Gloria and I have past number 40 (years) of togetherness. Yes, that means legally married October 12, 1968, just a little while ago. Since “going steady” in HS its been 45+ years! Included in the picture is 4 month (+) old Tessa Danielle Kautz the latest result of continuing the family line. She’ll remember our 50Th anniversary, but this picture will be a reminder she was there for the 40Th. God bless the little children.
Continue reading...Proxxon IB/E
Just received two of the Proxxon professional rotary tools (IB/E) last night. One I will use for testing and design a mount for the CNC HB2 machine. The other is inventory for the THMStore. First impression is WOW! This is one very nice high speed hand tool. It does deserve the title “professional.” This tool is amazingly quite, far less noise than say a well oiled sewing machine. It makes the competition sound like a tornado siren....
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Gloria and I took the new GTI on a 2700 mile 8 day road trip. We started September 15 leaving Frisco, Texas following a day behind the aftermath of hurricane Ike up through Ohio. In Frisco, Texas, Saturday and Sunday before we left, the hurricane was no worse than any typical North Texas storm front. A fair amount of rain and some strong wind but not seemingly hurricane strength. The worst damage we saw was...
Continue reading...Car Smarts
The GTI did a strange thing to me yesterday. Well, actually a good thing. It has more gee-wiz electronic devices than even a computer nerd like me wants to know. I kind of sorta know… 🙂 The low tire pressure indicator came on first thing (5:40 AM) as I backed out of my drive. I jumped out (while in the street) for a quick check for a flat tire. I have an air compressor in...
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