Recent content by ex-Gooserider

Only problem with hearing loss in a single operator machine shop is that you can't hear when the MACHINES start 'talking' to you - it is often the case if you are cutting something and you start getting loud noises then there is a problem that should be addressed... I.e. are your feeds & speeds...

Seems to me like one of those things that you would need to try for yourself, as everyone will have different responses to a given piece of kit... However they aren't that expensive, and probably could be resold for close to purchase price if they don't work for you... My only advice would be...

Glad to hear you are recovering and getting back into the shops.... :thumbup: Don't be afraid to hit the gym as well, being laid up for any length of time will cause a lot of deconditioning / strength loss even where you weren't injured. Getting that back can be a lot more work than you'd...

I thought of doing that, and aside from the issue of a custom key (I have an objection on principle to doing custom parts if an off-the-shelf part will do, as it makes for future service pain) the challenge comes up of simply doing the 'work holding' on a part that small... Unless I do some...

Not exactly an engine building question, but definitely a modification challenge.... I am in the process of building an adaptive electric skateboard for a wheelchair using friend. He has supplied many of the parts, I mostly need to design and build the brackets that hold everything together...

Thanks for the welcoming words.... A lot of my adaptive stuff is fairly simple, but is vital to being able to use the equipment.... While the upside of a space like the Artisan's Asylum is that it gives you access to all sorts of cool tools that would be WAY out of reach for the...

Hello, First post, so an intro is in order... I am a T-5, ASIA-B paraplegic, (for the non medical, that translates to paralysis from about diaphragm level down, with some feeling but no motor control) about 5.5 years post-injury. By choice I use a power chair as much as possible, and a manual...