Artificial Intelligence in Art and Music
I have to be honest with you, I am not a fan of any of the AI generated art and music I have come across. Art (and I’m just going to lump music under...
Author: David
Bandsaw Blade Tension Gauge
Changing blades on a bandsaw or large sawmill requires properly setting the tension of the new blade. If you run a sawmill these gauges (tensiometer being the $20 word for it) are part of...
The Story of Julius Joseph (Fr. Innocent) Mittelstadt, O.F.M.
At the start of summer 1931, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (shortened to just The Santa Fe in brochures by then) ran five daily trains between Chicago, through Kansas City, and into...
Waking Up With Dad
It is 3:30am and my dad came into my room to look in on me just now, in a dream of course. In this dream, Dad said he was heading off soon. When I...
Adjustable Tenon Jig
I’m in the middle of converting an old barn shed into my workshop and it is time to replace the old janky doors with a proper set of shop doors. Since these will be...
The solar-powered outdoor cam experiment
I have several inexpensive Wyze cams (thanks Amazon Prime Day!) I’ve been using these for a few years now to monitor our casita down in Mexico and I plan to use them now to...
Is quantum physics real?
A few weeks ago Sonya and I were talking on the subject of quantum physics, something which has been very much talked about in a book we recently finished reading, American Prometheus: The Triumph...
Indicator gauge jig for table saw alignment
I have a digital indicator that measures to the thousandth of an inch. I purchased it some time back to help level the bed on my 3D printer. Lately, I wanted to use it...
3D Printed Replacement Off-button for a Jointer
Here is a functional print that I’ve been meaning to do for some weeks now. It is a replacement off-button for one of my workshop machines. Two months ago I got a great deal...
A Cross-Country Trip In The Chevy Bolt EV
I recently made my first and perhaps only long distance cross-country trip in my Chevy Bolt. You see, when I purchased the Bolt in 2019 it was with the idea that it would primarily...
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