>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/97814409@N04/sets/72157635597240755/ >=20 >=20 > Somewhat off topic but nice wood-working photos Joe! Thanks. I added another set this morning (totara box) and should complete the eucalypt box today, working on the lid What I'm trying to do is mechanise without automating. Not that I don't enjoy every workshop minute, but it would be handy to have a micro doing a background job now and then. For example the spiral/contour cutter. As you might have noticed, I'm really keen on composite work using a variety of materials. After several years away from crafts I've spent this year getting re-acquainted and trying to use skills have been picked up from various other projects. There's a certain type of logic and ingenuity needed, just like writing s/w, and I feel extremely fortunate to have so many interests that can come together. The past few months have been very productive One major project next year will be a series of wooden clocks with a sprinkling of PICs, and hopefully that's going to be at worst very satisfying, at best some sort of income.=20 Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .