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Well Water Laundry Issues and Pool Filtration
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Author Archives: Bill
Milling a Sycamore Log
A couple years ago, we had a sycamore die, and had it cut down by a local tree service. I had the bole, about 20 feet long, left laying so that I could mill it up. It sat for a … Continue reading
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Laser Cut Chainmail
We’ve made costumes for years. Whether for Halloween, or plays, or cosplay, we’ve made them. One costume that Sam has wanted is Havel the Rock, from Dark Souls. There will be more on this build later, but one of the … Continue reading
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Laser Cutting Garden Stakes
Today I’m cutting out some garden stakes on the laser. I’m using LightBurn for the cutting software, and my laser is a Comgrow Comgo Z1 10W LED Laser. I purchased a set of vector graphics of 84 different garden stakes … Continue reading
Raised Bed Greenhouse Top
We would like to put up a greenhouse, but for the time being, we do not have one. We’ve been researching crops you can plant early, and found that the brassicas are very frost and cold tolerant. In fact, they … Continue reading
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I May Have a Problem
Am I a hoarder? How many pen blanks are too many?
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Disassembling a Pen
If you make enough pens, eventually you may need to disassemble one. Reasons may range from assembling wrong, to breaking something, to screwing up the blank. Recently, Sam was making a pen, and I was helping trim the blank. I … Continue reading
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Repairing a Harbor Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner
A while ago, while repairing my old Jonsered 2050 Turbo chainsaw, I bought a Central Machinery Ultrasonic Cleaner from Harbor Freight. I heard they were really good for cleaning carburetors.
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HVLP Spraying
I’ve always been interested in spray finishing, whether it’s painting the castle fort, painting our house, or applying finish or paint to woodworking projects. Over the years I’ve tried various systems and solutions, from our first Wagner Power Painter, to a cheap LVLP siphon spray gun from Home Depot, to the Wagner Spraytech FLEXiO 5000 HVLP system. This last one we used to paint our house, and it did an excellent job.
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Tape!
We’ve all heard that using painter’s tape to mask off parts for gluing can save a lot of time later on when we are unclamping and cleaning up the squeeze-out. But how many of us actually take the time to … Continue reading
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