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Hi Art,

It's been about 6 months now I think since you retired, so I figure
it's time we all got an update on you :-)

How is the lathe conversion coming along - is it cutting parts yet?

How is the retired life treating you?

I know you are probably spending countless hours out on the beach
sipping beers and spending weeks at a time riding the Norton and so
on, but if you have a moment, I sure would like to know how retired
life is treating you ;-)

Chris

(knowing all to well Art is probably working more hours now than prior
to retiring)

Hi Chris:

It's been about 6 months now I think since you retired, so I figure

it's time we all got an update on you :-)

My lord, it has been 6 months hasnt it. Time fly's. :)

How is the lathe conversion coming along - is it cutting parts yet?

It has cut quite a few. Unfortunatley, I destroyed the tailstock and am now rebuilding this one with parts from Emco. I have a new casting (the old one cracked off on an old crack.. The Slug was badly deformed and split the casting all to heck. However, another week or so and I can go back to playing, just waiting on final parts. I gotta say... I love my emco. Best tool Ive ever used. For a small lathe , its incredibly nice to use, and very powerfull. Never had a lost step, and its very accurate. I find Ive been enjoying it alot when I get a chance to use it. :)

How is the retired life treating you?

Is that what this is ,..retirement? As I know you probably did suspect, I got busier than ever. Of course, I took way too much on, figuring Id have so much more time. In actual fact I dug quite a hole. BUT now I seem to be filling it in nicely. LazyCam is starting to work very well, (Thanks to Brians hard work and efforts..), and now that PlugIns are promising to do fantastic thing with others being able to chip in, the workload is actually starting to reduce. Mach seems more popular than ever, now has over 5000 users , and I feel, for the first time in a very long time, a real pride in whats been done on a day to day basis. All in all, I have to say if this is retirement, Im all for it. Nothing better than doing what you really like to do.


I know you are probably spending countless hours out on the beach
sipping beers and spending weeks at a time riding the Norton and so
on, but if you have a moment, I sure would like to know how retired
life is treating you ;-)

Actually, its a Yamaha VStar 1100, but yes, Im actually riding it more than normal. (Of course till this year, normal wasnt alot. :) ), but Im looking forward to the summer, things are greening up here, and it will be my first summer in 25 years to myself, and while I dont intend to really take much of a break, I can say its been enjoyable so far, and promises to be for the next year. I find I can actually get things done these days, even support is much slower than normal, ( though thats something that varies from month to month. ). I now know why people like yourself and Mariss always sound so chipper, even when obviously in the heat of the virtual oven, being your own boss is an experience like no other.. hard to imagine being anything else. (Though the boss is still a prick and works me too hard. :) )

Thanks
Art


Chris

(knowing all to well Art is probably working more hours now than prior
to retiring)

You called that one right!.

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Glad to hear that it is going good for you and that you are getting
some motorbike time in!!!

I know a while ago you posted some pics of your lathe conversion
before it was completed, have you ever posted pics since it was
completed?

As you are now in the world of self-employed (Um, I mean retired), I
will offer you this advice.....

Make sure you take the time to do ALL the other things that you
enjoy. Otherwise, the works of passion consume you to the point of
it becomming your worst "Work nightmare".









--- In mach1mach2cnc@..., art <fenerty@...> wrote:

Hi Chris:

It's been about 6 months now I think since you retired, so I

figure

it's time we all got an update on you :-)

My lord, it has been 6 months hasnt it. Time fly's. :)

How is the lathe conversion coming along - is it cutting parts

yet?

It has cut quite a few. Unfortunatley, I destroyed the tailstock

and am

now rebuilding this one with parts from Emco. I have a new casting

(the old

one cracked off on an old crack.. The Slug was badly deformed and

split the

casting all to heck. However, another week or so and I can go back

to

playing, just waiting on final parts. I gotta say... I love my

emco. Best

tool Ive ever used. For a small lathe , its incredibly nice to

use, and

very powerfull. Never had a lost step, and its very accurate. I

find Ive

been enjoying it alot when I get a chance to use it. :)

How is the retired life treating you?

Is that what this is ,..retirement? As I know you probably did

suspect, I

got busier than ever. Of course, I took way too much on, figuring

Id have so

much more time. In actual fact I dug quite a hole. BUT now I seem

to be

filling it in nicely. LazyCam is starting to work very well,

(Thanks to

Brians hard work and efforts..), and now that PlugIns are

promising to do

fantastic thing with others being able to chip in, the workload is

actually

starting to reduce. Mach seems more popular than ever, now has

over 5000

users , and I feel, for the first time in a very long time, a real

pride in

whats been done on a day to day basis. All in all, I have to say

if this is

retirement, Im all for it. Nothing better than doing what you

really like to

do.


I know you are probably spending countless hours out on the beach
sipping beers and spending weeks at a time riding the Norton and so
on, but if you have a moment, I sure would like to know how retired
life is treating you ;-)

Actually, its a Yamaha VStar 1100, but yes, Im actually riding

it more

than normal. (Of course till this year, normal wasnt

alot. :) ), but Im

looking forward to the summer, things are greening up here, and

it will

be my first summer in 25 years to myself, and while I dont

intend to

really take much of a break, I can say its been enjoyable so

far, and

promises to be for the next year. I find I can actually get

things done

these days, even support is much slower than normal, ( though

thats

something that varies from month to month. ). I now know why

people like

yourself and Mariss always sound so chipper, even when

obviously in the

heat of the virtual oven, being your own boss is an experience

like no

other.. hard to imagine being anything else. (Though the boss

is still a

prick and works me too hard. :) )

Thanks
Art


Chris

(knowing all to well Art is probably working more hours now than

prior

to retiring)

You called that one right!.

www.machsupport.com - Web site Access
Yahoo! Groups Links