Recent content by Andy_B

Glad you are back in the shop Blogs. Now I can add some more to my knowledge base. ;D Andy

23"+ here in VA. Shot of my shop from back door. Guess I can't go to Florida until the spring thaw. Tow vehicle covered with snow. Andy

Crashed one of my computers and upgraded to Windows 7. Had no problem with it recognizing my accessories and software from other vendors in general. That's good. ;D ;D ;D But Alibre ver11.2 cannot be loaded on Windows 7, you must upgrade to ver 12. th_wtf1 Checked the Alibre website and that's...

This site: http://www.measurementlab.net/ seems to provide more of the "Why" information that one might be looking for in determining the speed at which some things perform faster/slower at different times of the day than others that I have visited. In addition, if you explore some of the...

Michael, I agree with Steve. I have had my SX3 for almost 2 years and have the same DRO system as Steve. It is an excellent machine for the projects that we are building. Power and DOC has never been an issue. Andy

Looks good to me, Mel. Thm: Andy

Zee: I'm not that well informed on the various ways that you can post pictures. I just click the Additional Options button and select attachments, browse, click the picture and it's loaded. There are probably neater ways to do it but I plead ignorance. ;D Mel: Sorry, didn't mean to sidetrack...

Mel: This is what I did on my SX3. May give you some ideas. The white shield is a belt from a copy machine that I took apart. The white helps to reflect light in the work area. This stuff does't seen to be bothered by the hot chips. You can brush them off. Andy

Great job Chuck. th_wav Andy

Excellent craftsmanship achieving superb parts!!! Thm: Bravo Zulu. Andy

If I didn't have a little clutter in the shop SWMBO would think I was goofing off and break out her honey do list. That's to be avoided at all cost. ;D Looks great to me. Thm: Andy

Paul, Good show, Bravo Zulu (Navy speak for job well done) Thm: Andy

Tel My dad taught me about winding sticks when I was a wee lad tagging behind him in his cabinet shop. Have been using it on furniture for 50 plus years but never transferred the idea to resolving lathe twist. ::) Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick. ;D Andy

Dave Thanks for the references. I'm always looking for info to add to my library. Andy

We had the philosophy in the business I was in that "Nothing happens until someone sells something". Hence, our sales staff was top of the line. If enough buyers quit buying the business will bellyup. We had a training program called "Learning where your paycheck comes from". It emphasized that...