Thank you folks for the nice compliments. It really makes it worth the effort!
Tony> My wife was getting rid of some old knick knacks and I intercepted the box before it made it to the car. I'll let them have it when I'm done. :
ksouers> Now, cutting with an axe would just be plain silly, wouldn't it? :big:
Dean/Philly> Did you notice I kept throwing the same three parts in the trash bin? It occurred to me I should have emptied the bin to make them easier to dig out.
kendo> I think Roberta the Penguin Robot was wanting some of that bling and was worried she wouldn't be my precious baby anymore.
Bob> Thanks very much, I don't know what I can say except "You like me! You really like me!"
Sam in LA> I too was reminded of Wally and had a program set to load into the robot that would make her do a Dancing Feet number but then the batteries ran out.
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Actually, in the end footage she was programmed to back away from the engine or anything she sees in front of her but the low batteries affected her logic (and muscle power) so it worked out well.
Zee> Right now I'm thinking Elmer's #25 for the next one which is fairly simple compared to this one except that it has a cylinder I would like to try machining and I haven't made a flywheel from scratch yet, so thinking I might give that a whirl.
ironman and arnoldb> I appreciate the nice comments you guys have made all along. :bow:
And to all the others who advised and inspired me...... th_wav