I have it! I just received the Proxxon PD400 mini-lathe. Here it is setting on the workbench. The Dr. Pepper can is placed there just as a size reference. This machine is a very high quality Austrian made machine tool. I am currently working on a “First Look” report for THMS including lots of close up pictures. Test running will come later. This machine runs a 100mm (4 inch) chuck which gives it great home...
Continue reading...The Rains Left
This is the next day after the heavy rain. This is taken from the same position as the second picture in the post below. I cut the grass today but the high water debris mark was clearly visible. The high water mark was just out of frame to the left. That makes the actual high water about three feet left of the fence line in the picture. There is also a water mark on the...
Continue reading...The Rains Came
On Thursday night 5/3/07 about 7:00 PM CDST Frisco, Texas was hit by a rain storm delivering many inches of rain and 80 MPH wind. The wind did us no damage but it flooded our lake as high as it has ever been. The water was flowing across the road at the low end. This is a view of the backyard taken from the porch. It was actually pitch black and still raining, but I...
Continue reading...Good Deal
I am kicking off the start-up of The Hobbyist Machine Store. To get some names on the customer list I am offering a limited time oportunity. There is a post over in the TEDEX Forum under the THMStore forum heading explaining everything. Non BBS members will have to join to see what it is all about. I won’t go into detail again here. I also need someone with a standard mini-mill who wants to convert to...
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