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Well there I am Sunday morning with about 10,000 things that I "should be" doing......But there is one thing that has been on my list for a while and it's eating at me. Every time I walk by this press with the factory "handle and ball" on it, I hear it mocking me...... I gotta get ready for...

Well I finally got that "stupid 3D printer" and........... I can't believe how much fun I am having with it!!!!!! This thing is "stupid amounts of fun" Holy Sh!t, I can't stop making stuff. I'm running that damn thing nearly 27/7 and I am wearing out my mouse designing new things to print...

Ok, well the title is a bit "misleading", because it has to be a 'book on tape", but anywho........ My wife and I have run out of books to listen too, on our drives to and from the "cabin". Our favorite series's are/were Harlan Cobens - Myron Bolitar series Vince Flynn/ (now Kyle Mills...

I am considering doing this to a problematic tire on my Yamaha Rhino. But I was wondering if I do it, can that tire ever be replaced if it wears out? I have also read about getting a "flat spot" if it sits too long. Is this true?

So I have, oddly enough, found that I am warming up to this Alibre CAD program that I bought about a month ago. I'm still not very good with it, but recently have had sort of a "break through" and have been knocking out 3D drawings a lot faster than I anticipated. This leads me to a new...

Well my table finally started leaking this weekend, so it is time do something about it. Its kind of a "known problem" cause they ship the tables in 2 pieces (to save money most likely) It wasn’t too bad, but I figure that it ain’t gonna get better, so I figure I may as well try to TIG her up...

I did not want to de-rail @BastropMetal thread, but here is a "RWS True Story"...... There I was in the middle of Ohio (circa 1994ish) and smoke starts pouring into the cab as I travel SB on I-75. My faithful F-150 with 225K has given up the ghost for some strange reason. Freshly out of...

Just got off the tractor and found these spots in the snow. I looked for a coolant leak but that seemed ok. I am thinking that I ran over a nail and it's tire ballast, but couldn't find it with a "cursory inspection" I can't remember what type of ballast they put in, but I thought it was...

I don't have any real "insider info" but I have a "suspicion", and that is all. If my "suspicion" is correct, I would just like to say that I hope everything works out. (y) My thoughts and prayers are with you @TheOldHokie and your family. (And if I am completely off base, then stop scaring...

So up until now our cottage has been on the "Luck of the Irish" heating program. What I mean is, that when we leave, we turn the temp down to 50 to save on gas, and we simply "hope and pray" that the furnace keeps working. Since we don't have "real internet", I am thinking of using a...

I finally got around to moving the lathe into place, but as you can see its kind of dark and the old "curly Q" light bulbs kinda suck. I think they get worse as they age, but it's one of those things that get worse "incrementally" so its hard to notice. I did start to replace the "curly Q"...

So there I am, in the shop playing with my new CNC Plasma cutter. Until now, I have had very good luck with it. Most of my problems are "CAD" related. I am currently using Fusion 360 and it has been kicking my a$$ for about 6 month's, but I am getting "better". So I decide to make a sign for...

Well I finally did it, I got a DRO from Santa, so its time to install it. I have watched so many videos on the subject, I feel as if I have done it already. So off we go. Here is the backside of the "new to me" lathe that is currently blocking the damn door. (I have about 396,712 projects...

Ok everyone, I have/had been looking around for a bigger/better/more robust lathe for my "retirement shop". Now my "plan" is/was to buy the "big tools" while I am still "working for the Man" and I have been earnestly looking for the "Mac Daddy" lathe. Well I got a little carried away at the...

I have been looking around a little and I have decided to add a DRO to the new "hobby lathe". I found a SINO 2 axis on Aliexpress for about 80-150 bucks. However I was thinking about getting a 3 axis and adapting the 3rd axis to the tailstock somehow. The cost difference between the two and...

Well I "accidentally won" an auction for a "gunsmithing lathe" and had to go pick it up the other day. The ride back to the cottage was "uneventful" but also uneasy. I had it strapped down "good enough" with ratchet straps and 2 chains, but the "top heavy'ness" made the ride back...

As a "city slicker" , I have lived my entire life with "natural gas" heat. Just walk over and push the button, and about 10 seconds later, you hear a "whoosh" as the furnace kicks in. And thats good. But I remember when my grandparents "retired" and moved "up north", they added on a room and...

I have determined that @joesmith123 is actually Hickok45 from Youtube...... They have identical thumbs. and here is Hickok45....

A buddy sent me this, but has nothing to do with my post.....but since I worked in Detroit for a few years it still brings a tear to my eye. Now to the 'meat' of the problem. I just signed up for "Bid Spotter" and OMG, holy Sh$t, as my Grandma used to say, "I am going straight to the poor...

So I am entering my last 5 years of working for "the man". My last day will be Friday November 29th 2030 at 1406. (not that I'm looking forward to it or anything 😂 ) So I have been thinking about my "shop situation". The plan is eventually begin to move my current "Basement shop" up north to...