Mechanical Art is a hobby in which I construct mechanical contractions that operate with gears.
Some of the larger gears are cut of Baltic Birch plywood using a scroll saw and drill press.
Smaller gears and parts are printed with a 3D printer.
I use a gear template generator to print out the gears. Below is the link to the program.
http://woodgears.ca/gear/help3/index.html
Chalice is a Catholic Child Sponsor Program
Starting in 2013 I sponsored Valhery and her mother with the Chalice Program.
Valhery is residing in Santiago, Chile who lives with her single mother and grandparents in a two room wooden house.
She just started school, and enjoys playing outside with the other children her age.
I encourage everyone to sponsor a child in need.
Purchasing Article - Chinese Suppliers
REDUCING COSTS – AVOIDING CORRUPTION – PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM A SMALL CANADIAN BUSINESS PURCHASER PERSPECTIVE
This article is written as an eye opener for any small Canadian business who currently or is planning to purchase from a Chinese supplier from the main land China.
Shocking and revealing, this article gives a first hand look at what really happens across from the negotiation table.
This article is in the final stages of development. After completion I hope to have it printed in the B2B Purchasing magazine.
Topics include:
Pinching Hired Help - How the person you hire to assist in either finding suppliers, or negotiating deals can be looking at his/her interest first.
What you buy is not what you get - You approve of a product, purchase it. But what is shipped to you is not the same thing.
Why qualities and appearances change with the same product - You have purchased the same thing before, but its not the same as before.
What you see is not what you get - It looks good online, but totally different when you get it.
How Chinese companies produce authentic certificates of origin from other countries without the products ever leaving China. - Is it really just assembled in China?
How Chinese companies obtain legal customs certificates from foreign countries without the products ever leaving China. - Are the essential parts really from Italy?
How sometimes you can lose your entire deposit with a Chinese Company. - Its never a great price if you loss your entire deposit.
Why is it worth it for a Chinese suppliers to scam foreign buyers? Isn't repeat business worth having? - From their perspective there unlimited potential customers.
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