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Kludge
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Hi, folks,
So nice to find you all.
I'm 63; ex- a bunch of things (Better a has been than a never was, right?); 100% disabled vet; father of the most wonderful, beautiful, precious, loved and spoiled (of course) daughter in the universe; retired minister; and all around odd person with around 50 years worth of off & on background in machining, machine design, electronics, electric machinery and several other pertinent fields. Even so I look at myself as being in perpetual learn mode since I know there are always people who know more than I do and always will be.
Noelle is a big part of why I've jumped back into making machines. She has MS and a host of other autoimmune disorders, and I like to find things to help take her mind off the resultant weakness & pain. Since we can't be together for a variety of reasons (She's in Iowa, some 3500 miles away.), the next best thing is to make her do-nothing machines the whole purpose of which is to make her smile, even if for only a moment. She loves Daddy-made things and I love making them so this isn't a major hurdle.
My primary two thrusts will be into compressed air driven steam machines (I hesitate to call them all engines.) and similar electric machines, some of which could be considered motors or, as some early patents call them, engines. Since I have an interest in Steampunk-like machine design and construction (ie, Victorian era) and have no problem creating an alternate history for the machines to live in, I'm not encumbered by historic accuracy. I also have a sense of humor that ranges from whimsical to bordering on outrageous and I don't mind letting it into my machine designs.
On the other hand, I've been reviewing patents from 1850 on to around 1920-1930 and have found a whole great lot of machines that suggest I won't be straying all that far either. It's so nice whern the USPO is so helpful like that. For example, you know that new invention, the coil gun? I found 19th century patents covering the same thing. Funny how that works.
At the moment, I'm in research mode since I started overhauling my shop to make it more efficient, a project in which Murphy took an immediate interest to the end that I have no clue when it'll be finished. Buried in that shop are three watchmaker's lathes (one each 6, 8 and 10mm), a Unimat SL-1000, a Taig lathe wit the additional toys to use it as a horizontal mill, and a watchmaker's drill press. Also are a multi-function micro-welder (and resistance soldering "iron"?) of the home made variety and handtools sized to match all this. There are other toys but the idea of enjoying really small work should be obvious by now.
Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.
Unless I get a better offer, of course.
Best regards,
Kludge
So nice to find you all.
I'm 63; ex- a bunch of things (Better a has been than a never was, right?); 100% disabled vet; father of the most wonderful, beautiful, precious, loved and spoiled (of course) daughter in the universe; retired minister; and all around odd person with around 50 years worth of off & on background in machining, machine design, electronics, electric machinery and several other pertinent fields. Even so I look at myself as being in perpetual learn mode since I know there are always people who know more than I do and always will be.
Noelle is a big part of why I've jumped back into making machines. She has MS and a host of other autoimmune disorders, and I like to find things to help take her mind off the resultant weakness & pain. Since we can't be together for a variety of reasons (She's in Iowa, some 3500 miles away.), the next best thing is to make her do-nothing machines the whole purpose of which is to make her smile, even if for only a moment. She loves Daddy-made things and I love making them so this isn't a major hurdle.
My primary two thrusts will be into compressed air driven steam machines (I hesitate to call them all engines.) and similar electric machines, some of which could be considered motors or, as some early patents call them, engines. Since I have an interest in Steampunk-like machine design and construction (ie, Victorian era) and have no problem creating an alternate history for the machines to live in, I'm not encumbered by historic accuracy. I also have a sense of humor that ranges from whimsical to bordering on outrageous and I don't mind letting it into my machine designs.
On the other hand, I've been reviewing patents from 1850 on to around 1920-1930 and have found a whole great lot of machines that suggest I won't be straying all that far either. It's so nice whern the USPO is so helpful like that. For example, you know that new invention, the coil gun? I found 19th century patents covering the same thing. Funny how that works.
At the moment, I'm in research mode since I started overhauling my shop to make it more efficient, a project in which Murphy took an immediate interest to the end that I have no clue when it'll be finished. Buried in that shop are three watchmaker's lathes (one each 6, 8 and 10mm), a Unimat SL-1000, a Taig lathe wit the additional toys to use it as a horizontal mill, and a watchmaker's drill press. Also are a multi-function micro-welder (and resistance soldering "iron"?) of the home made variety and handtools sized to match all this. There are other toys but the idea of enjoying really small work should be obvious by now.
Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.
Unless I get a better offer, of course.
Best regards,
Kludge
