I sell machine gears from a web store that I own and operate. It is called The Hobbyist Machine Store. The gears that I sell are for two very popular machine tools called a mini-lathe and a mini-mill. There have been tens of thousands of these machine sold all over the world. The one major flaw they have are some plastic gears in the drive train. I supply replacement steal gears for the plastic ones....
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Some Call It Art
I have posted a new blog to display my creative output. Here is the URL : http://DimensionalArt.org. This will not be a “how-to” effort like my other websites. I intend to limit it to the display of the end product of my creative and artistic efforts. My plans include items I will make for sale and perhaps take request for custom work. It will be like a low key merchant site. Then again, it will be mostly a...
Continue reading...Can’t Shred The Evidence
I never would of thought that a lighting strike could kill something as tough as a paper shredder. Well, it’s true and here are the pictures to show why. My thinking was there would only be a few switches and gears and just hard core electrical stuff.This thing has more electronics than my first transistor radio back in the 60’s. There are sensors located everywhere and even a vision system to “see” how full the...
Continue reading...No Bitch
I am off the subject of computers for awhile, maybe. I have been working on supplying a high speed spindle made by Taig Tools, Inc. for the CNC router folks. The spindle is used for the Taig micro-mill and CNC-mill. I have found it to be a very nice addition to my personal gantry CNC router I call the HB2. Not high power but the low noise level is very suitable for residential use. I...
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