Author Archives: Bill

Fertigation

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Bill

Ever since installing drip irrigation to our gardens, it has greatly reduced the amount of time spent each day watering.  One of the things I wanted to add from the start was a fertigation system.  We currently have 5 zones … Continue reading →

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Cheap Lathe Tools

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Bill

About 20 years ago, Marisa and I went to a woodworking demo at a nearby woodworking store.  At this Demo, many tools were being displayed and demonstrated.  Among them, Dick Sing was turning Christmas ornaments on a Jet 1236 lathe.  … Continue reading →

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I Accidentally Bought Another Chainsaw

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Bill

Ooops!  I saw a Jonsered CS 2240 on Ebay.  Ever since my 24 year old CS 2050 hasn’t been running well, I’ve wanted another mid size chainsaw.  This 2240 showed up on one of my searches.  There were no bids, … Continue reading →

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Milling a Sycamore Log

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Bill

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

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Bill

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

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Bill

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 →

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Raised Bed Greenhouse Top

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Bill

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

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Bill

Am I a hoarder?  How many pen blanks are too many?

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Disassembling a Pen

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Bill

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

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Bill

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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