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This matters (and is fascinating). Be nice, forgiving, provokable and clear.It is a way to change the world for the better....

This matters (and is fascinating). Be nice, forgiving, provokable and clear.

It is a way to change the world for the better.
https://youtu.be/mScpHTIi-kM?si=1H8BYRlsvYBcymip

I dunno how it took me this long to discover your writing, @scalzi !Really enjoying old man's war at the moment.Thank you for writing!

I dunno how it took me this long to discover your writing, @scalzi !

Really enjoying old man's war at the moment.

Thank you for writing!

I discovered @FreeCAD and started playing around with it. I'm entirely new to the CAD world... so some things seem a little confusing /...

I discovered @FreeCAD and started playing around with it. I'm entirely new to the CAD world... so some things seem a little confusing / tedious. But the exciting part is that I'm able to start making things happen, pretty much immediately! It's only following one of the step-by-step tutorials, but still.

Now if only I can get it going in Arch so I can move out of VM land. #freecad

And, done.#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

And, done.

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

One bracket is done and mounted. The other two are getting their final coat tonight.Looks like I'm finishing up this project today!

One bracket is done and mounted. The other two are getting their final coat tonight.

Looks like I'm finishing up this project today!

Huh.I take that back. You can copy & paste from the grid view into a spreadsheet, and it works pretty well.

Huh.

I take that back. You can copy & paste from the grid view into a spreadsheet, and it works pretty well.

Oh! When will I learn. I poured a lot of data into Airtable. Played around with it, getting things set up just so - then decided to try...

Oh! When will I learn. I poured a lot of data into Airtable. Played around with it, getting things set up just so - then decided to try another tool.

Apparently it's not possible to get your data back out of Airtable again.

At this rate I'm going to turn into the digital version of a grumpy old man: "Git off with your new-fangled thingamabobs. I keep my data in text, thank you very much! Now gerroff my lawn! "

Three brackets done. Now painting, then installation.😅

Three brackets done. Now painting, then installation.

😅

1/3 brackets is structurally complete, this is what it looks like hanging in its place. Painting needed. Two more brackets needed.#maker...

1/3 brackets is structurally complete, this is what it looks like hanging in its place. Painting needed. Two more brackets needed.

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

At the same time as I realised I need a bench vise, I also realised, there's no way to make the holes I need with a hand drill. So I...

At the same time as I realised I need a bench vise, I also realised, there's no way to make the holes I need with a hand drill. So I got a really cheap drill press, second hand. That's just sitting loose on the table for now, I'll mount it later.

Side project! :-D

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

At the same time, I spoke to an old friend who knows his way around structural steelwork. He didn't laugh at my plan, but did make some...

At the same time, I spoke to an old friend who knows his way around structural steelwork. He didn't laugh at my plan, but did make some recommendations. So I went and bought new material and spent some time to cut and clean.

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

It's been a while. Partly because I realised how much easier things would be, with a bench vise. So I got this second hand one. And...

It's been a while. Partly because I realised how much easier things would be, with a bench vise. So I got this second hand one. And being a careful kinda guy, I don't want to drill holes in my bench before I'm sure which corner makes most sense for the vise. So I had a side project: make a mounting plate for the vise.

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

So I experimented with what I have and this is a *lot* better.It's rigid enough that I can't bend it by just picking it...

So I experimented with what I have and this is a *lot* better.

It's rigid enough that I can't bend it by just picking it up.

Progress!

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

Started putting together the stock rack. I should perhaps have known that flat bar would buckle too easily.Well, now I *do* know that this...

Started putting together the stock rack. I should perhaps have known that flat bar would buckle too easily.

Well, now I *do* know that this won't work at all, I have to switch to angle iron for the wall plate.

Back to the steel shop tomorrow!

#maker #metalwork #steel #diy

Making a stock rack, for the long bar goods. #maker #metalwork #steel

Making a stock rack, for the long bar goods. #maker #metalwork #steel

Focus requires the ability to let go "the other thought" that interrupted you / that you interrupted yourself with, in favour of...

Focus requires the ability to let go "the other thought" that interrupted you / that you interrupted yourself with, in favour of the one thing you had decided to focus on.

This is harder than it sounds. Your mind wants to pursue the shiny new thing. Or at least keep the thread alive, thus juggling two or more threads.

Focus means to stop juggling threads.

Library trips require project management. There is a list, and several bags. Each bag is going back to a separate library. I imagine...

Library trips require project management. There is a list, and several bags. Each bag is going back to a separate library. I imagine we'll whittle it down to 2 libraries per trip, this is as impractical as it is impressive!

And, done! This is my 9yo son moving the thing into its summer spot.

And, done! This is my 9yo son moving the thing into its summer spot.

We just had an appliance repaired. I feel like a real rebel, now!

We just had an appliance repaired. I feel like a real rebel, now!

More progress, yesterday. Welding and cleanup is done. Plywood is cut, but needs to be trimmed slightly and then sanded. After that,...

More progress, yesterday. Welding and cleanup is done. Plywood is cut, but needs to be trimmed slightly and then sanded. After that, everything needs a lick of paint, then it's just installing the wheels!

Probably finishing up this week sometime.