I'm on House 1.o, shop 1.0.
I have been slowly putting together a small RDT&E lab down in the basement. Climate controlled, clean, and ideal year round tinkering despite the obvious shortfall - its a basement, I have to contend with stairs. This creates a weight limitation which at the moment coincides with my budget/space requirements.
I needed something bigger than a "mini", but smaller than a BP - that left the RF-45/or clones. Or something in the G0704/PM25 size range. I decided that a tool this size will suit me until house 2.o/shop 2.0+. \
I'm a prior aircraft mechanic, current flight engineer, and pilot. I chase summer working in the polar environments. Since 2001 I have been a part of US FIRST robotics - from 2001-2004 as a student, and from there a mentor. I have cut my teeth as a machinist/welder helping to restore an escort/destroyer floating museum. I'm no classically trained machinist or engineer. I'm somewhere in the middle.
I learned on a BP, and Southbend lathes, I restored a Wade 8a lathe in high school. I'm guessing i'm a bit young and green compared to most. But I think my creative problem solving will eventually get a few chuckles out of most.
Pictures to come.
Winter is comming.
-Iceman
I have been slowly putting together a small RDT&E lab down in the basement. Climate controlled, clean, and ideal year round tinkering despite the obvious shortfall - its a basement, I have to contend with stairs. This creates a weight limitation which at the moment coincides with my budget/space requirements.
I needed something bigger than a "mini", but smaller than a BP - that left the RF-45/or clones. Or something in the G0704/PM25 size range. I decided that a tool this size will suit me until house 2.o/shop 2.0+. \
I'm a prior aircraft mechanic, current flight engineer, and pilot. I chase summer working in the polar environments. Since 2001 I have been a part of US FIRST robotics - from 2001-2004 as a student, and from there a mentor. I have cut my teeth as a machinist/welder helping to restore an escort/destroyer floating museum. I'm no classically trained machinist or engineer. I'm somewhere in the middle.
I learned on a BP, and Southbend lathes, I restored a Wade 8a lathe in high school. I'm guessing i'm a bit young and green compared to most. But I think my creative problem solving will eventually get a few chuckles out of most.
Pictures to come.
Winter is comming.
-Iceman
