The computer has arrived. It's a heavy little bugger. Must go about 15 pounds. The machine has a bit of a problem. I am running Linux OS on it but first tried to initialize the installed Windows 10. What a scary experience that was. Scary because of the invasion of privacy agreements Microsoft wante...

I want to make something very clear about my jump into 3D printing. I am very much a "Johnny-Come-Lately" I am professing I am no way an expert. All I knew when I started was what I could read from the sidelines. At first the cost was prohibitive. The field has been growing very rapidly and that has...

This looks like some sort of wild plant springing out of a weird planter. It is actually a sprue tree for lost wax casting. The "leaves" are the items to be cast which are rather tiny cat and dog paw prints. They are tiny "charms" I will include in a necklace design. This is the smallest and highest...

The workshop has been dominated by the piano stool restoration project. It's nearly finished, probably done today. I will of course post the finished product pictures in the article. What this project has done is shut down all my other work. I have some silver to cast and then finish and I am also i...

It's a very cold wet miserable day. But it is February so it is what should be expected. This is what makes one appreciate the nice days. That's the problem with thinking heaven is having everything always perfect. That is NOT a good forever experience in my way of thinking. HA! I need to be working...