I see lots of things, sometimes more than I wish. The same goes for hearing but I can feign deafness like Walter Mitty (ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa) and drift into a 2nd life fantasy world. Some folks may understand… I think they call it a hobby. (Just kidding, honest!) What I saw is wood. Just another comment here of what woodworking is like when one uses a very accurate and powerful table saw. The Powermatic almost makes me...
Continue reading...Working Hard!
Wow! What a hard weekend. It was full of Honey Do’s. My spouse Gloria has taken to remodeling most of the interior of the house. Contractors are supposed to be doing all the hard work, but there is plenty to spill over onto yours truly. Our son Steve was also heavily recruited and contributed to the hard work. I have to go back to my real job to get some rest! Ha! Gloria has done a...
Continue reading...Toolin’ Along
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...
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