Since this is a holiday weekend, and except for go-fast cars and boozing it up a bit, and not much else going on, I thought we could spend today on Tool Slut Education. So, people new to (pissing away ungodly amounts of money on) vintage tools will get to know some of the makers and … Read More
If you have ever tinkered with any kind of serious welding gear, there’s one simple – inescapable fact – that we can’t get around. Stuff’s heavy! You need a cart. Now, not everyone has a poured and polished leveled concrete shop floor in their home. Out here in the woods, my shop is a “redneck … Read More
The companion to the mini ebook “A Life of Gods” on time and task management is unveiled this morning. This one deals with workstations and workflows. My thinking is that once something shows up as a task, we need the “power tools” to dispatch it to the “done list.” A good bit of theory is … Read More
There you are. One morning, America is going along all normal (like) and then suddenly flick. With nothing more than the eerie sounds of silence (with a nod to S&G) we pass back into the 1800s as a space-based weapon of unknown origins takes down the grid and the internet. Calmly, you survey the panic building … Read More
Oh, boy. This morning’s report will be a “two cupper” – and maybe three cups – if you study the ideas, problems and pictures of today a little bit. There is so much going on around here it’s, well, amazing. This writing less and doing more is turning out to be most agreeable. We’ll get to … Read More
A friend of George, II’s was down for a week. You know how that goes, what trying to be the “good host” and all. When in the “useful parent mode” I don’t wake people up until they get up on their own accord. But, let me tell you something, oh my God, can people sleep. … Read More
Our normal Sunday fare is foregone today in honor of the solemnity of the day, and its meaning, worldwide. Easter Confessional: I found a great deal on a Wen 6510T spindle sander on eBay overnight. So, we haven’t lost sight of what really goes on in the shop… It’s a dandy time for us Junior … Read More
This was a really busy week, around the old “trailer in the Outback.” So, before we get into the nibbins of actually making, a quick photo tour of what we were up to this week. For one, we managed to get the leftovers (tin scrap) turned into a reasonable raised bed garden. Going from this: … Read More
[Reader Note: My life-long “brother by a different mother” of 70 years – the Major – finally made it home from Mexico – where his wife suffered a burst appendix almost a week ago. They got in around 10:45 PM last night. “Thanks my Bro’ for your support and the prayers of so many of your readers … Read More
Yo Biden! Ever hear of Jimi Hendrix? “Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, I said, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?” (Maybe there are some people who shouldn’t have guns, huh? ) No doubt, you have seen the headlines floating around with old Joe in Europe … Read More
Everyone has a messy shop, to one degree, or another. I’m just more guilty than most because of my youth. See, my Main Hobby was ham radio. When you work on a radio, you do whatever repairs and adjustments are needed. Then seamlessly slide into playing with it. There’s no logical “break in the action” … Read More
Our current ShopTalk project is coming along just great. It’s the 10 X 20-foot vegetable garden add-on to the side of the recording studio. This week, I got serious about the “finishing touches” and – if you worry about radioactive leftovers – here are some of the design parameters that have fallen into place. Although … Read More
Mood-setting and motivation: Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply | AP News Let’s talk first about Design Creep. Although we have yet to eat a single plant from our 20-foot by 10 add-on Garden Room off the recording studio, it has sure been a pleasure in terms of “build.” Honestly, some of the … Read More