresh start. I suppose a fresh start warrants an introduction.

Name: Slant6
Where: Atlanta GA
Occupation: Furniture Designer
Current cars: TDI Sportwagen (manual!), 1965 Dodge Dart (the namesake, in long term storage)
Previous cars:
2000 Saab Wagon
1999 Saab Convertible
1995.5 Tacoma 4x4
1993 BMW E34 525i
2002 Ranger
2000 Ram 2500 Cummins

Fun fact: I designed Appalachian State's Solar car (I always said I would do a long post on Oppo about it, never did, might be good for hyphen?)

Interests: cars, trains, bicycles, dogs, furniture, manufacturing, cnc machines, 3d printing, infastructure, CAD, architecture, photography, and many more.

I'm sure a few of y'all already knew these things, but it has been a while since I have been in my Oppo prime, and with this new platform I figured now was a great time to reintroduce myself!

I can't seem to post pictures from mobile without generating a link for it, but I'm sure that will be worked out eventually. Long live hyphen!

[MM54]

Welcome [back]!

[Slant6]

@mm54 welcome to here. The time is now.

[phenotyp]

Welcome back!
If you want to do a solar car post, I was just running through my pics from Formula Sun at COTA from a few years ago.
Oppo is dead. Long live Oppo.

[DaveyD]

Welcome again! You should totally write about building a solar car!
Also, I've been wanting to move back to ATL, any advice on where to live? I used to live in Roswell growing up.

[CarsOfFortLangley]

Welcome! Slant6 is the best engine ever!

[Taylor Martin]

Very nice to meet ya Slant! The Hyphen would be an excellent place to share your story because I'm not sure which one you're talking about (There's one that's very flat and one that more round. Both are neat though).

Also, I see you're a Saab guy. Very good choice. If they hadn't have gone under I'm 100% certain a Saab would've been my first car (Probably the 9-5 wagon).

There are a bundle of other Oppos over in Atlanta, and a few of us may be getting together just for kicks. If you'd like to join in you're more than welcome.

[Slant6]

@phenotyp Oh cool! I think my old team raced our old car there in 2017. I raced in the 2018 American Solar challenge and 2018 FSGP in Hastings Nebraska. I'll get some photos up of the car soon, don't have time to make links from mobile right now. Was a fun experience being the only industrial designer on a team of science folks.

[davesaddiction]

@slant6 Do you have an Instagram (or something) of your furniture design?

[trivet]

Welcome! Glad to have you here!

[BaconSandwich]

I had no idea you were a furniture designer! Neat! I've made a few pieces of furniture around our house (dining room table, curio cabinet, night stand, two dining room chairs, and more to come).

[phenotyp]

@slant6 Sweet! I might have some pics of it, then.

[ITA97]

@slant6 said in You only get a first post twice:

I can't seem to post pictures from mobile without generating a link for it, but I'm sure that will be worked out eventually. Long live hyphen!

At least on Android, you should be able to upload from your device. On the editor bar, swipe right to access the rest of buttons. The last image button on the right (second from last) with the dogeared corner is for local uploaded. Let me know if this isn't working for you.

And welcome to new Oppo. I always liked the posts about your namesake.

[Slant6]

@ita97 ah! Was unaware of the swipe! Thank you!

[ITA97]

@slant6 No worries. It wasn't immediately obvious to me, either.

[RallyDarkstrike]

Welcome @Slant6 !!! Glad to have you with us in the new digs!

Check out the User Guide if you have a chance...might help you with some basic questions as you start to get into the swing of things!
https://opposite-lock.com/topic/170/the-hyphen-a-user-guide-updated-12-30pm-ast-nov-16th-2020/90

[Slant6]

@davesaddiction you're welcome to pick through my personal instagram with some of my work, although it's mostly the dog (@john.t.l). Or visit my very very shitty website (johntl.com). From my website feel free to look me up on LinkedIn for a copy of my portfolio.

I'll be honest, I really need to up my online presence as a designer. Ill also admit that while I may have a few good nugets of design I'm not really a flashy or "good" designer. While my title at work is Furniture Designer day to day I'm more of a production engineer that gets to draw pictures sometimes, which is something I'm fine with.

Damn that turned into TMI fast.

[davesaddiction]

@slant6 That chair & table are dope! My personal website is also sorely out of date... LOL