I had a chance to work in my machine shop most of the weekend. Feels good to again get back to all the metal chips flying. I finished off my A3 locomotive driver wheels. There is a quick link to them under |Site Tools | What’s New | in the main menu at the THMS site. The weather in Texas is perfect too. The temperature was hitting the 80’s. All the flowering trees are in...
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Got The Photo Knack?
At my age (60) I have been thinking about “sidelines” or retirement occupations. Here is another one. I spend a lot more time at the keyboard than I probably should. I am either here or in the workshop. I have even tied the computer to my workshop activities with the CNC work. I am getting a lot of inquiries and phone calls about my CNC activities. Interest is picking up. Oops, off track! Here is...
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I’m still here. Sometimes I wonder if you are. Ha! All two of you… It’s like writing to myself (Dear Diary…) but that is OK. I’ll hit a subject sooner or later that will make you put finger to keyboard. Slid to work on the Dallas skating rink er… highways but since it was 6:00 AM there wasn’t much traffic. The Hemi RAM was covered with snow at 5:30 AM about 3 inches deep. Light and...
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I’ve wandered off into writing about computers. What a life changing device the digital computer has become. My initial interest is in electronics. I also love the power in math and numbers. I admit I have never become a total master of either but that has never been my intention. I do have a very good understanding of both and that is what I consider important to me. The digital computer is a tool. It...
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