My machine finally arrived. It was just like Christmas morning. As I was unpacking the box and saw the blue anoized body I turned into a little kid. The machine is a MaxNC OL 10, not the best machine that they make but just what I needed. The design is setup in such a way that at anytime in the future I can upgrade the machine to have a higher RPM and more horsepower, add on a 4th axis, add coolant, and expand the machine work area. With a work area of 8"X, 5"Y, and 6"Z I have more space than what I am going to need for some time. Considering that the parts that I will be making at this moment, the largest only being 6" x 4" x 0.25" this is perfect. Some of my students were telling me that I should make some belt buckles with the northwest designs on them, maybe the week after spring break I get to work on some designs.






On a completely unrelated note... Last weekend Invader Hime and I went out to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. So much fun. The day started of somewhat rainy so the crowds were nonexistent. We were able to see from the Wagasa Bushline the new stuff that was added including the new path for the tram. Another new item was the new balloon ride that will rise you high above the park. Some time back I had posted on Demonbird some pics of the construction of this new attraction.





More side notes. Next week is Spring Break and I will be flying to Orlando to spend some time with Invader Hime. I still find it somewhat funny how my Spring Break and hers were so far apart. Come on at least have them in the same month. Oh well, it's well make the best of it, after all for me their is only less than 9 weeks left in this semester.