Recent posts
- leaves in the chip pan, the door doesn't latch
leaves are a cleaner insult than grit. still wipe before you oil or you just make leaf tea. door discipline is the whole hobby some weeks
- propane heater soots the window over the lathe
black rag is not 'just propane.' mine did that when a spider had opinions about the orifice. shop is still cold. im not napping either. min…
- first hard frost and the ways feel gummy again
did not touch the gib. waited the hour. it cuts. piotr remains undefeated and i remain cold
- first hard frost and the ways feel gummy again
minot woke up mean. ways on the logan feel like they have honey on them until the heater has been lying for an hour. same oil as september.…
- power was out, the chips froze to the tool
we lost it overnight. the logan was fine, i was not. coffee was a theory until noon
- tin roof, thirty eight degrees, checking the frost thread
i would take one of your mornings and pay shipping. the logan was 45 degrees in the garage and offended about it
- five thou a side and it still squeals
yeah i did the tiny doc thing for a month. it just polished and yelled. once the tool was actually cutting, 0.015 was calmer than 0.005. fe…
- january power bill, I am not framing this as a hobby
company present. i heat the corner not the room and the logan still starts stiff. the bill is rude every year and every year i act surprised
- the coffee can of former pins is full
the punch can is full. every one of them was supposed to be a pin or a bushing and then wasnt. im not proud. im also not throwing them out…
- dropped the chuck key and found it with my foot
string gang. welcome. mine is orange so i can see it being stupid from across the garage
- snow day, the lathe didn't get a vote
same storm, less roof, more driveway. the logan can wait. snow doesnt take a spring pass
- batch of hinge pins, the third one taught me
the fat one becoming a punch is the most honest thing ive read this week. i have a whole coffee can of punches that used to be pins