I’ve been working on some rolling pantry shelves to fit a spot that was designed for the fridge. I had built some pantry shelves there a while ago, and it was time to try something different. This solves the issue of the little kids digging through the pantry and making a mess of things (like …
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A little bit about light
I’ve been giving myself a crash course refresher on light over the last new months. It started when I picked up a used Laser Cutter and wanted to figure out how it cuts with light. What I’ve written here is my understanding of things. I may be wrong, if so, please let me know in …
2nd layout of the Mobile Science Lab
I added more items to the Mobile Science Lab. The main new item is a WeatherFlow WEATHERmeter. This is a pretty neat bluetooth device that captures wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. New stuff means I needed to update the case. I fiddled a bit to get everything to fit. I think …
I recently picked up a Seek Thermal camera which plugs into my cell phone and allows…
I recently picked up a Seek Thermal camera which plugs into my cell phone and allows me to see temperatures of stuff. It's a cheap unit, so it doesn't have the built in calibration tables that the expensive 'real' test equipment has. But it's good enough for most people's needs in a non-technical use. I …
Backpacking recipe – Chicken Quinoa.
I tried a backpacking recipe on a soda can alchohol stove On my Altoid tin stove tonight. I rather liked it, so I am putting it here so I can find it again if I remember to look here. Chicken Quinoa 1/2 cup quinoa 1 Tbsp dried chives 1 packet of True Lemon 1/4 tsp ground …