Here are the latest toys:

This is a Mitsubishi RM-510 industrial robotic arm.  My oldest son, Michael, has been into robotics for some time now (his robots are huge!) and recently sent two of these to me as a present.  He recently taught me how to operate the thing.  It should be a really fun toy to experiment around with, and I get to learn computer robotics too!

 

This is a DR Wood Splitter - 5-ton model.  Although the last cord of firewood we bought was already split, we frequently have to further split a few pieces to use as kindling.  The last time I did that, I managed to give myself tennis-elbow (ax-elbow?) and it still hurts!  This guy makes the job soooo easy!

Garmin nüvi 350.  I needed a more visible gps for the motorcycle, and one we could also use in the car.  Found this one on sale on ebay and it should do the trick, although I'll have to be careful to not get it wet.  Sometimes I think I'm a gps addict, if there is such a thing. But I'm trying to reform - right now I have three of my old ones up for sale on ebay!

Last updated 11/10/2006 11:15 AM