WOW! TOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS.

Hey Greg
totally cool unbelievable contraption

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That is the coolest thing ever!!!

-- Steve, Vancouver, WA

thanks greg , thats incredible !
now we know what we can do with all the scraps .
and where we are headed !
like he said ,
something to drive you nuts ,
and keep you awake at night !
it sure makes you pay attention to detail .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Wow! That’s the best “Smoke Grinder” I’ve ever seen! Amazing!
I wonder if he’s ever tried it with wind or water power, rather than the hand crank?
Is it possible to contact that man? I’d be interested to hear his thoughts on an engineering problem that has had me stumped for a number of years. It involves an X-rated whirligig that I made the action to, but can’t figure out how to animate. The problem is transferring the circular motion of the axle into an in-line forward and backward motion, a mere 1 1/4” would be all that’s necessary…
The only idea I came up with would be a sort of wedge shaped flywheel, that would push on the wider end and release on the tapered side. But that would have to be weighted on the narrow side in order to spin properly, and would involve a too-large housing…(sigh)
Thanks for sharing this, Greg!

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

woah, how long does that take to build? I bet it took years of trial and error. He said I quote” My donning achievment, I never want to make that again” Must have been a pain, but very satisfying

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Really amazing and demonstrates a fantastic grasp of mechanics, not to mention woodworking skills. Thank you Greg for calling our attention to it.

-- Mike, American in Norway

God Bless that Man!!
That contraption belongs in the Smithsonian or MIT.

That man has a GREAT imagination !!

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

That’s amazing.

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

Cool!

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

He must have been an engineer. Just watching it work makes my head hurt!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Wow! I wouldn’t even know where to begin.

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.