There used to be a social group that promoted model train building that was more whimsical than realistic. It used the acronym AWNUTS as an identity. Its meaning is Always Whimsical, Not Usually To Scale. It was model trains on a non-scale whimsical theme. It was all about having fun with imaginative model trains, with nothing sacred or necessarily realistic. Google “awnuts model trains” and the remnants of the group can be discovered. A bunch...
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Work Beyond 70
Seven decades now under my belt. The body is a little worse for wear, but that means it has been well used. A little regular maintenance keeps it ticking. Ha! I have lost some weight since I retired which is a good thing – about 20 pounds. My hobbies making things are returning a small profit. The silver work is the best. Check out KautzCraft Studio. It seems a bit crazy but folks are also...
Continue reading...Yet Another Windows 10 Defect
Microsoft seems to have a team of software engineers who have forgotten the legacy systems of the past. I have a powerful quad-core desk computer that has been performing well for many years. It has progressed through several Windows OS upgrades. Windows 10 has been the worst of all editions. Always something not working correctly or having to be turned off as an undesired “feature”. Every new update changes my preference for Adobe Reader back...
Continue reading...Ramblin’ Dan’s 3D Print Design Studio
A new workshop blog from Ramblin’ Dan is about to appear. It will be 3D Print project oriented on a style like my machine shop blogs. It will not be about the tools, but what can be done with them. I’ll publish the link when it moves out of development. Update: It’s up and running http://rd3dpds.com/ As seen in this picture, I am using a Cartesian style 3D printer. My desire is to convert to...
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