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After early retirement from Boeing I planned to design and build an EDM machine and some solar energy systems (and I still plan to do so). But I got sidetracked when I bought a mill and lathe to support my endeavors. I needed tooling for my machines. At first I bought the wrong tooling, Then I paid to much for tooling. Finally I figured out how to get good tooling cheap, so I bought lots of it to offset the cost of the stuff I paid to much for (seemed logical at the time). My first attempt to sell off some of my excess tooling on eBay ended up paying for all the other tooling I had bought. So I bought more and made enough (using my own primitive website) to pay for both machines. I was hooked (I could play with lots of different tools and make money doing it). 10+ years later I've sold over 50,000 items, have 11,000 items currently posted for sale and another 5,300 items waiting to be posted. Just a "small" diversion from my original retirement plans.
Now I'm looking to get back to those projects I put on hold 10 years ago, plus a long list I've made in the interim. So I've basically stopped buying (still buy select quick turn items). If you (or someone you know) would be interested in taking Tools-n-Gizmos off my hands (website, inventory, supporting systems, etc) for a bargain basement price, call me - lets chat.
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Who am I ?
 Born Bemidji MN on 21 Dec 1944 (named Steven Hofford Jones at birth)
Adopted as Steve Richard Stovner when I was 3 or 4
Grew up on farms in Southwest WA (Ridgefield, Brush Prairie)
Almost always in trouble as a kid
Left home the last time at 16, worked on a dairy milking 120 head before and after school
Never did finish High School (Battle Ground class of 1963).
US Army 101st Airborne 506th Recon 1962-63
US Army Aviation Electronics Instructor 1963-66
Boeing Electronics Tech (Audio Systems)
College Night Classes for 7 years
Board member - several nonprofit corporations aiding handicapped kids
ISC Electronics Technical Service Rep (747 PES/PSS)
Honeywell Marine Systems Environmental Test Engineer
Tau Beta Phi Engineering Honor Society
BSEE from U of W with focus on Applied Math and Computer Science
Boeing Flight Deck Systems Engineer (Crew systems)
Created & Published Marine Market Classified Ads
Boeing Aircraft Electronic Systems Engineer (EFIS & AIMS)
Authored several ARINC industry standards
Boeing Aircraft Software Systems and Processes (LSAP, EDS, BEDS, RAM4)
Boeing Associate Technical Fellow
Married twice, Father of 2, Grandfather of 4, Great-Grandfather of 2 (as of 3 May 2013)
Lived on Sailboat for 20 years
Retired from Boeing at 55
Partnered with the love of my life for over 30 years (lost her to appendix cancer in 2011)
Have lived in 6 states, visited 41 states and 8 countries
Logger, Welder, Machinist, Programmer, Carpenter, Mechanic,,,,
Engineer, Inventor, Patent holder, Opinionated Visionary
Tools-n-Gizmos.com creator/owner/pion
Backgammon, Blackjack and wannabe Poker player
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1962, in Army at 17
1962, In Army at 17
 
1st child - Renee 1965
1st child - Renee 1965
 
Renee & Steve Jr.
Renee & Steve Jr.
 
Steve Jr.
Steve Jr.
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