The Apprentice's Toolbox

On Apr 11, 7:55 am, "RST Engineering" wrote:
You sell too cheap, Bob. I've already made the arrangements that mine will
be buried (or incinerated) along with me.
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See... bobhooversblog.blogspot.com

....for some of the drawings & photos that went with the submission.
Those wunnerful folks at Sport Aviation wanted it as a freebie (we all
know how poor they are). Usual rejection from Kitplanes and a
machinist magazine.

I even wrote up an Instructor's Manual with a whole buncha photos
showing which parts of the box could be used to introduce hand-
squeezers, joggling, use of the brake, use of the lathe (for the
handles) and so forth. Zero interest.

One of these boxes was the inspiration for 'The Ugliest
Toolbox'' (also in the blog... with a few more photos).

All the guys I grew up with -- mostly pushing up daisys now -- always
gave kids rides and taught them useful stuff. Nowadays it seems
everyone is too busy charging a dollar for a dimes-worth of
information to care about what happens when those sources of free,
PRACTICAL information are no longer available to the nation's young.

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Politicians and bureaucrats, like the people running the EAA, like to
tell everyone how they are experts on the Art of the Possible. Which
means they're second-raters. Progress comes from tackling the chores
everyone says are IMPOSSIBLE.

-Bob