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About Art

55 years old. By training, ability and experience I am a master toolmaker. My most recent projects include designing and building a process to grind a G rotor pump shaft with four diameters and holding all four diameters within plus or minus 4 microns of nominal. This was an automated process using two centerless grinders refitted to my specifications using automatic load and unload machines plus automatic feedback gauging. I also designed and built an inspection machine to check for the presence and size of a straight knurl on a hinge pin using a vision system for non-contact gauging.

And yet another winter in New Hampshire, 2013-2014.

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Art

November 9, 2013 and we have the first real snow in Manchester, NH. It is a good day to stay inside, even more so since we’ve got our heating system running reliably. As the weather became colder we had some … Continue reading →

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And we enter yet another winter in New England

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Art

Trailer Shame. Up until now the only time I’ve trucked a bike (once) was when I knowingly bought a non-running Yamaha motorcycle. With Lynn taking the winter off to recover from his total joint replacement I added a trailer. This … Continue reading →

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The End of an Era in New Hampshire Politics and The Loss of a Friend

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Art

On 12 November 2013 a very good friend to very many people, Raymond S Burton Executive Councilor for District 1 in New Hampshire passed away at the age of 74 after a lengthy battle with liver cancer. Ray passed away … Continue reading →

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Lynn Shackelford has a New Knee.

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Art

After 28 years Lynn Shackelford, 56 years old now has a knee in his left leg that works as a hinge. After 28 years Lynn’s dream of a knee that moved without pain has been realized. Realized too late for … Continue reading →

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NHGOP Head Quarters Vandalised

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Art

Someone in the NHGOP said, “Our building was clearly vandalized by liberal political activists who disagree with our fiscally responsible values. Instead of trying to engage in a serious debate about the issues facing our country, these cowardly extremists decided … Continue reading →

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I am glad to see

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Art

that the democrats have grown a pair. House speaker Boehner said, let’s do this again on Thanksgiving and crash that holiday too and the President said: No. Let’s not. Here in New Hampshire it’s Columbus Day weekend and hundreds of … Continue reading →

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I Call BullShit Mr. Cornyn!

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Art

In the weekly Republican radio address, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., said that “it has become disturbingly clear that the Obama-Reid shutdown is no longer about health care, or spending, or ideology. It’s about politics, plain and simple.” You also said … Continue reading →

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Speaker Boehner!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Art

“The minority party needs to sit down and shut up!” No matter who says this it certainly ain’t the way to build a consensus. Shutting down the government until you can eliminate legislation that has already been passed and signed … Continue reading →

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And They Shut the Government Down

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Art

Because they can’t have their way. One party of our sort of two party system of government wants to govern the United States of America according to their own ideology. Now ideology means according to the OED, noun * 1 … Continue reading →

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Art and the GOP or Is this really going on?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Art

Two things popped into my little mind this week and the first involves the grand old party and their stated intention of not allowing anything the opposition party wants to do happen. Especially the lawfully elected president. So once again … Continue reading →

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