today's work

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

The trick is to re-scribe as the putty is half-dried; hard enough to push out of the scribing tools way as you dig the putty out of the engraving, but soft enough to keep from chipping away from the filled area adjacent to the engraved line.

Not to blow smoke up your back-side, Tim... but unlike most of the slackers who hide in the shadows at this site, you're one of the precious few who ask the pertinent questions and then apply what you've been taught, critique your results, and follow up with INFORMED questions to refine the technique you are embracing at the moment.

And... here comes the bonus points, Student: You are compliant and attentive. Just like this guy:

https://youtu.be/TlXHCykk7fU

David
The Horrible

[Timothy L]

Not to blow smoke up your back-side, Tim... but unlike most of the slackers who hide in the shadows at this site, you're one of the precious few who ask the pertinent questions and then apply what you've been taught, critique your results, and follow up with INFORMED questions to refine the technique you are embracing at the moment.

And... here comes the bonus points, Student: You are compliant and attentive. Just like this guy:

https://youtu.be/TlXHCykk7fU

David
The Horrible

This is why I continue to say “For me I have found that the ever friendly, sweet natured, gently and kindly offered advice from that puppy dog David Merriman [aka Mr Mush Mellow] is my baseline.”

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

This is why I continue to say “For me I have found that the ever friendly, sweet natured, gently and kindly offered advice from that puppy dog David Merriman [aka Mr Mush Mellow] is my baseline.”

I. Hate. You.

[Timothy L]

I. Hate. You.

Oh that made me laugh so hard.

But Dang David LOL - apparently God has your same sentiments and threw me into the hospital on a morphine drip for some incredible pain. I hear by swear I will never call you a mush mellow again LOL (good ju-ju juice).

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Oh that made me laugh so hard.

But Dang David LOL - apparently God has your same sentiments and threw me into the hospital on a morphine drip for some incredible pain. I hear by swear I will never call you a mush mellow again LOL (good ju-ju juice).

So, let that be a lesson to ya!!

(on a more serious note)

What the hell happened, Tim? Are you on the mend? Does this mean I have to start being nice to you???..... ****!

David
Guilty of Mystical over-reach

[Timothy L]

So, let that be a lesson to ya!!

(on a more serious note)

What the hell happened, Tim? Are you on the mend? Does this mean I have to start being nice to you???..... ****!

David
Guilty of Mystical over-reach

Jeezus David - if you try to be nice to me, it will put YOU in the hospital LOL! They want me to stay in this joint because they say the pain cannot be managed at home. Nothing to freak out about - if you really want to know the gory details I’ll send an email. You do realize I am talking through the ju-ju juice LOL!???! Laughing at your responses is great medicine too!!!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Jeezus David - if you try to be nice to me, it will put YOU in the hospital LOL! They want me to stay in this joint because they say the pain cannot be managed at home. Nothing to freak out about - if you really want to know the gory details I’ll send an email. You do realize I am talking through the ju-ju juice LOL!???! Laughing at your responses is great medicine too!!!

Well, ****, that settles it; I'll have to find some other schmuck to vent my spleen all over. You've ruined EVERYTHING, Tim!

Nice work.

(e-mail to follow).

David

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[ffr2608]

Drill baby drill............

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[biggsgolf]

David, off subject question. Do know the specs on these three gears?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David, off subject question. Do know the specs on these three gears?

Unfortunately I'm not able to secure a reliable source for the spur gears anymore -- without 'minimums' (at outragiouse prices). I don't have the resources to buy the low number of units I need. Sorry. Spur gears like what I had used for decades are no longer within reach. So, the gear reduction units I once produced are no longer available from me.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David, off subject question. Do know the specs on these three gears?

.759" diameter, 36 theeth, 48 degree, .375" bore, .125" thick. Lotsa luck. I can't buy them anymore. Stock Drive only serves the 'big boys' these days it seems.

[NavyShooter]

Question - what material are you making the end caps from?

I was working on a 3D printed design...then realized after looking at your pictures here that I could do the same with my lathe out in the garage (its seriously under-utilized...)

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Question - what material are you making the end caps from?

I was working on a 3D printed design...then realized after looking at your pictures here that I could do the same with my lathe out in the garage (its seriously under-utilized...)

Normal polyurethane casting resin, typically from BJB or Alumilite, cast in RTV rubber tools.