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New old bench grinder
Over the holidays my father gave me an old bench grinder he had in the basement. The thing was not in great shape, but it’s a tool I certainly needed. My dad is one of those guys that always seems to...
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Draft created: 12/17/2010 One of the things I struggle with in my home shop (calling it that is a bit of a stretch, I suppose) is organization. The place always seems to be a mess, and while I can...
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30 Days of Creativity, Day 6: Ring Clamp
I’m posting this from the train to Chicago, from Milwaukee. I’m also posting it from my phone, so we’ll see how this goes. First, a disclaimer: if you don’t have a desire to make a ring clamp, but...
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Plastic Injection Molder – Part 3
I am finally getting back to work on the plastic injection molder. We recently moved offices at work and there was a fair bit of stuff headed to the trash. I grabbed a busted old VGA repeater/extender...
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Plastic Injection Molder – Part 4
I’ve been swamped at work with a couple of pretty big projects, but I got a bit more work done on the injection molder frame and controller. First the controller: Wired up, and powered on. Yup, all...
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New shop storage
For those of you that don’t know, I spend my days working for a communications firm here in Milwaukee. This company has its roots in advertising, and there are still some artifacts of that history...
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Plastic Injection Molder – Part 5
I got a very little more done on the injection molder frame: Injection molder frame w/ piston That’s the arm and piston mounted (clamped) in place, and the center cross member bolted in. This thing is...
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Copper Pendant
Well, it’s finally happened… I finally made Molly that piece of jewelry I promised her back when Michael first talked me into taking Frankie‘s summer workshops (two years ago?). It’s not fancy, but I’m...
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Copper and oak
So, remember that ring clamp I started way back? Well, I found myself in need of one last week, and figured I’d better finish that thing up. The problem with the original plan and work is that the...
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Low carb diet
So, summer is upon us, Jared finally got a motorcycle, and I’m still not ready to ride. What I am ready for is to overhaul my carburetors. So, I pulled them out of the bike, cracked open the first one...
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Christmas gifts
Silver earrings for Rose Copper bracelet for Aunt Elizabeth I actually managed to find a few hours to work in my shop over the last few weeks… I’m happy with the results.
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New stuff in the shop
So, a few years ago I had a little hobby. I would cruise the Craigslist->Free listing for things that looked useful or interesting. I missed some neat pieces, but I also had a few wins. I got a...
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Fifteen Dollar Guitar
Dillon continues to play guitar in Mad RED Kat, and continues to develop his skills (though somewhat reluctantly, like any 13 year-old). As he does, he’s expressed an interest in an acoustic guitar....
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