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My grandfather got his hands on a whole whack of RR track and he and my uncles cut it into fence post lengths with chisel and hammer...

I had the electrical in my new shop all done in metal conduit on the surface of the wall. Some of it I had put up high near the ceiling...

I'm a fan of using water soluable cutting fluid (coolant) and mixing up a spray bottle/multiples for different machines. I can't stand...

Ive seen it done...Old school RR section foreman lived in our small town. Ol' Steve could split a rail with 3 whacks of a sledge hammer...

I am not sure if it will make difference, possibly other then money wise. Do you have any unfinished projects that are more than 7 days old?

I used one of those Creality POS dryers for about 4 months, then the very cheap encoder/display failed. Now it takes several minutes...

I think I've got enough underway to get a good visual on the new dimensions!

It is lucky that we are not all the same. What boring world that would be. No chance to feel superior because your solution to a problem...

I appreciate the feedback.... and I love to experiment, so I'll likely be using all three methods. Moly stick again, skewed brake...

Once you fully retire you won't have time anyway..... Hard to believe it's been a year already.

I highly recommend Vipers Venom if you can find any. Depending on where you are, there might be a nearby member who can spot you some...

That Montessa is a Trials model , designed for use in trials competition so it will be geared short for low speed use . It is in nice...

The last one I got was from Napa . It was either Gates or Continental

I've been looking at the newer model of that one. It's a bit more money but has a few fixes that are prolly worth the coin. Better...

Im considering this. I'm a simple non-AMS guy so basically to dry & store so its ready for a print. There other similar ones, +/-...