In 1971, the American gear business was far different from today. I am unaware of any modern company with a formal gear cutter’s apprenticeship; at...

After my first year of college I decided it was time to get a real job. My grades were great but full-time school and 40 hours of restaurant work h...

One of the perks of being a “public” gear person is the opportunity to interact with interesting people in and around our industry. Gear Techno...

My last blog may have sounded like I didn’t think there was anything really new to be found in the gear trade. Actually I think there are numerous ...

With Super Bowl 50 behind us, the sporting public can turn its attention to basketball and hockey while baseball teams start spring training. Those...

    Growing up in Milwaukee I learned about cold weather early and got a refresher course every winter. These lessons served me wel...

I have a lot of books. Like old friends, they sit on shelves and in boxes waiting for me to need them. It has been pointed out to me that books are...

Recently, an attorney told me that his eleven-year-old daughter had “discovered” gears in a science class and was excitedly learning all she could ...

  It may surprise some people that there was football before the Super Bowl. I know this because back in those dark ages we wat...

Regular unleaded gasoline prices dropped below $1.50 a gallon in the Chicago suburbs this week. That hardly seemed possible when prices peaked well...