I just put a new forum/BBS up on the internet. I had one I started about ten years ago named TEDEX that was popular for many years. It was hobby and craft based same as is my new BBS named POSTEX Forums. ~ (link) Please register and say hello. The registration sends me an email and then I need time to respond so registration is not immediate. You will receive two emails. One shows you have...
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I Love Quill Ten
My wife is a devoted quilter. She navigates the state of Texas and the entire country by where the quilt shops are located. She also knows what fabric is in stock in every one of them. Half the upstairs is her quilting cave I call Grandma’s Attic. Sewing machines and long arm quilters, she has it all. Well, she didn’t have a T-Shirt that proclaimed her overpowering passion to stitch tiny bits of cloth into...
Continue reading...Flying Free
The last few blog articles look like I have become momentarily obsessed with freedom. I can’t deny what I have written but I will give it a rest for awhile. Just one more little poke Pure freedom is Chaos. I once built a model radio control airplane with that name. That was about 40 years ago. This is a picture of what it looked like. I finished mine in a blue and metallic green color....
Continue reading...A Hot Box
This is a new addition to my workshop. It is a high temperature (2250 degrees) kiln that I intend to put to a lot of good use. It’s a Paragon E-12T with a rather fancy programmable controller for precision heat control. My main intention is to use it for lost wax mold making but with its heat range there are many other arts and crafts application I will be trying. It’s not big enough for...
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