16
Jul
Project Teaser
(Just so you know I’m not shirking my Odd Fiddly Duties)
Tags: Jacob's Ladder, Neon, Transformer
A number of completely disparate events brought me to this feature. Michael Jackson dieing had me digging into my MP3 archives for an album or two. This is not about him. (Of course, it can’t hurt me in the Google rankings either. 
) A year ago, the wife bought a turntable, with the intent of turning it into a halloween prop. And I ran across a box with a half dozen records in it this afternoon. My son asked if any of them were ‘Michael Jackson’, and sure enough, Thriller’s in there. Read the rest of this entry »
10
Jul
2010 Mustang spyshot
Happened to see this mustang in Victoria BC, looks like a 2010 Mustang:
As will be apparent in the upcoming posts, The family and I just got done with an extended vacation in Blaine, Washington. Upon hearing that the wife and I were gearheads, the local carshow asked if we would help judge. Silly me signed up for the Rod classes (street, Rat, etc.) which happened to be the single largest represented class, with each new example looking cooler than the last. Read the rest of this entry »
New hobby category! I’ve spent some time doing things photographical and figured here would be a good place to show last weekends events!
I’m one of those fathers. The ones that send their own project to the science fair. Well, actually, I’m NOT, but I think the request made of my kids seemed a little unfair for kindergartners. And I wanted them to win.
And, it struck a chord in my past. My Father died a few years ago, and this is a project he did with me, albeit when I was in Junior High. Is this how technically advanced kids are these days? That they have access to aerospace technology in kindergarten? Read the rest of this entry »
I have a blindspot. I see things and for one reason or another, I have to have it and I don’t know why. Over time, I’m seeing a pattern, in that it’s nifty things, or old things, or well preserved things, or things you don’t see anymore, or something that adds a capability to my toolbelt. (Everybody needs rouge to polish aluminum, don’t they?) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 1088, am radio, analog, BC band, grundig, majestic, radio, shortwave, teh past, tube radio, tubes
11
May
Oneoffs: Stage 8 bolts
(The following is an unpaid testimonial. I’m just a happy customer and this might solve a problem you have)
Oneoffs are supposed to be little light articles on something I find interesting. But even so, I am, in fact, writing this about a bolt. Really. Something that pretty much goes unnoticed, yet they hold a large portion of the world together. Read the rest of this entry »
7
May
Wedged Tight
I figured I’d post an update to the Corvette fall 2009 project. I hadn’t posted anything an awhile, and I figured this would be a good way to see just how many people are viewing stuff with no advertising. But First, an aside: Read the rest of this entry »
In 2006, I purchased, disassembled and refurbished a 1962 South Bend 10L lathe. I documented the process in the hopes someone might be interested. This is that story.
Tags: 10L, Bend, heavy 10, heavy Ten, lathe, South, South Bend