Tools (toys) and Stuff in my Shop
When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail.
(My excuse for buying lots of tools!)
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Updated  22 Dec 2007
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Donations are just for ME.  You get
nothing in return.  Thanks,   Joe
This is where I cut the coins to make the
money clips.  Note the hand made holder for
the coin,  this saves lots of time an is
operated by a foot pedal.  The jeweler's saw is
to the right.
Mill (left)    Lathe
(right)
Close up of my
mill
Close up of my
lathe
This workstation is set up to soldier and braze.  
The granite slab is also useful to lay out parts on a
flat plane.
Work table made from an old sewing machine
table.  This is where I do most of my jewelry
work.  Everything has its place and only I
know where it is!
O1A Birddog
Aircraft.  I made it
out of brass just
because I wanted
to.  Made before I
had proper tools
Made about 30
years ago.
My first and last
attempt to build
a flying model.
Huey
Helicopter.  I
flew this one
in Germany
Model of Beaver
engine.  I made
this one about 30
years ago.  It has
an solar motor to
make it run. I
made it before I
had proper tools.
"Stick" modeled
after the Cyclic
stick in a Huey
Helicopter. Made
of Brass
This was given
to me upon my
departure from
the 3rd Bn 3rd
Artillery at Ft
Knox, Ky., my
first assignment
as a 2nd Lt.. I
was the only
'Medic' in the
Bn so they took
the gun barrel
off and put a
syringe in its
place.
Model of old
train engine.  
I made this
about 30
years ago
before I had
proper tools.
Name plate
that sat on my
desk from
Major to
Colonel
Work
station in
my shop
where I lay
out
projects
TV, Stereo
and stuff in
my shop
Army, not Air Force
Donations are just for ME.  You get
nothing in return.  Thanks,   Joe
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Law of the Workshop;  Any tool, when
dropped,  will roll to the least
accessible corner.
Law of Mechanical Repair:  After your
hands become coated with grease,  
your nose will begin to itch.