Author Archives: tilton

Well, the time came that I needed to redo the foam on the Surfjet.  The board weighed in (with 1/2 gallon fuel) at 183 pounds.  This is about 45 pounds more than it was supposed to.  I tried to extract … Continue reading →

Nearly 6 months have passed and what did I accomplish on my previous list?  Not a whole lot!  I did get the wall of storage up in the office…freeing up room and organizing things a bit.  As expected the office … Continue reading →

Ok, so having (undiagnosed) ADD is a struggle in many cases but it also has it’s upsides.  I get to take on a LOT of projects that really sound fun.  Here is a list of as many unfinished projects as … Continue reading →

Again I realize I am the only one reading this, right now at least, but I must apologize for my extended absence.  As usual I got sidetracked to other projects.  I won’t promise there will be more updates but we can … Continue reading →

Caden has been participating on a “Destination Imagination” team with 5 other kids.  The basis of DI is that the kids do the work, and the parents act strictly as “coaches”.  The kids are to use discovery methods to find … Continue reading →

Hot Tub party at my house!!!! Yes, I am aware that I am talking to myself as I haven’t given this link to anyone, but I can still be excited.  Megan agreed to let me buy and install a hot … Continue reading →

I would guess I have done my part to pave the “path to hell”…what with all my good intentions regarding my garage/DIY projects.  I hit a bit of a wall with the Mini-Mill, the Z axis needs re-engineered as it … Continue reading →

Limits. Limits are good, especially when it comes to machines that can cause damage to themselves or other materials they work on! So far with the mini-mill (I really need a name for it), all the table movement limits have … Continue reading →

I made a temporary fix to the X axis…it limits my movement much more than I want, so I will be redoing it in the very near future.  I started tinkering with Gcode, and manually entering it.  I had to … Continue reading →