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I don't know if I mentioned it before, but most of last Summer and Fall, I had a lot of hand pain that the Doc attributed to arthritis. For the last 3-4 months it's been much better. After my ride yesterday, it's back. Logical I guess, making a fist to hold the handlebars for an hour or more...

As you know, I enjoy 3D printing and do quite a bit. In spurts, to be sure, but collectively enough to keep a couple of spools of filament on hand. Lately, I've been struggling to get proper prints. It's critical that the first couple of layers of a print adhere to the build plate properly. If...

Finally caught a 15% coupon at Horror Fright and sprung for an English Wheel. Assembled it this morning, seems quite well made for The Land of Almost Right. Be a couple of days before I can get to the finger-pinching, we'll see how much perfectly good metal I can turn into scrap.

"get one of those prefab sheds and have a place just for your models?" Initially, that seemed like an excellent idea and one I should jump on before she changed her mind. The existing space is roughly 10x14 wall-to-wall, but there are benches and shelves and desks and such on all four walls so...

Found this while checking my account stats on Thingiverse and thought it was perfect for my diorama. I may print out another and do a little more detailed painting. Amazing print quality, everything snaps together and fits perfectly.

Hopped in the truck to go get some underlayment for a project, turned the key and....clickety-clickety-click. Did manage to convince it to start and had NAPA test the battery. Bad, way down on cranking amps, charge state iffy. Well, after 11 years (OEM) I guess it don't owe me much. Swapped...

Winter is my modeling time. The farm diorama is finished in terms of major scenes, but there's always room for details. One thing you can't have too many of is trees. There are a number of ways to go with trees. The "woods" in the back corner of the farm are mostly pre-made trees from...

Ya wanna see more, or should I take it elsewhere. Don't worry about hurting my feels, I know it's a topic with a fairly narrow audience.

Having a couple of extra bucks and wanting to spend it before The Universe finds out, I decided to add a second hydraulic remote to the Cabota. That gives me the ability to run a "top and tilt" function which is handy when using the back blade, and also a semi-permanent "Redneck Third Function"...

When you have kielbasa and kraut with a side of baked beans for supper, farting in the shower is contraindicated. :eek::cautious::yikes:

The CX project has been on hold for several reasons, mostly excuses to disguise a lack of motivation. 1. Carbs need to be synched and tuned but that's an outdoor/open door project and it's too cold. 2. Seat cover needs to be installed, but I'm using the weather as an excuse for that as...

Layer flock has been shrinking...again... Need to reset the date/time on the game camera to see if I can determine it's schedule. Looks anemic to me, I'm wanna be a Good Guy and give it a lead injection...

I'm gearing up to try putting that seat cover on for the CX. The base is plastic, the original cover was stapled on. I need two recommendations/sources: 1. With my arthritic hands (they're actually getting bad enough that riding is becoming questionable...) a manual stapler is a non-starter...

It has been noted here multiple times that some pod filters have a shoulder on the inside that blocks critical air vents on CV carbs. Can someone point me to a brand/model that WILL work with CV carbs?

I checked on line and the covers ARE available, used. For $200. Per side. :yikes: Needless to say, the CFO at Cheap Charlie's Motorcycle Emporium ain't gonna go for that. If it was for a rare and valuable bike, sure. For a mass-produced Honda? Nuh-uh. So, I came up with an idea in rough...

The exhaust on the CX is more-or-less mechanically sound, but the chrome is nasty. I did the SOS/Oven Cleaner thing and it cleaned it up a lot, but in some places (10-15% of the surface) the rust has eaten entirely through the chrome plating, leaving pits down to the base metal. Also, on both...

Das Shoppe! For reasons I don't fully understand, I couldn't get a reliable wireless signal, so had to wait for a tester to find the bad ethernet connection. Now that that is fixed, it's a rock-solid connection. I upgraded my TV so I have a 43" LCD to use as a monitor as soon as I get an...

Messaged Grandson asking about current music technology. Been thinking for a while that some tunes in the shop would be nice. Never have had much luck with CD players in that environment, especially with the noise and what remains of my hearing. He immediately recommended Spotify, which...