I’m back in the shop almost every day – you folks at bethepro, my wife, and some ham radio buddies got me through the worst of it. If you have to ask ‘What?’, you can search my posts 🙂 .

I’ve been doing some stuff for some shooters recently. Just blocks to hold shells; nothing extravagant. Wooden (cedar) blocks, with 14 to 50 holes the…[Read more]

roninohio wrote:Looking pretty sporty there. I think maybe you could add some pin stripes ?

jponto07 wrote:Maybe you can take it to a body shop and have it painted with the metal flakes!

My wife was saying she would pin stripe it (she used to work at a body shop) and we joked about the glitter – figured we could wait until body glitter goes on…[Read more]

Yaaaayyy!!! I got my leg!

To all that have put up with this saga, my many thanks.

I get to wear the knee a little more each day. Right now I still have to use a walker to keep my knee from going out from under me. About 5 months of disuse and it’s weak.

This ‘final version’ is done out of carbon fiber and assembled much like fiberglas is…[Read more]

This was given to me by one of our members.

Thanks for all these!

… and when you run out of names…

I ‘learned’ using acid brushes – the kind you spread flux with.

They work, but so does a finger.

Syringes work really well, too, if you have a source – you can have a couple dilutions made up and they keep for weeks. The ones with Luer Lock fittings will take 1/8″ Tygon tubing (with fittings) that is great for getting in tight places. They can…[Read more]

Dabbs wrote:The good stuff back in the day for us was called ‘Goop’,

In the automotive section at WalMart.

cranbrook2 wrote:Here is a download that allows you to resize your pictures and all kinds of things .It is a great program

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Another good one is ‘Irfanview’ from Irfanview.com, also free.

redwood wrote:That’s great to hear Phil. I have to ask, how did it feel?

What did it feel like?
Hmmm.
Kind of like stilts, but different. With stilts there are two anchor points for stability and steering – your foot and hand. Maybe more like a pogo stick in slow motion.

Getting a feel for where the foot and ground come together is a fir…[Read more]

redwood wrote:That’s great to hear Phil. I have to ask, how did it feel?

What did it feel like?
Hmmm.
Kind of like stilts, but different. With stilts there are two anchor points for stability and steering – your foot and hand. Maybe more like a pogo stick in slow motion.

Getting a feel for where the foot and ground come together is a fir…[Read more]

To everyone that has thought of what’s going on here and said a prayer over the last few months, there’s good news!

I took my first step with my new leg.

This is the ‘test socket’ and I get my permanent one next Friday.

Welcome to the crew at BTP from a little farther South.

Welcome to the creww at BTP from a little farther South.

I like Sriracha and most other pepper sauces – in small quantities.

Here in South Texas I’ve seen folks that may as well be eating cardboard. With the amount of whatever pepper they have, they certainly cannot taste the food it’s on.

Welcome to the BTP crew Norman.

Welcome to the BTP crew.

Welcome to the BTP crew.

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Thanks.
I needed a laugh this morning.

Up at 0400 and into Houston (a couple hours away) today to see my surgeon and the Infectious Disease doc.
Both report favorably, hooray, hooray.
Stitches may be out next week in leg. Projected three more weeks IV antibiotics twice a day. Then it’s working toward my prosthesis.
Long, but happy day.