Shop Update

Hey Everyone! No video this week so I thought I would give you a little update on what's been going on.

BTW if you like this sort of thing for off weeks/between videos let me know in the comments!

I ended up using basically all of the precious time between videos to finish up the second upright for Formula Kentucky. And it surprisingly went way faster than I expected. Where number 1 took 23 hours to complete. Number 2 was only 14 hours of work! Apparently my time estimates for camera work are WAY off. I did manage to eliminate a few unneeded operations in the process and didn't have the side projects to deal with but still a huge difference!

The swarf from this project alone made a proper mountain once swept up and filled a lawn and leaf bag to the brim. It didn't feel right to just pitch it though so I made the half hour drive to the nearest recycler (It's pretty rural where I live).  The contents amounted to 21 lbs (9.5 kg) and I made off with a whopping $2.94. Just enough to cover the gas of the trip! Suddenly it made sense why recycling pickup services are basically non-existent where I live.

With both of my knuckles completed and Craig's having been long done we all went to meet the team on campus. Got a chance to talk shop, share some team stories (I was a former member) and check out the current iteration of the race car. If there's one thing I got from the visit it's that are a really smart group of kids. Pretty much knew the answer (and more) to every question Craig and I probed them about. If all stays on schedule they will be competing at Michigan International Speedway this May.

After all this, and basically going balls to the wall since Christmas, I decided I needed a short breather (hence the missing video). Not taking the whole 2 weeks off, but rather just 1. We've  been finishing the videos the day before they need to post and that's too close for my liking. So this should give me a nice 1 week buffer before posting. Maybe we'll post the Patreon edits as soon as they are done rather than the 1 day in advance? Let me know your thoughts.

Now back to projects. I had every intention of making/buying another spindle for the tool post grinder I featured in my last video. Only this spindle would be intended for grinding small ID's. Long story short I didn't order what I would need in time (that break was too nice haha) so I'm doing something kind of off the cuff for this next project. Starting from the loose idea of a "thing" that's been bouncing around in my head for a few months. I won't give away the whole surprise but I will pose you with a riddle.

How do you make a cube with one side?