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IBM 360 and Radio Shack TRS-80 in high school plus plug-in 12 digit calculator with Nixie Tubes, and computer terminals with paper tape.

PDP11 at MIT with punch cards. Then original IBM PC...

Derek, Jim - Dowels do look easier. Thanks for the tip.

Derek - How thick was the wood you used to make the sections out of? I bought 8/4, and can get about 1 7/8" finished for making the curved...

I've used them for landscape lighting. They work quite well.

First computer I used had paper tape reader. So first computer we hacked we left the printer on when our teacher typed in his password. Free access after that.

I remember room sized computers...

Lots of useful information there. Thanks, guys. You clearly have better bandsaw skills (and all skills for that matter) than I do, Derek. The back of your chair is really the basic shape I am...

I think that plan's a winner, Mike. I was trying to think it through in my head, and you nailed it. That should work.

I thought of assembling the segments before sawing the curves, but because the diameter is so large, the piece would hit the back of my bandsaw fence. I've thought of making the cuts and making...

Pretty amazing looking bench, Michael, and keeps getting better.

I'm a little confused, though. What is the rotating piece that is attached to the horizontal and vertical extrusions that rotates?

Same here. I think you have a defective one.

Hollow chisel mortiser. Bought it, make a great swivel cart for it, bought nice chisels for it, and I think used in once.

Ok, so progress.

In my hands, using the technique that Brian Boggs uses to make parallel curves works pretty well for me. The wood surface doesn't look like it will take too much sanding and...

I've been very unimpressed with mine trying to get rid of weeds growing through the pavers on our driveway.

After seeing this, I ran across an article from the Guardian, three days ago, about Tom Lehrer. Amazingly, he's still alive at age 96, and still shuns fame, attention, money, etc... We loved his...

I'm impressed that the latest update on the Full Self Driving software on my Tesla knows to get out of the left lane after some unspecified period of time that it decides. It actually tells you that...

I had two on my last house and loved them. No issues. But also got the battery backup for them (ah, welcome to hurricane country), and when the battery went bad, they charged an exorbitant amount...

Pretty amazing.

Now if I only lived in London...

Would look fine painted, and considering it's like MDF, I assume couldn't survive outside. Especially in a humid climate like mine. But for...

So, looking at the articles, Brian Boggs technique of making parallel curves with perfect arcs looks like the best for me:...

Thanks Mike, Derek. That pattern bandsawing trick sounds like a great plan. And I do have a set of different sized bearings, so just in case could start on the router that way too.

I think I do...

Very useful information, Derek. And your build is very similar to what I am attempting.

I really don't know if I am good enough to bandsaw to 1mm without accidentally going into the pattern. I...

I agree about the scary part. I won't be doing that again. I agree about inside and outside curve jigs. But even using a 1/4" plywood or MDF jig with the wood piece clamped to it would exceed the...

Thanks for the advice, Derek. The dowel option looks like a great way of doing it.
How do you do light passes with a pattern / flush trim bit? I sawed as close as I could to the line without going...

I'd send it in to Fine Woodworking. It certainly has passed the test of time. :D

So working on a different approach. I cut out some 1-7/8" thick, 6" or so wide white oak blanks, long and wide enough for half of the bend of the chair back. My thought was to make quarter circle...

That's really a great piece, Michael. Out of curiosity, how to the Systainers come out. Are they on shelves with slides?

I just purchased some West Systems 209 Extra Slow Hardener. The web site says: Pot life of 40-50 minutes at 72°F, and working time of 3-4 hours. Haven't used it yet, but should give me plenty of...