The Kneeslider

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The Kneeslider Garage Evolves

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Sub zero weather isn't bad if you're busy in the garage and for the past few weeks, I've been assembling and mounting new cabinets in the workshop, rearranging and sorting things and, in general trying to put everything in it's proper place. There's still a lot of work to do, but I'm making progress. I built the workbench a long time ago with a pretty neat kit. The legs and … [Read more...]

Time for New Knowledge New Skills and a New Course

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You may have noticed, I’ve been writing a lot less, in fact, I haven’t written for quite some time. Perhaps you poked The Kneeslider link in your browser checking for signs of life and wondered, “Is there a pulse?” and gone away still unsure. Well, I’ve been wondering myself. A lot of factors have played a part in my absence from regular writing here, the changing … [Read more...]

Workshop Weather Returns So Start Planning Your Projects

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It's been getting steadily colder and, as winter approaches, many of us are seeing snow. With the turn of the seasons and shorter days, what better way to spend some time than in your workshop? So head out to the garage and fire up the heater. If your ride doesn't need anything in particular, why not sort and arrange your tools and plan some better storage? There's always … [Read more...]

Personal Size 5 Axis CNC Milling Machine from PocketNC

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Remember this demonstration of what a modern 5 axis milling machine could do? Suppose you could downsize that mill and put it in your garage, ... ah, the possibilities. Well, PocketNC is out to build just what you need, a personal size 5 axis CNC milling machine. Marketers have a term for the dedicated hobbyists fueling the demand for high end equipment, "Prosumer," or … [Read more...]

Do You Have the Right to Repair and Modify Your Own Vehicle? Should You?

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Yes. Next question? -- Unfortunately, there are those who don't agree and in the past few days the discussion of whether you and I should be able to fix or modify things we own has been getting a lot more attention. Right now, cellphones are the issue, there's quite a debate and some pending legislation dealing with "unlocking" phones so you can use them on any network you … [Read more...]

Interesting Times and Self Reliance in the New Normal Economy

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It's been an interesting week, and if you've been around here for a while you know that when I say interesting like this, I'm using the meaning inferred by the old Chinese curse of, "May you live in interesting times." While my computer was sleeping I was rather involved and, while so occupied, it made me think again of how important it is to be technically self reliant, like … [Read more...]