Feb 26, 2015
Papi is thanking the Big Guy for taking him down the Hill Of Life to Barton Creek on a beautiful winter day. And I thank him for going with me.
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Papi is thanking the Big Guy for taking him down the Hill Of Life to Barton Creek on a beautiful winter day. And I thank him for going with me.
Papi was giving me his feedback on a drawing today. He likes to be involved in everything I do. And I am thankful for it.
Papi says the backyard was very strong smelling today. That's because it was Kimchi Superbowl Sunday! I got a lot of the ingredients from my organic winter garden. Carrots, daikon, Napa cabbage, kale, raddishes and collards from my garden and sweet onions, garlic and red chili sauce from the store. Sue helped me with a video on how I make my version of kimchi I will share. Now I just need a little will power to keep from eating some tomorrow since it really needs to sit for a week minimum.
THE 3 AMIGOS! Here's a photo of all three boys in their jackets on a cold winter day. I believe this might have been the last photo of all three. Murphy (front left, purple jacket) was adopted. His name is now Jack and he lives in Waco. Also pictured is Papi in red and Martin in his fair trade sweater.
Help Me! Sometimes the Big Guy's love is scary.
Managing power tool cords is always a pain. I finally figured out to keep the cords tidy and ready to use with no damage to the cord or retaining boot. And the good thing is that is very easy and cheap to make the clips. Here is a link to a video series showing the use and how to make them. http://vsct.us/powercordmgr-playlist
I am almost done with a form laminating press I am making for my shop I will show pics of soon. Last week I had to buy a little more steel for the press fabrication and Papi wanted to inspect the quality. He says "yep the big tubing looks good and I am glad you went with 3x3x 1/4" angle iron". Thanks Papi.
My table saw rebuild is almost done. I acquired a precision 3'x6' cast iron machinist table top (1500lbs) that is just as flat as flat can be. I welded up a new steel table base with 6 leveling feet to accommodate my out of level shop floor. I also welded a new level platform for my the saw cabinet. The grey outfeed table has 20mm holes for Festool clamps which also double as downdraft holes for the dust collected venturi below. I will drop a router lift into the top later. I am especially happy with the Roubo vise design. The red star nut can be spun with my foot on the Acme rod. By adjusting this nut this negates the need for the locking pin of other Roubo designs to stop the bottom from kicking in under load. There will be a complete video series coming that will cover all the welding, metal work, Roubo design and fabrication, outfeed framework perforated top with venturi, drawer making.