Getting there...

More from earlier,
it's starting to come together.

I might change the position of the legs.

Pipe Squid

Scrapping... again

I have started on a diesel/steam punk... robot or war machine?

So far I have legs and the back side of the body.

Not a bad start.

Gifts (2)

I made this table as a prototype, an accent table with a wine rack on the bottom. I gave it to a good friend of mine as a wedding gift. I hope she is as happy with it as I am.

Gifts (1)

My sister being the youngest of four rarely got new things, lots of stuff around the house got passed down to her with out much thought.
So for her birthday this year I passed down the bike that was collecting dust in the garage.
Oh right, I gave it a face lift.
(Some how I forgot to take the before pictures.)

Life is in the Details.

I replaced the break lines and what not to make it work as best as I could. Give more time and something resembling a plan, it would look sweet if the spokes were also black.

Crappy Plastic Cases

So I got this sander and it came with a crappy case.
The only thing that fits in is the one sander.

Just need to get rid of the divider.

With it gone I can get two in and it is not taking up space.

Flying Machine...

I am currently working on
THIS!!!

"Flying Machine" inspired by the Hiller Flying Machine (VZ-1 Pawnee).
It's a 4 h.p. Craftsmen lawn mower engine mounted on to a fiberglass (and foam armature) with steel.

I glassed the steel on to the foam armature with lots of shrink wrap to hold it in place.

I still need to make a "propeller" and give the engine a tune up and once over.
More body work needs to be done as well glassing as well as bondoing and the paint job that will finish it.

No, I do not expect it to fly I do however what it to feel like it might at any second lift of the ground. I will be satisfied with it shaking and making lots of noise with out moving much.

On an other note I am happy that I am remembering to document the building of stuff (sometimes when I think of it). Camera phones help very much.