Looks like it would make you barf in 12 seconds.I had to look it up to see what we're talking about!
Looks like it would be fun!
-----odie-----
It's an aerobatic plane designed for aerial maneuvers and plenty of hollow stomach moments.
It is interesting that you have a biplane in your woodturning shop although that is something that I don't have but I did trade woodturning for 2 rides in a 1941 Stearman biplane.
I didn't photograph the plane on the ground but I have several pictures of the MN lakes area, including this one of my home and shop (the green roof) off the wing in the center of the photo.
Robert,
During the summer of 1967, I did my first solo.....and shortly after that, I enlisted in the USArmy.....never flew again! (As a pilot, anyway!)
.....Probably only those who have "been there, done that", will understand the implications of this obscure concept! 
The Pilot System |
I used to work for a man who used the Pilot system to organize his personal office. I asked him to explain his system and why it worked so well. He spelled “The Pilot System” differently than I had understood; “Pile It” was the system he used. He didn’t have time to organize a million little projects exactly so he grouped similar items together in larger piles. He said he could keep track of groups of things far more easily than each specific thing. It was also easier to prioritize what was urgent and needed his immediate attention using his Pile It system. I thought that was really stupid when he first explained it that way. Over time, I came to understand why his system worked so well and I eventually adopted it myself. In the shop, I keep similar things in the same area and I group things I use for the same types of projects together. It might be a drawer, a shelf, or a “work cell” where everything I need is within arm’s reach. I make several completely different accessories using different components so I Pile them together. I’ve become very efficient because I have everything I need for that item together in one space. It might be special fasteners or components I don’t use for any other accessories. This means that I have duplicates for some things, but I never have to hunt for something that would slow me down unnecessarily. When I’m turning spinning tops, I’ve made somewhere over 13,000 over the years, I have all of my lathe tools, texturing tools, and markers in one drawer or box. I batch produce the rough top assemblies (the disks, and dowels), and glue them up in advance. I can turn, texture, and finish a spinning top in 3 minutes at the lathe because of the Pile It System. Pen turners will relate to the Pile It System because there are so many specialty items used to fully turn and assemble a pen. It’s the same with stoppers, pepper mills, honey dippers, etc. The Pile It System works especially well when it comes to the sharpening station and all of the setup gauges we use to set proper accurate angles on our grinders. Settings for spindle and bowl gouges require different helpers than scrapers or skews. The Pile It System works like a charm in this area. I have an old friend whose shop looks like something out of a magazine. There is not a speck of dust anywhere. My mind doesn’t work like that. I know the general area where something is supposed to be and a smaller area within it where I keep the same sorts of things, but that is the extent of my organization. Some would call it organized clutter, but I know where everything is and can find what I need quickly, most of the time. In my world, I don’t want to spend inordinate amounts of time getting ready to get ready. Exact organization doesn’t work for me because I add more tools, fixtures, or accessories almost daily. Any detailed organization would quickly become obsolete in my shop. If you think about it, our computer systems utilize the Pile It System beautifully. They are called folders. We group similar things together so we can find them when we need to. I produce an incredible amount of work in a relatively small space using the Pile It System. It will work for you too. |
Odie - I am offering a crash course in how to take really nice shop space and rapidly turn it into an area that was designed by that great architect...Fred G. Sanford.......There are always some great ideas and observations that come from seeing other's shops. I find myself always asking myself a few questions.....like: "Does this shop show signs of continuous use, and is it a little too neat, new looking, and clean. The answers to these questions give some perspective that might offer a few clues that lead to reasoned conclusions. Just because a shop gives a sense of awe, it shouldn't necessarily be conclusive about how well it performs for it's owner! The answer to that can only come from further observations, thoughtful contemplation, and investigation...
IOW.....it takes years of continuous use and abuse, along with sporadic modifications to make a shop look like a complete disaster area! Ha,ha,ha.....
-----odie-----
Sheesh!!! My living space doesn't look that good.
Thanks! I got a lot of the flooring from a friend who had extra.Sheesh!!! My living space doesn't look that good.
O.K.... Tom - I hope this photo provides you with a sense pride and security. In knowing that you and I are in in the company of intellectual giants - example....Albert Einstein's "workshop"....his desk!
The only reason my space looks good is I hadn't, at that point, used it yet. It's quite a bit messier now.
It's mine! No really. The one I lost looked just like that.
