Category Archives: Stuff

Builder’s Plate

In my youth I ‘ahem’ obtained a locomotive builder’s plate from the locomotive graveyard in the Fair Haven yards of the New Haven Railroad. It had a corner broken off, so I never did anything with it other than haul it around for fifty years. I got to thinking that maybe 3d printing offered a […]

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Grizzly 2

We have a new toy. Grizzly, our original “snow plow” ORV that came with the house was nine years old, had no provenance, and was a Chinese brand no longer sold in the US. His latest problem was completely refusing to start. Provably repairable – that’s another story – but just the tip of the […]

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Trucks

It was a long drive from Williamsburg to Midland, so photographing trucks provided some entertainment along the Ohio Turnpike.

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Keyboard Test

Got a new bluetooth keyboard for the Kindle. Just testing. Seems to work just fine.

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Cinglish

Here are a few inspiring examples from my latest E-Bay purchases.  I just can’t resist chasing stuff that BigClive finds.  You might have to zoom in on these.

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Various Calculating Tools

Various calculating machines I’ve collected.  The Curta is by far the most rare and valuable.   Also a TI-57 (an early programmable calculator) and  a Post Versalog slide rule

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