Conchita, rather belatedly a very happy 2009 for you and your family!
I have taken a few days off during the new year's
festivities. I am now back in business!
It does not mean that I did nothing at all.
The first pic is the last lot going mat.
They are now ready for delivery. Here, you see a
giant spoon and a few baby feeders (new type) and
three dinosours.
Below you see one of my latest discoveries. I have
been looking for something like this for a long time.
What is this? It is a front-end rounded cylinder flapper.
Not only that, the shank can be separated once
flapps have come to the end of their useful life.
Normally, these are sold with fixed shanks, which
adds up to the price.
Here, above, you see usual cylindrical flappers.
With these, I will have to make their front end
rounded through normal sanding and it takes time.
One in the middle has not yet been rounded enough.
Above you see my current lot. There are two Chinese
spoons, which are shorter, compared with the one
with a longer stem with its convex face pointing at you.
My biggest problem at the moment is to supply enough
quantity of my pieces for the sake of the woman who was
made redundant last month. She is opening up her own
shop with difficulties and I am determined to help
her make it. So, not wanting to wait for the current lot
go coating ready I have started the process
of coating with my stock. Here, you see some discs and a
few giant spoons.
Here are some oak desert spoons, and a few mini scoopers.
These are mostly forc-knives. There are a lot more
outside these images that are currently being coated.
Today, I spent some of my time on fixing up the US
made plane. On reflection I mus have been insane!
I spent a lotn this last month and I cannot
think of the need for it!
This is the frontal view.
Fence, a guide fence has been fixed to the back of the machine.
This way, I will not loose parts that have been loose in my bed room.
The plane and a bench drill were moved to one side
of the work area, making it possible to install
a new milling machine in the space created.
It is going to be a major investment, but I want it!
My current milling machine is in view, greenish and with
a thick vertical shaft. Its mass is only 5 kg.
The new machine will be a monster with its mass at 35kg!
It is a much more powerful machine. I want it!
Here above, you are looking at one of my trimmers
with a cylindrical sander. As it turned out today
this is extremely useful and versatile in that
I can use this combination almost universally.
Above, you see the status of my work at the end of today.
Mostly Chinese spoons, but I will be working on
giants and even deep giants, very shortly.
Conchita, there you are! I bet I am going to be
very busy this year! Your infant things will be
reaching you, though, in a few weeks time!
Take care!
I have taken a few days off during the new year's
festivities. I am now back in business!
It does not mean that I did nothing at all.
The first pic is the last lot going mat.
They are now ready for delivery. Here, you see a
giant spoon and a few baby feeders (new type) and
three dinosours.
Below you see one of my latest discoveries. I have
been looking for something like this for a long time.
What is this? It is a front-end rounded cylinder flapper.
Not only that, the shank can be separated once
flapps have come to the end of their useful life.
Normally, these are sold with fixed shanks, which
adds up to the price.
Here, above, you see usual cylindrical flappers.
With these, I will have to make their front end
rounded through normal sanding and it takes time.
One in the middle has not yet been rounded enough.
Above you see my current lot. There are two Chinese
spoons, which are shorter, compared with the one
with a longer stem with its convex face pointing at you.
My biggest problem at the moment is to supply enough
quantity of my pieces for the sake of the woman who was
made redundant last month. She is opening up her own
shop with difficulties and I am determined to help
her make it. So, not wanting to wait for the current lot
go coating ready I have started the process
of coating with my stock. Here, you see some discs and a
few giant spoons.
Here are some oak desert spoons, and a few mini scoopers.
These are mostly forc-knives. There are a lot more
outside these images that are currently being coated.
Today, I spent some of my time on fixing up the US
made plane. On reflection I mus have been insane!
I spent a lotn this last month and I cannot
think of the need for it!
This is the frontal view.
Fence, a guide fence has been fixed to the back of the machine.
This way, I will not loose parts that have been loose in my bed room.
The plane and a bench drill were moved to one side
of the work area, making it possible to install
a new milling machine in the space created.
It is going to be a major investment, but I want it!
My current milling machine is in view, greenish and with
a thick vertical shaft. Its mass is only 5 kg.
The new machine will be a monster with its mass at 35kg!
It is a much more powerful machine. I want it!
Here above, you are looking at one of my trimmers
with a cylindrical sander. As it turned out today
this is extremely useful and versatile in that
I can use this combination almost universally.
Above, you see the status of my work at the end of today.
Mostly Chinese spoons, but I will be working on
giants and even deep giants, very shortly.
Conchita, there you are! I bet I am going to be
very busy this year! Your infant things will be
reaching you, though, in a few weeks time!
Take care!
