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Lazy Sunday
Well the weather was somewhat atrocious today. Rainy and cold and just a do nothing kind of day. So I studied, napped, watched football and installed The Last of Us 2 and Madden 21 on the PS4. Tomorrow it’s back to the grind but there will be paver relocation going on. We’re going to make…
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Pavers Are Heavy…
The biggest problem with actually having the materials for the home improvement project is that you have to start the project. So the pavers are going to be placed in the back yard and used as staging area for the building of the new shed. Yeah the grass is going to be dead but after…
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750 sq ft of Pavers
So there’s home improvement afoot, there are three projects that are slated for the next 3 to 4 months. New shed in the back yard, this will be a 12 x 16 gambrel roof shed on a skid but will be perfect for inactive storage. This is what the miter saw is for. Expand driveway…
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Ode to Pets
Just wanted to introduce my furry roommates, this is Sammy and Rocky. A brother and sister from the same litter so family. Endless hours of fun and purrs from these two, super happy they’re part of my life.
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Garage Door Spring Replacement
So I had to replace the garage door spring on one of the bays of the garage. Fortunately it’s a single door so just one torsion spring to deal with, and lucky for me both doors are wound the same way so I have one to replicate. The first problem was finding a spring, I’m…
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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!