Doodling..

It Went As Fast As It Came

I threw in more than 90% of what I got in my bonus into investing in my personal shop tools. A 2000W metal slicer, a drill press, some hand drills and air tools, bits and pieces of small but important measuring paraphernalias and a Fronius TransPocket 1500 TIG welder. This sucker is just as big as an AVR but packs a mean punch. Practicing on strips of steel angle bars, I often either burn through the metal or barely scratch the surface. It filler just rolls into a ball. It seemed really frustrating but I'm already here and I can only move forward. It took a while before I could lay out some decent beads. Persistence pays off. Now on to more practice.

Oh, and not to mention the big ass argon tank sitting in my garage corner. It really was a pain letting go of the money that I was supposed to splurge to treat the kids an out of the city experience but if I let this one pass now I'd have to wait till next year end again before I can start.

My first project consisted of my very own welding table. Made out of 40' angle bars, sans the table top - I'm P1,100 short. At least with this I already have the basic setup necessary to get going - even with a slow start. Next on the list are some square tubes for the final jig setup - and the bender. Then we rock and roll :)

Impending Farewell

After almost two years of blissful memories with Mandelbrot it is time to let her go. I've already talked with my employer about this, and he approved. So long as its the same selling value, and cheaper only if I plan to finish the proposed four year stay with the company.

So I'll be starting from scratch again. Gonna make myself some custom apes, white walls, large front wheel - same as rear, and new pipes, new paint job perhaps.. darnit.. once you start its hard to stop. I just hope these two babies are still up till I get to sell mine.