A Memoriam for BOB LEWIS

A Memoriam for BOB LEWIS

This is a sad Greeting. But to honer Bob I will do it. Bob passed away Jan. 4, 2008
He was 83 years old. The organ he is sitting at, is an Allen TO-5Q, 5 manual, 55 rank
Digital Theatre Organ.
Bob grew up in Ottawa, Illinois. Graduated from North Western, served in the Navy.
His greatest passion was music, mainly the Pipe Organ. He volunteered his services at
the Chicago Stadium to restore the pipe organ there, which was really in bad shape.
I met Bob at Hi Fi Unlimited, where he was the manager. They were getting into the
sound business & needed help. I had just finished a job at Automatic Electric, in North Lake, working for Rich Sound. I applied for the job & got it. I became manager of the repair shop & Sound Installations. I hired many Electronic Techs but my best one was Jim Annes. We had something in common, we were both De Vry graduates. This was
in 1956. In 1958 Maynard Larkin the owner of Hi Fi Unlimited decide to sell the repair & sound part of Hi Fi, so Jim & I bought it. We called our place Sound Contractors. In 1962 I got a job at the Naval Ordinance Station in Forrest Park, Il. I
told Jim I would work in the shop at night. The business was going no where. Maynard Larkin decided to sell Hi Fi & Bob wanted to buy in Sound Contractors.
Jim asked me if it was O.K. to buy me out & Bob buy in. I agreed & thats what saved
Sound Contractors. Bob had moved to Villa Park & thats were the 3rd Ave. Theater
began. Bob's first organ there, he used to play along with Silent movies & did a fabulous job. We all will miss him. On Nov. 26,2007 I made a special trip to hear my
first live Concert at the 3rd Avenue Theater & Bob's house was hit by a tornado. He could not get in touch with us, to tell us not to come. I'm sure glad we went. We spent
several hours together hashing over old times. No electricity, we went around with flash lights & I managed to get some good photos as I will post.
GOD BLESS YOU BOB LEWIS-----------YOU WILL BE MISSED

Final Result, Using Simple Labeler

Light Scribe

Light Scribe Disc is a grey scale & It Sucks. Generated from Disc below made with Nero. If anyone knows of a Label burner that prints true color, please let me know. THANKS !

Ravioli Form

This project was jenks for me, don't even know if it's going to work. It was my on stupidty, using the wrong kind of push stick on my radial arm saw with a dado. I got a kick back & the push stick ended up in my wrist very close to tendons. I did not have a guide which really was the cause of the problem. Going on 3 days now & my wrist is healing, it bled like a stuck pig. For all of you out there, work with care.

D.I.Y SOLAR TUBE INSTALLATION

The hardest part was working on my belly in the attic. First step locate on the ceiling where you want the light, drill a small hole, run a wire through the hole. I used a coat hangar & straightened it. In the attic locate the wire & pull it to the roof & make a mark. Drill another small hole. run wire through it. Up on the roof locate wire, slip the template marker on the wire & draw a circle, marked roof on the template. Cut along the line. The Kit gives you detailed instructions. Back down to the ceiling, use the template again, this time use the hole marked ceiling, slightly smaller then roof hole. Cut out. Assemble bottom tube to trim ring & insert in ceiling hole, lock 3 tabs to drywall. Flashing installed at roof hole, bring top tube up on roof, line up with bottom tube & slip down to top of flashing till it's flush. Install Dome line up for North & screw it in. Back in the attic, tape the tubes. YOU ARE DONE ! THIS JOB IS NOT FOR 80 YEAR OLDS---HA HA Ha ha !

Wood Turnings

This is not my handy work but my cousin's Bob. Beautiful work !

Click on picture to enlarge it.

Printer Cabinet Finished & In Place

Ethel wants another computer cabinet to match the one on the left now. Oh Well ! It will be a while, I have yard work to catch up on. Today I picked 20 bags of grapefruit, 5 bags of oranges. I have to change the oil in the car. Maintenance on the Golf Cart, gas prices at an all time high, it has become our primary vehicle.Tracter needs to be ready for summer mowing. THIS IS RETIREMENT, HA! HA!

Finishing Printer Cabinet

All it needs is finishing & Ethel is doing that.

Printer Cabinet

Have all the wood cut for the drawers. Now I need to do some routing & assemble the drawers

COMPUTER ROOM

The Printer Cabinet will go in between two computer desks,
It will house two Printers & four drawers for ancillaries.
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Printer Cabinet

Computer Desk Finished

Computer Desk Project

Wood work is done. Now it needs finishing.

Computer Desk Project

Computer Desk Sketch

This is a little better sketch.

Golf Cart Enclosure

This is a better picture of the finished product then the one I had. On to the next project, a computer desk, I hope.

Golf Cart Cover

It all started in this room,many hours of toil on Ethel's behalf. My job is to put on. Well we got it this far & Ethel didn't like the fit. So back to the bedroom for taking it apart & sewing it back together. We have FUN. Hopefully we will have an enclosure before the rain begins, HA !

This is the way it looks without the enclosure. I will post the finished product.

Weather Contrast

This is the picture I was referring too, posted by Ilinfo.

Flower

Took this picture this afternoon. It's a double Hibiscus. Just as a comparison to the pictures you sent WOW !