[simpits-tech] What's On The Workbench

[Brian Sikkema]

Dont even get me STARTED on square footage.....

Sardine in a dorm room..... er, Brian

----Original Message Follows----
From: Marv RR <mdebeque@woh.rr.com>
Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] What's On The Workbench
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:55:16 -0400

That's crowded!
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 > From: "A L B E R T" <shizznit@ihug.com.au>
 > Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
 > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 04:44:12 +1000
 > To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
 > Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] What's On The Workbench
 >
 >
 > 6 hundred square feet of basement space ?!?!?! oh boy...you can fit my 2 
of
 > my flat into that basement of your's :)
 >
 > You lucky man.
 >
 > Albert
 > Sydney, Australia
 >
 >> Well, I, too, have been busy unpacking from the move and working fast 
and
 >> hard to get things up and running.  I like your idea of everyone posting
 > an
 >> update.  I look forward to hearing more from the rest of the members - 
so
 >> chime in!
 >>
 >> So, what's on the workbench?  Actually, the workbench is on the 
workbench.
 >>
 >> I've been busy building benches, actually 5 of them.  Four are used for 
my
 >> computer and electronics bench.  The last one is in my machine shop 
which
 > I
 >> just got operational yesterday afternoon.  The machine shop required a
 > total
 >> remake of the room and I erected new walls, ran two 20 amp services,
 >> painted, laid tile (glue fumes gave me laryngitis), and installed
 > florescent
 >> lights.
 >>
 >> My first project was a Non-maskable Interrupt from Maria.  She needed a
 > way
 >> to bond a strap to a new tote bag she had just made.  After a careful
 >> inspection I recommended a rivet (I just happen to have some for my 
seat).
 >> So, I used the lathe to spin off a tool to smash rivets.
 >>
 >> My cockpit is spread all over 600 square feet of finished basement and
 > this
 >> week begins the reassembly so it can be used again.  I have many new
 > parts,
 >> but they will have to wait while I begin the cockpit redesign.  Yes,
 >> generation 3!  Seems that many of the real parts I got are actually
 > slightly
 >> different in size than what dimensions I used for building my cockpit.
 >> Unfortunately, the side consoles and shell are not compatible with the
 > real
 >> parts, so, I'll rebuild it again.  :-/
 >>
 >> Lastly, I just bought a new old lathe.  It is a 9" South Bend Model A 
with
 >> all of the trimmings.  It was built before I was!  It looks like it is 
in
 >> very good condition, but I will have to see how it performs and see what 
I
 >> might have to rebuild first.
 >>
 >> Marv
 >> --
 >>
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