Lack of Blogging

The last batch of ScopeRoller 11 Deluxe sets--the batch that I found myself wondering, "How long will it take to sell these?" was exhausted, and an order came in, so I started making another batch of five sets. This is slower than it ought to be, because I can't seem to find 2 3/8" UHMW or Delrin rod anymore. Turning 2.5" UHMW down to 2.35" is a remarkably slow process on this lathe.

And I'm just about out of the 5" casters, too--another one of those items that I bought in quantity to save money, and wondered if I would ever run out.

Then, my wife and I went for a drive into the wilderness northwest of Horseshoe Bend--and ended up in a forest with snow on the road. Coming down out of the mountains on something called the Banks Grade (because it descends to the tiny town of Banks). It was aptly named--very steep. Here's a picture looking down from the road to the Payette River. This would have been scary to drive in the dark, or in a heavy rainstorm.


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This sign on county road 643 just as we entered Boise County for some reason struck me as amusing--almost a self-refuting claim:


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UPDATE: And two more ScopeRoller orders came in this afternoon. This is pretty good, since I haven't done any advertising in many weeks.