Last bits of election stuff bouncing around my head: People in Massachusetts must be dumb. That’s the only possible explanation for the outcome last night. So maybe I can understand about Mitt – I don’t like it, but I can understand wanting a balance of power, etc. But honestly, the results of the ballot initiatives […]
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November 5, 2002 – 7:58 pm
More election thoughts, now that enough results are in (looks like our next Governor’s name is “Mitt” – ugh!): As of 10:48 PM, according to Boston.com, with fifty-some percent of the votes tallied, Romney is up 52% to O’Brien’s 43%. What makes me so mad is that O’Brien and Clinton (who was in town recently […]
November 5, 2002 – 2:13 pm
I’m having a hard time with this whole voting thing. I mean, I understand the basic principle involved, but this particular election is giving me trouble. Both the Democratic and Republican candidates are, to me, unacceptable. Of course, the Green Party candidate won’t win, but is a clearly better choice. Vote for her and take […]
November 4, 2002 – 10:03 am
This weekend’s activities included a fun Halloween party at Caleb’s house (he plays on my frisbee team). Pictures are up here (you can see my costume, too). In other news, one of my roommate’s bosses is building an airplane, and I was slated to help him wire it up yesterday. He came down with the […]
November 1, 2002 – 11:01 am
Have you ever had a persimmon? When ripe, it’s like nature’s own Jello in a thin skinned fruit. Yum.
October 31, 2002 – 6:42 am
Happy Halloween! Though I’m not going trick-or-treating tonight (it’s been at least 12 years since I did that), I am going to a costume party on Saturday, and I’m dressing up as Father’s Day (covering myself in bad ties, cheesy greeting cards, and other bad gifts oft received on Father’s Day). What’re you dressing up […]
October 29, 2002 – 2:57 pm
So I discovered today that my earlier efforts to rid myself of cellular telephone service were in vain. How could this be, you might ask? Simple: AT&T; didn’t actually cancel my account when I asked them to. They said “Sure, we’ll cancel your account” over the phone, but never actually closed it in the computer, […]
October 29, 2002 – 8:00 am
So I went to a bunch of different woodworking stores this weekend and stocked up on tools & wood for coffeetable-making purposes. The first stop on my tour was at Woodworker’s Warehouse. They seemed to have plenty in the way of tools, but their salespeople weren’t so eager to help me find the right thing. […]
October 25, 2002 – 6:42 am
Last night I went rock climbing with Simone – good times! Aside from my involuntarily curled fingers this morning, I’m not too sore, and none of my messed up joints gave me any trouble at all. I may have found my winter activity (sadly, frisbee’s over). And I have on a comfy pair of new […]
October 23, 2002 – 7:29 am
Weather in Boston today: sleet/rain, 36°, unpleasant. Weather in Seattle today: partly cloudy, 55°, just fine. I came back why? Look for pictures soon.
October 22, 2002 – 8:03 pm
Well, I just got back from Seattle, and had an absolute blast there. Some recommendations for the Seattle traveler (or local who hasn’t explored everything yet): Agua Verde – a Mexican restaurant on the waterfront near UW Restaurant Zoe – fantastic modern (for lack of better description) cuisine. Try the scallops. Matt’s on the Market […]
October 16, 2002 – 10:31 am
Well, I made it to Seattle without too much incident, as long as you don’t count the laundry fiasco wherein many of my formerly white clothes found themselves less than white. How old will I be before I figure out about the red shirt and the white clothes? As I was leaving my house for […]
October 14, 2002 – 11:22 am
So last week I lost my pen, which made me sad. Today I got a new one (had to go to five stationery stores to find it, though), which made me happy.
October 14, 2002 – 7:58 am
EFO put on a fantastic show on Friday night in Northampton. I daresay they crossed the line from a family-oriented folk show to downright raunchy – a rare thing for them, but easily explained as we saw the later of two performances (and everyone was a bit riled up from sitting in traffic). Craft day […]
October 10, 2002 – 11:54 am
Well, yesterday’s unpleasant afternoon paid off, and lots of stuff got done at work. Our project came together, and the lifting hook I designed passed its first round of testing – needless to say, I was pretty nervous when the half-million dollar submarine was dangling from the line, hanging only on something I designed. Craft […]
October 9, 2002 – 12:34 pm
Shit, meet fan. Fan, shit. It’s been a rough day at work, and there’s a lot more time left in the day. Whee!
October 8, 2002 – 2:08 pm
On Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, the new Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas movie, Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post writes: You could run this film backward, soundtrack included, and it would make no less sense. High praise indeed.
October 7, 2002 – 11:15 am
My friends ended up having their birthday party here on Friday night. Word to the wise: don’t go there. Ever. Ear-splitting loud (bad) music, nasty drinks, sticky floors, and more of a meat market scene than I’ve ever seen. Gross. Peter Mulvey and friends (Erin McKeown, Kris Delmhorst, Jennifer Kimball, Sean Staples and Anita Suhanin) […]
October 4, 2002 – 11:00 am
Well, I feel cheated. I was going to write about how much I was looking forward to dinner tonight with my folks at a nice restaurant. Considerate as I am, I was also planning on including a link to the restaurant’s entry in the Zagat (like they’re gonna get a link now) Guide. Sadly, Zagat […]
October 2, 2002 – 6:41 am
As I was biking in to work today, I got hit by a car (but I’m fine – no injuries sustained). The weird thing is, I can’t tell if it was my fault or not. I was pedalling along the right side of the road, going through an intersection, and a car making a right […]
October 1, 2002 – 8:29 pm
As I was walking home from the Diesel tonight, a group of four or five people were walking ahead of me. Two of them ducked into a store’s entryway to read a bulletin board ad or the like, and when the others turned around to look for them, there wasn’t anyone there (but me). It […]
October 1, 2002 – 10:10 am
Well, I picked up my new (old) robotic arm this morning without too much incident. Traffic was light, Laura was a good sport, and the security alarm at Northeastern stopped going off after a few seconds, so it was a quick trip. The whole thing is quite a bit bigger than I anticipated, though. While […]
September 30, 2002 – 1:49 pm
Tomorrow morning promises to be quite an adventure. One of the co-op students at work goes to Northeastern, and a lab there is throwing out some kind of robotic arm. Somehow, I managed to convince my roommate to drive me down there to fetch this beast. Some important things to note: Northeastern is in Boston. […]
September 30, 2002 – 12:14 pm
Call me a sellout. Call me what you will. I bought one. At least it’s for a good cause. Rif’s commissioned me to design (and build) him a piano bench. Look for designs & details soon…
September 26, 2002 – 2:11 pm
I saw an ad today for ahealthyme.com – that’s “a-healthy-me-dot-com” – and read it first as “a-heal-thyme-dot-com”. Actually visiting the site makes me wonder if choosing a health insurance provider that publishes a horoscope was a wise idea. Thanks go to my mom for pointing out this great piece on Peter Mulvey on NPR.
September 26, 2002 – 8:33 am
I got to hear Rachel McCartney in the T this morning; I’m a fan. It’s a shame she won’t be playing with the rest of the Davis Square T Station Artists and Peter Mulvey in October at his CD release concert. Where do I lodge my formal complaint?
September 25, 2002 – 10:32 am
At Mary Chung’s, the local chinese restaurant, sliced chicken with broccoli is $5.50, while diced chicken with broccoli is $5.95. What gives?
September 24, 2002 – 6:42 am
There are a couple of upcoming performances in the Boston area you shouldn’t miss. First, the Hot Club of Cowtown makes their return to Johnny D’s on October 8th. These guys are great – they play wonderful country/swing music and put on a fantastic show. Don’t miss ’em! Next, definitely check out Snappy Dance during […]
September 23, 2002 – 11:33 am
Just call me the handyman. My friend Rif called me yesterday afternoon ’cause his bike lock was jammed. He had been hanging out in Copley Square (a big, open plaza in downtown Boston) at a swing dance, so there was power (for the DJ) available; after trying some other avenues – the police said to […]
September 22, 2002 – 8:30 pm
Sectionals were this weekend, and you can see the results here. We went 3-3 overall (with four games in a row on Saturday – moderately brutal), and though we might have liked to have done better, that probably would’ve entailed playing more games. You can also check out some pictures here. So Friday night, I […]
September 20, 2002 – 8:20 am
Love Child’s got sectionals this weekend, and pending a good performance, we’d go on to regionals, in Purchase, NY next weekend. The bad news is that the tournament’s in Seekonk, MA. The good news is we don’t start ’til 11:45 AM. Wish us luck…
September 18, 2002 – 7:39 am
I took the GRE last night and I must say, in spite of my strong dislike for ETS, the computerized version of the test (I never actually took the old one, so I suppose I’m really comparing the GRE to the SAT) is really quite painless. Rather than starting the test at the same time […]
September 16, 2002 – 8:30 pm
My Seattle friend Abby’s having a party this weekend, and the theme is hillbillies and hicks. I was commissioned to write some songs for the occasion, and they follow (not for the easily offended or bemulleted): Oh, Bandana [ To the tune of Oh, Susanna, available here ] My hair’s a wreck from the bed […]
September 16, 2002 – 6:14 am
It was a wonderful weekend Love Child (my frisbee team) spent on Plum Island – much thanks to Betsy & Bayard for hosting. There was lots of eating, drinking, dancing, game playing, skinny-dipping, and kite flying. I managed not to have to put on shoes from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, a definite sign of […]
September 13, 2002 – 8:58 am
Welcome to my new home on the web (formerly here). Let me know if you find broken links, misinformation, or any money. ‘Cause it’s mine. I’m going to Seattle. Have I mentioned this yet? Okay. Good. Off to Plum Island for a weekend of relaxing on the beach with the frisbee team. I can think […]
September 12, 2002 – 11:06 am
Well, today I cut the (non-existent) cord and terminated my cell phone service. Done and done. Much like my car, I really haven’t missed having a phone, and am thilled that I got rid of it. Everyone should try it! dsz123.net is alive, but there’s nothing there yet. It’ll probably take me a few days […]
September 11, 2002 – 12:03 pm
This afternoon, I registered www.dsz123.net (which won’t work for a few days while Dotster & Cedant get their respective servers in order). Tripod has been a good place to host these pages for the past year or so, but it’s time to move on so I can have more images & video and not have […]
September 11, 2002 – 6:22 am
So today I have to write a proposal for my job title, function, hours & pay for the next three months. You’d be surprised (or not) how tempting it is to suggest they pay me tons of money for not much work, all of which is interesting (by my definition of ‘interesting’). But seriously, it’s […]
September 10, 2002 – 7:44 am
Yesterday afternoon, we had a memorial ultimate frisbee game for my advisor and friend Eric Jensen, who died a year ago today in an unfortunate motorcycle accident. He was a great guy who did a lot of good things, including teaching at Brandeis, being active in the Carlisle, MA environmental scene, and, of course, playing […]
September 3, 2002 – 6:54 pm
So I have a theory regarding the GRE. It goes as follows: if you’re smart enough to manage to sign yourself up for this god-forsaken exam, you shouldn’t have to actually take the test in order to get into graduate school. Seriously. I spent a good hour and a half on the phone this afternoon […]
September 3, 2002 – 11:13 am
In case you were curious my Hebrew name looks like this (thanks to Tova for her last-minute help): It translates to “David, son of Andrew”. ‘Course it looked a little scratchier when I nervously signed it on the wedding contract at Dan & Marcie’s wedding on Sunday. Know of any cheap flights to Seattle?
August 29, 2002 – 8:56 pm
So it’s really hard to say “Irish Swiss Cheese,” but apparently it’s quite tasty. According to the guy in the supermarket, at least. Who knew they made that there? I’ll let you know how it is… It was 11:30 PM when I got home last night, and there was a cryptic note on the whiteboard […]
August 26, 2002 – 8:06 am
Went salsa dancing at Johnny D’s last night, and had a blast. It’s so nice to have that kind of venue only two blocks away from my house. I really haven’t had a bad time there since I started going – salsa, folk music, blues, dinner. It’s all good. I also went with the fam […]
August 21, 2002 – 3:16 pm
So I was reading the personals and someone wrote this about what they were looking for in a person: “it would be boring and probably pointless to make a list of ingredients here when all i want is for the cake to taste good when it’s finished.” Well put.
August 20, 2002 – 10:46 am
I posted some pictures from the tournament this weekend on the images page. Especially cool was the game that X-Mojo (Simone’s team) won against the Castaways with only seven people. I’m diggin’ the new camera, too – it has a great macro mode, as evidenced by the dragonfly pictures. Off to the city this weekend.
August 19, 2002 – 2:02 pm
This weekend’s frisbee tournament was great, save the 90 degree, 70% humidity weather. Thankfully, there’s a lake near the fields, so we swam during our byes. Yesterday was dedicated mostly to recovery, and for some reason, I’m drawn towards going dancing tonight. Glutton for punishment? Nah… I just spent several hours epoxying fiberglass cloth tape […]
August 13, 2002 – 12:05 pm
The list of suggested alternate domain names I might want to consider when I went to Dotster to see if www.perambulate.com was available: perambulate.com walkedaround.com walkedabout.com walked-around.com walksaround.com walked-about.com walks-around.com walking-about.com walksabout.com walks-about.com perambulated.com perambulates.com saunters.com perambulation.com perambulating.com eperambulate.com
August 9, 2002 – 8:53 am
More excitement for the day? Of course… I’m getting rid of my cell phone! As of today, it remains off with a voice mail directing folks to my home phone (email me if you need the number). It feels good.
August 9, 2002 – 7:57 am
At work we use SolidWorks to model parts & assemblies. Also at work, I curse a lot and get mad at SolidWorks. All in all, it’s pretty exciting. The frisbee season’s more or less over, and we did well (even though we’re called “Love Child”, we’re listed under “Cutters”). The end-of-the-season tournament is next weekend, […]
August 6, 2002 – 11:52 am
I posted up some new pictures on the images page. Enjoy. In related news, I bought a digital camera today. I decided it’d be easier, since I usually just scan in the pictures I like when I get prints developed. I’ll still use the SLR for nicer photography, but for snapshots, etc. it’s all digital, […]
August 5, 2002 – 11:59 am
The weekend was a good one, marked by cross-dressing, hearing Yo-yo Ma, swimming in a gorgeous lake in Lenox & ice cream. What could be bad? I’d like to get a digital camera. Do you have any recommendations?
August 2, 2002 – 9:43 am
We watched The Philadelphia Story last night (it’s good – go rent it). Is it me, or did they hug weirdly in the 40’s & 50’s? Even the most platonic of hugs looks like a most uncomfortable gesture that puts faces awkwardly close together. Picture the woman’s hands on the guys shoulders, her elbows in, […]
July 30, 2002 – 8:50 am
Anyone up for a trade? Frisbee is, yet again, in danger of being rained out. What’s up with the weekly thunderstorms on Tuesdays?!
July 29, 2002 – 8:25 am
Frisbee on the Cape = fun. In spite of a thrown-out back. Beach on the Cape also = fun, though the sunburn makes it less fun now.
July 26, 2002 – 7:05 am
While on the subject, I wanted to share some more about biking in Boston: I saw someone get hit on their bike last night, and the car just drove away. Asshole. We tried to catch up to the car, but running is sadly much slower than driving. Thankfully the biker was okay. I’ve seen several […]
July 25, 2002 – 6:37 am
As I was biking in to work this morning, I came to an intersection. As the light for the cross-street turned yellow, this guy starts crossing the street. By the time our light was green, he was only halfway across. Unsurprisingly, I started to go across with the cars next to me. This guy, in […]
July 24, 2002 – 7:07 am
Well, some more woodworking is in order tonight – Danielle & I are cutting the dovetail joints for our breakfast trays tonight. Wish us luck.
July 22, 2002 – 10:51 am
Craft day was quite a success yesterday. In fact, the lathe came in handy for the first time. The dowel pin on Laura’s sewing machine that holds the spool of thread broke off (it was measley plastic) and so I made a new one out of aluminum on the lathe. Slight overkill, to be sure, […]
July 19, 2002 – 10:37 am
If you’re in the area, be sure to check out Art Beat in Davis Square this weekend. Sure to be fun are: “Musical: The Musical” at 3:30 on Saturday at the Elm Street Theatre (a friend’s group that does improv musicals) and Snappy Dance at the Somerville Theatre at 4:30 on Saturday (fine, witty, and […]
July 10, 2002 – 8:47 am
I saw an amazing band last night – if they’re ever in your town, check out The Hot Club of Cowtown. They play great old-timey/swing/country-western swing music, and they play it well! Johnny D’s proved a great venue; aside from being scant blocks from my house, the dance floor was just big enough for the […]
July 8, 2002 – 6:32 am
I think grampus is one of the coolest words ever. According to a few dictionaries, it has (at least) the following meanings: a small, black fierce toothed whale, in the dolphin family a person who breathes loudly tongs used to handle iron blooms the giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus) of the southern U.S. The long […]
June 21, 2002 – 7:48 am
Yesterday evening I wanted a snack, so I decided to get some cookies at McDonald’s (it was there, I was there, I have no excuse, I know). I walked up to the counter, picked a pack of cookies from the rack, and the following exchange occurred: Me: I’d like these cookies. Man behind the counter: […]
June 19, 2002 – 12:57 pm
So far, this book rocks. Danielle & I are gonna make a breakfast tray as a gift for her friends’ wedding. Pictures posted soon. The frisbee tournament in Toronto was quite fun, though we were placed in the wrong pool on Saturday and outscored our opponents 52-3. Sunday was better, and we got to spend […]
June 12, 2002 – 8:24 pm
Last night, I raced a guy named Klingon. I kid you not – I had just started walking/running up the (long) staircase at the Porter Square T station when I heard someone on the escalator say “So you wanna race.” I didn’t give it another thought; I turned to the guy (Klingon, as I later […]
June 7, 2002 – 12:23 pm
Tony Kushner’s commencement address from Vassar is available here. He’s still my new hero.
June 3, 2002 – 11:55 am
Much time was spent outdoors this weekend, and it was good. Bike riding Saturday & BBQ’ing yesterday both were quite enjoyable. I acquired a drill press and a bandsaw this weekend. Hooray for new toys!
May 31, 2002 – 7:52 am
Brrr… it’s c-c-c-c-cold in the office today. We found a hardware bug that causes the video driver for QNX to make the screen sparkle, and I keep getting sucked in and watching it for minutes on end. I went to Oleana last night – I’m such a fan. I’d been before, but this cinched it. […]
May 29, 2002 – 4:53 pm
I posted some pictures from Matt’s graduation and the rest of the weekend. They came out pretty well… Enjoy.
May 28, 2002 – 8:31 am
My brother graduated this weekend – congrats! The commencement address, given by Tony Kushner, was stellar. As soon as I find it online, I’ll post it here… Mike C. (from work) is gonna sell me his bandsaw & drill press – more toys! It’ll be nice not to have to use a hand saw to […]
May 23, 2002 – 10:25 am
I came very close to saying to the man standing and taking up the full width of the escalator in the T this morning “Move aside, Pokey McBusinessCasual.” As the day progresses, I’m more and more disappointed that I didn’t. Tonight, Love Child will be playing the team of which we used to be a […]
May 22, 2002 – 6:43 am
Check out the Robot Store for all your robot needs. Whatever they may be. Yeah. Graduations abound as Ben finished the College Student Personnel program at Miami University in Ohio and Tova got her Masters in Expressive Therapy at Lesley University.
May 20, 2002 – 9:01 am
Craft day was fun yesterday, albeit not so well attended. I spent most of the time taking apart an old Epson dot-matrix printer – I salvaged quite a few gears/springs/small parts as well as a hefty power supply, several stepper motors (how do I drive them? Help!) and a nice looking solenoid. I’m sure they’ll […]
May 16, 2002 – 11:59 am
Congrats to Sally & Sanjay on their just-born baby boy – Hanuman Buta Vakil. ~8 lbs. They looked to be in great shape only a few hours after his birth. The only downside was that they had to leave the Star Wars: Episode II line to go to the hospital. Wait, that’s not a downside…
May 15, 2002 – 10:49 am
This game looks like tons of fun, and will be played in our household soon. Wanna come over? The calipers are nearing completion – yesterday’s progress included making some caps out of walnut for the locking/unlocking screw, and today I used the sandblaster at work to put a nice looking finish on the aluminum jaws. […]
May 10, 2002 – 6:39 am
In spite of the new name, Love Child won it’s first game last night – woohoo! It was quite amazing, actually, to all play together and feel like we really could win quite handily. Our cheer wasn’t the best, but it sufficed: The first game of the season, we drew Baboon Heart. Mind you, not […]
May 9, 2002 – 8:48 am
The frisbee team is called “Love Child”, based on the movie Gattaca. Oh well. We’ve got our first game tonight in Cambridge. It’s possible we’ll be ready. Got my bike fixed and now it’s commuter-riffic. In an effort to not be so pitifully out of shape, I’ll be biking to work more. Off to NYC […]
May 2, 2002 – 7:13 am
Rif & Anna came up with an awesome name for the frisbee team (though they happen not to play with us) – Moby Flick. I’ve never run across a team by that name (for that matter, neither has Google). Hope the rest of the team likes it… I’ve been getting more in to bonsai & […]
May 1, 2002 – 8:31 am
Well, NADC was this past weekend, and as you can see from the results, Hopology finished 9th in the team division. Wasn’t exactly what we’d hoped, but we got a huge positive response from the crowd. People (who didn’t have to say anything) had really nice things to say about the routine. I consider the […]
April 25, 2002 – 7:51 pm
Off tomorrow to NADC – we compete on Saturday afternoon at 3 (if you happen to be near Seacaucus and want to see us). We’ve performed the routine quite a bit now, and I think all feel comfortable in front of an audience, so hopefully things will go well. Look for video after this weekend […]
April 22, 2002 – 11:46 am
Mmm… acrylic-y. The contact juggling balls from Infinite Illusions (bad name, eh? Scott guessed, based on their name, that they just sent an empty box. Uh huh…) arrived today. I’m a little hesitant to try stuff out with them ’cause they’re scratchless and pristine now… just gotta resolve myself that they’ll get dinged & scratched […]
April 19, 2002 – 8:32 am
Got to play with the lathe last night and finish up my cam lock. I made a few retaining pins to limit the movement of the handle and also cleaned everything up a bit. It looks pretty and works great – a success! Thanks again to mom & dad for the 4-jaw chuck, which is […]
April 16, 2002 – 11:58 am
Our lindy hop group (new with name: Hopology) had a group lesson with Johnny Lloyd last night. I’m more and more impressed with him each time he comes. He had solid advice for our last two weeks of practicing before the competition, and also good specific comments/criticism that helped (me, at least) do a bunch […]
April 13, 2002 – 11:10 am
San Diego’s been quite fun, and not too stressful. Aside from the sunburn I got yesterday from sitting in an abandoned lot all day, I’ve no complaints. I’ve been dancing twice so far, and had dinner with some friends of the family (our family, not the family). I’m scheduled to see my cousin tomorrow, and […]
April 8, 2002 – 7:52 am
Check out ContactJuggling.org – it’s a surprisingly content-ful website (if you’re interested in contact juggling). Off to San Diego tomorrow (super-early).
April 5, 2002 – 10:46 am
A few nights ago, I built myself a tailstock cam lock. It’s pretty simple, but it works. I still need to finish up a few detail-oriented things, but it’s mostly done – go me! Now I guess I just need a project that requires the use of a lathe, since I’ve made most of the […]
March 28, 2002 – 1:03 pm
Passover seder last night was, by far, the speediest I’d ever been to. I guess I know I’m getting older, ’cause I actually hoped it would go a bit longer. I went to the downstairs neighbors’ for the occasion, and it was their first time with new haggadah’s – hence the speedy version (they just […]
March 25, 2002 – 10:44 am
Nathaniel & TJ came over on Saturday morning and we had some fun welding & lathe times. We welded some big steel plates together, and also made some simple wire sculptures. On the lathe, we made an adapter for a wire brush to go on the bench grinder (the hole through the wire brush wheel […]
March 22, 2002 – 6:15 am
Last night I finished my leadscrew handle for the lathe. I took a cut along the outside of a piece of inch and a half aluminum using the handle to move the carriage, and it was beautiful! It came out very smooth with a nice, shiny finish. It is kinda hard to turn the crank, […]
March 17, 2002 – 2:53 pm
The Pi(e) Party (my birthday = March 14 = 3/14 = 3.14 = pi!) last night was a blast. Nice mix of people, lots of pie (several Pi pies) – much rejoicing. It was also nice to have my brother around for the week. He got himself a job offer & is moving up to […]
March 14, 2002 – 9:01 am
Happy birthday to me! Yep, it’s the big day (actually not really very big at all – 24 is another lame birthday year), also notable because of the following historic events: In 1879, Albert Einstein was born. In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent on the cotton gin. In 1933, Quincy Jones was born. In […]
March 12, 2002 – 12:57 pm
Last Thursday evening, Mike & I finished the backplate for the four jaw chuck, and when I got back from Toronto yesterday, I had just enough time before dance rehearsal to get it mounted up on the spindle. At first glance, it looks pretty good – the runout on the side of the chuck is […]
March 6, 2002 – 10:37 am
Off to Toronto on Friday morning for a lindy hop workshop. If you have any good recommendations for things to do there, tell me. In the meantime, I’m building a handle to go on the leadscrew on the lathe – it’ll make long cuts a lot smoother (because I’ll be able to move the carriage […]
February 28, 2002 – 7:11 am
I did a bit more work on the chuck backplate last night – still no drilling, but I made it so that the plate fits perfectly over the spindle on the lathe. Looks like we’ll be able to do the drilling tonight, so it’s almost done…
February 26, 2002 – 7:04 am
Big news: my knitting machine came! Ok, so it’s not big news, but it’s fun nonetheless. The vintage 1975 Mattel knitting machine I bought on EBay arrived in the mail yesterday in perfect condition. It’s actually pretty amazing – they managed to make it entirely out of molded plastic parts and make the instructions easy […]
February 25, 2002 – 8:03 am
This week is super-busy for me, so it looks like I’ll have to wait ’til at least next week to finish the adapter plate for the new chuck. Lots of dance rehearsals & other miscellaneous goings-on taking up the evenings and for the weekend, skiing at Killington. In two weeks, I’m headed to Toronto for […]
February 22, 2002 – 8:52 am
Last night, Mike and I got about halfway through making the adapter plate for the 4 jaw chuck. We used the big lathe at work (a South Bend 9×40?), so cutting the aluminum plate was like cutting butter. I got a little over-enthusiastic (exactly 3 thousandths of an inch too enthusiastic, to be exact) with […]
February 14, 2002 – 11:36 am
Well, the 4 jaw chuck arrived yesterday – it’s huge! It’s a bit thicker than expected – it’s a cylinder 4″ in diameter and almost 3″ thick. It’s mostly steel, so it weighs almost 10 pounds. It came packed in styrofoam and machine oil (unlike the lathe that was covered in sticky packing grease). I […]