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In the previous update, I showed the bodies and tips after machining. Later I received pictures of the clips and bolts. All these pics are from post-machining, but before the final surface finish. Here are the clips: MARKSMITH Clips (This looks a bit haphazard, but any scratches are removed in the final finishing process.) Here are the bolt slides: MARKSMITH Bolt Slides post machining I've been told that the first production batch is finished. The packaging (gift box) has bee

If you're reading this, your probably frustrated because Windows 10 ran an auto-update, restarted, and you lost some valuable work or your computational process was interrupted because of it. It's extremely difficult to find a solution to this, as Microsoft wants the auto-updates to occur, forcing you to update. This is the best answer I found so far and will repeat the process that I took to solve the automatic update and restart issue. This is a two-step process to ensure t

Watch the Youtube Video: Part 4 in my series on installing stainless cable deck railing on the cheap. In this video, I show how to make a simple wood guide for drilling post holes straight, fast, and easy. This is an alternative method of drilling the holes compared to the portable drill press guide shown in Part 3. The portable drill press guide is still necessary for holes that are angled, like the posts on the staircase. The wood guide shown in this video is faster when yo

My Epilog Zing laser started losing power mid-cut. The beam had slowly become weaker, and now it would start cutting ok, and then lose power during the cut to the point where it no longer cut. These symptoms are an indication that the CO2 laser tube needed to be refilled/refurbished. Considering that I bought this laser used about 9 years ago, and have used it a lot, I think I got my money's worth out of the tube. Refilling the tube through Epilog would cost several thousand

The old fluorescent bulbs in the warehouse shop were slowly going out. There were 4 pairs of lights out of 11 that were dead, and so the light was starting to get dim too. The problem is that the ballasts are also often bad. In this case, the lights are 8ft long, T12 or T8 single pin bulbs. There are 2 options when replacing with LED bulbs. 1 - Plug and play LED bulbs that require the original ballast to work 2 - Ballast bypass LED bulbs Many of the ballasts are already bad,

I purchased a SHOP TUFF Vibratory Tumbler from Norther Tool about 8 years ago. ( 1.25 Cu. Ft., Model# STF-18VT ) I've used it intermittently, only about a few times a year to tumble parts, but when we need it, we need it. Even though it doesn't get used often, t's a critical part of our manufacturing process. UPDATE FROM 2026: The tumbler has been used a lot more over the past few years since the motor replacement and later the tub repair. The three phase motor is much more r

The machine shop has finished machining the MARKSMITH parts for the first production batch, and they have sent some pictures. This is the raw machined parts, and the next step is to apply the surface finish. Only the bodies are shown in the following images since the surface finish has to be applied before the final assembly. I'm very excited to see this progress and look forward to receiving them. It's taken longer than anticipated, but you're going to appreciate the detail

In this video, I'll show how I installed a shop sink where there was no plumbing access by using a portable sink.

Watch the Video: Part 5 in my series on installing stainless cable deck railing on the cheap. In this video, I show how to install the stainless cable after the post holes are drilled. This covers running the cable, cutting to length and crimping the hardware. These are the crimping and cutting tools that I use: Titan 11980 Hydraulic Cable Crimper - This tool comes with a large set of dies, so I will be able to use it in the future for crimping electrical connectors and swag

I received a lot of questions as to whether the MARKSMITH FINE would be compatible with highlighter cartridges. Watch the video below to see the results. I'll be doing a GIVEAWAY for a MARKSMITH production sample with a set of 5 highlighter cartridges (to be shipped with your Marksmith). All you have to do is LEAVE A COMMENT ON YOUTUBE VIDEO (About whether you would like to see the highlighters available as an add on (or don't care), and if you prefer a specific color, or wan