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3D – Print – Spaghetti Portioner
I’m a lover of science and being able to control portions is key to culinary success. I probably have an issue, I’ve been known to weigh out my pasta to make sure that I have the correct amount. Oh well, there are worst vices to have. In any case I saw this and decided to…
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3D – Skirts, Brims & Rafts
So one of the things very important to printing success is the plate adhesion methods. These are known as skirts (think hoop skirts), brims (the brim of a bowler derby) and raft (what Huck Finn floated on). Here’s my take on them. Skirt – This really doesn’t have anything to do with plate adhesion. It…
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Motion Sensor Lights for Closet
I don’t know why I never thought of this before but Sandy saw this at Jen’s house and it was one of those face palm moments as to why I hadn’t thought of it before. So in the master bedroom closet, it has one of those pull string bare bulb lights. Not much to look…
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Fall Fire
There’s definitely been a chill in the air here for the past couple of days. Hitting the freeze point at night so bring the plants in. But with the sun out it was a beautiful day and I took advantage to clean up all the limbs twigs and leaves that I’ve been meaning to for…
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Fire Starters
I ran across this on Pinterest I believe and I got a chance to try it and I’m super impressed. You takes these ‘cotton rounds’ and dip them in wax and let them harden. You can stick them in the kindling and light them and boom, fire!
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3D – Print – Coin Sorter
This is by far the biggest print job so far, almost 6 hours each for the base and the tubes, the top tray was only about an hour. As someone who’s trying to get rid of the little junk in life, this 3D printer is apparently a step in the wrong direction.
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3D – Print – PPE Helpers
So one of the nice things about having a 3D printer is that you can print useful things, unlike a 2D printer which is good for paper airplane graphics. Ha ha…In any case one of the first things I printed were mask nose guards that prevent your mask from steaming up your glasses. They seem…
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Food Prep Day
I don’t know if I said yesterday but the new battery came from Sam’s club. That gave me time to do some shopping. I got about 10 pounds of ground beef and 6 pounds of pork chops. I’m lucky enough to have a side by side garage fridge and ample freezer storage along with the…
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New Battery for the Xterra
So almost 3 years to the day I had to get a new battery for the Xterra, I had been using the AutoZone Duralast for the past decade basically because they kept dying and giving me a new one. I really think that batteries should last more than 3 years so this year I went…
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3D – Print – Seat Back Hooks
This is my favorite so far! Primarily because although I’ve had the Xterra for about 8 years now, the back is solid plastic and there isn’t anything to keep things from sliding around, more than once I’ve made it home from the grocery store with the bread a casualty of a sliding case of ice…