My own pep talk.
This is an interesting topic which can quickly branch off into all kinds of directions. So, with that being said I will try my very best to stay focused and on topic. Also, these are my thoughts and are not in any way pointed to other individuals or members. My feeling is that, yes project posting does take some effort to do it properly. The taking of pictures during a project is an inconvenience as well as taking the time to do the write-up and posting. My spare time is very valuable to me and I can make plenty of excuses not to post projects. Nelson recognizes these things and thus the question.
I agree with many, this forum delivers endless amounts of information and instruction, for free and fun. I myself am not a machinist and only started re-learning this stuff after many years (30). I do not have any hands on experience until the last couple of years. I do have mechanical and engineering ability that lends itself to this type of hobby. I have also posted many embarrassing things but, life goes on. I am here to participate and learn and to help make this forum be the place we all enjoy. I, like others sometimes need a reminder to do this as it is very easy to sit back and let others do the work. If I post something and no one comments or views the thread, personally, I don’t care. I am not here for that. No one here cares about post counts, they don’t mean anything other than you are an active member. I am as guilty as the next member for not doing more. I feel that people will learn something from my inexperience as I post. I don’t need to be accomplished in turning out the perfect parts the perfect way to share. I also know that there is more than one way to do things in this hobby that are dictated by our shops, tools, machines, and money.
Thank you Nelson, for reminding me to do my part as a member of this forum. Thank you for the commercial free forum. And thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into the greatest machinist forum on the web. I now have to get off my keister and get busy on some picture taking. I currently have some small projects that I can post to fill the gaps of the bigger ones. But, I do have a couple of larger projects that are on the to-do list. One I am in the middle of is the restoration of an Ellis bandsaw. The second is my Logan 6561H lathe that needs to be completely gone over. I hesitate to post things during the project as sometimes things can drag out and I would prefer not leave people hanging to long.
Last thought, my payment for participating in this great forum is the endless information and fun it provides. I, myself need no monetary compensation. It is my obligation as a member to support this site in any way that I can and in this case it means to be an active member. And it is not fair to leave it up to other members to do my share, no excuses. I made a commitment and obligation to this forum when I became a member, otherwise I would still be visiting as a guest. If there is no participation there is no Hobby Machinist Forum, period.