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Time For Change

I am now at a point in my life I have been preparing to reach for over a decade. In thirty days I will once again rejoin the ranks of the self employed. I am not calling it retirement but some people may call it that. I have been my own boss before, and I really enjoyed the responsibility and freedo...
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Aztec Calendar

This is one of my favorite CNC carving subjects. The Tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec and sometimes called the Mayan Calendar. I have run this in many sizes and in many materials. It was originally drawn for use on carving a very big surface like a table top. That original drawing was called the...b2ap3_thumbnail_DSC04963.jpg
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Some Flasks in the Oven

I am finally done with rebuilding the store website and inventing the Taig CNC lathe. I am back to the other real fun stuff doing lost wax casting. It's been 56 days since I had the blow out with the bell casting. I had to repair the vacuum table as I had melted some of the vinyl tubing under the ta...Freshly pickled Sterling Silver
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Ramblin' Dan's Store

I just put the new store, "Ramblin' Dan's Store" in an accessible state a few days ago. It is actually a replacement for "The Hobbyist's Machine Store" with new store software and it is now living in "the cloud" rather than a shared server. You really can't see what the "cloud" does for the store, b...
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Lost

Shoot! It is more than wax that is lost. I think it is me. I sure have been building personal character as I try to find my way. Building character is what happens when you make mistakes and suffer the consequences. I am at least good at that! :) The bell casting process went south on me. That means...bell or 9/11 replica
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