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Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is legal.

RetiredNSmilin

RetiredNSmilin

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This will be my first attempt to post photos here on DP. Wish me luck.

C:\Users\Student\Pictures\2016-10-27\008.JPG

Nope, all I get is the usual " UPLOAD TO FILE FAILED ".

Damn, why is it such a military secret to post pictures?

Bear with me, friends. I am pointing and clicking away trying to get a pic posted.

 
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That did not seem to work either.

OK, I guess I will try something else.

nope....those three things did not work either.

Funny how people upload pics all the time here, yet no one can explain how to do it?
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

When you post there is a little icon above where you write that looks like a picture of a tree. Click on that to post a pic. Next to it is an icon that looks like motion picture film frames, thats for posting videos.

Good luck
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

Your first post indicates that you are linking to a picture on your computer. (C Drive) You can not do that directly.

Either use an image host like PhotoBucket or press the insert image button, then make sure you select the "from computer" tab and then "select file" to locate and select.
In your case the image is located here - C:\Users\Student\Pictures\2016-10-27\ (image 008.JPG)
 
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Quag said:
When you post there is a little icon above where you write that looks like a picture of a tree. Click on that to post a pic. Next to it is an icon that looks like motion picture film frames, thats for posting videos.

Good luck
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I got to clicking on the tree part.

It keeps telling me UPLOAD TO FILE FAILED.....so there must be more to it that that.

I have posted pics on websites before, and one place is like this place, but it was a long time ago and I forgot all the little details.

I do remember I think you had to treat the pic on your computer like a URL, or something like that.
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I click on the basic uploader, then I go to browse, select my pic
then when I click on upload pic, I get the failure notice 100% of the time.

I will ttry it again, and this time write down the exact words.

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OK, I went to INSERT IMAGE
then selected FROM COMPUTER
then selected BROWSE and got the picture's file tree in the box
then hit UPLOAD FILES

no go again, 100% of the time I get the error message.

maybe the system hates FIREFOX or Windows 7.
 
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Apparently...Daves not here.
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

Easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. Click on the little "photograph of a tree" icon in the tool bar, above.

Capture1.JPG

2. That will open the "Insert Image" window. Make sure that you're on the "From Computer" tab if you want to upload an image from your computer. Click on the "Browse" button to search your computer for the image you want to share. Find the image you want to share and either double-click on it, or select it and click "Open".

Capture2.JPG

3. Check to insure that the file name of the image you want to share has populated the little window next to the "Browse" button (in this example the file is named Capture2.JPG). Then click on the words "Upload File(s)" beneath the "Browse" button. They're a hyperlink that actually perform the final function of uploading your image.

Capture3.JPG

Done.
 
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Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

SUCCESS !!!

Thank you all so very much !!!!

OK, seems the file for Dave's Wall is too big.

I was able to download this one above of my Model 14.
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

soot said:
Easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. Click on the little "photograph of a tree" icon in the tool bar, above.

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2. That will open the "Insert Image" window. Make sure that you're on the "From Computer" tab if you want to upload an image from your computer. Click on the "Browse" button to search your computer for the image you want to share. Find the image you want to share and either double-click on it, or select it and click "Open".

View attachment 67209483

3. Check to insure that the file name of the image you want to share has populated the little window next to the "Browse" button (in this example the file is named Capture2.JPG). Then click on the words "Upload File(s)" beneath the "Browse" button. They're a hyperlink that actually perform the final function of uploading your image.

View attachment 67209485

Done.
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I was doing all of that, but apparently the file was too big.

Time to do a little trimming on it.
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

RetiredNSmilin said:
SUCCESS !!!

Thank you all so very much !!!!

OK, seems the file for Dave's Wall is too big.

I was able to download this one above of my Model 14.
Click to expand...

You can use "Paint" to resize pictures.
 
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RetiredNSmilin said:
OK, seems the file for Dave's Wall is too big.
Click to expand...

Besides resizing, you get an online image host account like PhotoBucket. They are free.

Then you will not be restricted by the forum's image size constraints.
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

RetiredNSmilin said:
SUCCESS !!!

Thank you all so very much !!!!

OK, seems the file for Dave's Wall is too big.

I was able to download this one above of my Model 14.
Click to expand...

Was gonna say it seems like the files are too big. Try resizing them to smaller pics, this reduces the file size and should let you upload the pics
 
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Beaudreaux said:
That takes me back. You're telling your age here.
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Yep! It was an easy pop.
 
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Dragonfly said:
You can use "Paint" to resize pictures.
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Thanks, I am doing that now. It seems they are all way too big.


OK, I got them all the right size now....

Drum roll please....

Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you, DAVE'S WALL

I construction that ensures thousands of hours of safe backyard shooting, knife throwing, Thomashawk throwing, bow & arrow shootings, or whatever you wish.

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Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

I made the geometry of the railroad ties such that in the off chance a projectile managed to slip through the cracks in the first stack, it will definitely get stopped my the second stack.

I will mostly only shoot rimfires, 38 Specials, 9mm / .45 ACP with this as a backstop.

Even so, it will only be mostly rimfires for the noise.

My neighbors blast away with cannons so noise is not a really big concern in this rural East Texas area, even so, I needed a good backstop for the swamp that is behind my house.

No one else seems to care, but then that can be their issue not mine.

I know this bad boy will stop anything I have in my arsenal.
 
Re: Dave's Wall. A nice and safe way to shoot in your backyard, as long as it is leg

Very nice. Wish I could do the same but the suburb I live in North of Dallas, I'd have the cops here in a heartbeat if I started shooting on my property.

Are the ties bolted together, or just held in place by the frame...so you can periodically inspect the back row?
 
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Beaudreaux said:
That takes me back. You're telling your age here.
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And yours, hehehe.
 
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VanceMack said:
Apparently...Daves not here.
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Nice reference most folks won't get.
 
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