Category Archives: Kewel!

Those childhood memories

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Phil Kadath

I put this on the bookface, but no one responded to it, so I likely screwed up the post. Hopefully someone will enjoy it here. I was going through some old photos my sister sent me a while back and … Continue reading →

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Not going quite as planned

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Phil Kadath

It was an interesting week at the new job. First, the guy who was going to stick around for 2-3 weeks to help get me transitioned and caught up quit on Tuesday. Apparently, he thinks I’m quite capable. Second, the … Continue reading →

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And so it begins

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Phil Kadath

Friday was my last day of work at my first professional welding job after finishing my degree. Today is my first at my second. A couple weeks ago I emailed one of my former instructors and told him I was … Continue reading →

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Do you have cable?

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Phil Kadath

I’m sure the ropes will be plenty strong enough for you. I’m planning on building a new porch for the hizzie in the not too distant future. Our current one is as old as the house and leans. I’m not … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Internet Famous

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Phil Kadath

So you all might remember a couple summers ago when I was building table out of car part odds & ends & tools & such. Well, it seems someone liked them so much they decided to try and claim credit … Continue reading →

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How Draining

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Phil Kadath

We’re still working on the bumper rails for the Starbucks warehouse, and in fact will be working on them up through the first week or so of May, but last week the architect sent over another couple sets of plans … Continue reading →

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More Silver

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Phil Kadath

Why yes, I did have naughty thoughts at work last week. All I could think of was threading and baffles and end caps, oh my.  

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First gold

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Phil Kadath

Now silver. Still in “light duty mode” untill the 21st, but I made a rolling floor. Kind of….. That’s the better part of $10K in 2inch stainless steel schedule 40 tubing. The rest is either already fitted/welded or hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Greenmantle Lived!

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Alaska

Y’all may recall my liking of John Buchan’s early twentieth-century thrillers. One that’s a rollicking read but that I’d always thought more than a bit fanciful is Greenmantle, about a Muslim uprising in the Caucasus, instigated by the non-Muslim Germans, … Continue reading →

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A Golden Opportunity

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Phil Kadath

After damaging myself on Monday last week, I stayed home on Tuesday to let the damage settle itself and went back to work on Wednesday. To find a project someone else had started, gotten frustrated with, and set aside. We … Continue reading →

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