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November 2020
This year is really flying by. The election is behind us; and hopefully we are on a path to normalcy now in the not-to-distant future? At any rate, I am eager (as are a lot of Americans) to put 2020 Read more…
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October 2020
Well, I didn’t get a lot done in September…as work was my primary focus and task; which demanded my attention. I did take some time off…although that seems like a lifetime ago. In fact, it was at the beginning of Read more…
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September 2020
Well, we rolled right through August with nary a thing completed. However, I did get a new shed installed at the house that will now be my main workshop in regards to heavy machining; grit blasting; sawing; drill press work; Read more…
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August 2020
Running a little behind this month…lots of 12 hour days. I did make significant progress with regards to the bench work…and am finishing up a couple of GE engines. I purchases a couple of CAD programs to design some buildings Read more…
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July 2020
Hard to believe that we’re over halfway through this year. That’s for sure. Working full time has taken a bite out of my hobby time at first; but I am figuring it out. I sold off all of the surplus Read more…
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June 2020
June has arrived; hard to believe that we are halfway through 2020 at this point. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be calming down a bit here in Illinois. We’ve been fortunate to have the leadership necessary at the top of Read more…
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May 2020
May has arrived and brought the warm temperatures and sunlight that we all need this year. Things are static here at the homestead. All is well. No COVID-19 here; and we are following the protocols laid out by our Governor. Read more…
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April 2020
April is upon us. I don’t have to go into the current events drill to get my point across with regards to our fellow Americans as we deal with the COVID-19 epidemic. In fact, I am often speechless at the Read more…
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March 2020
We have made it to March. I started working a new job in mid-February. I haven’t had much time to get anything going other than assembling the Ivar shelving and taking some inventory. I bought a new Protothrottle and the Read more…
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February 2020
A little late this month with the blog. I’ve been working on some projects. I have several rolling stock projects near completion. And, I pulled the GE B23-7’s out of storage to begin working on them. I will use them Read more…