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      Apartment Tool Kit: Tools renters should own

      December 10, 2020

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      PLA vs PETG vs TPE: Which filament is…

      December 4, 2020

      Tools & Techniques

      3D Printing: The Ultimate Beginners Guide

      November 27, 2020

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      The Plasticaster: Story of my 3D Printed Guitar

      December 16, 2020

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      Bluetooth 8-Track Adapter: Modern Tech in a Classic…

      December 1, 2020

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      Mead making 101: an introduction

      November 28, 2020

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      How to change your own oil: A step…

      December 2, 2020

      Self-Sufficiency

      How To Regrow Green Onions

      November 30, 2020

      Self-Sufficiency

      Simple Car Maintenance You Should Do Yourself

      November 29, 2020

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Updates about my own long-term projects.

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The Plasticaster: Story of my 3D Printed Guitar

by Jim December 16, 2020
written by Jim
3d printed guitar

When the COVID-19 lockdowns hit, I found myself working from home.  Since I was stuck at home, I decided that I needed a project to work on.  Like many people, I found myself working from home.  Working from home allowed me to run big, long running print jobs on my 3d printer without having to leave it unattended.  I had recently gotten interested in learning to play the guitar, so what better way to learn than to make my own 3d printed guitar.

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Bluetooth 8-Track Adapter: Modern Tech in a Classic Shell

by Jim December 1, 2020
written by Jim
Hidden Bluetooth Adapter

How I built a bluetooth 8-track adapter to incorporate modern radio technology into the original stereo in my 1980 Corvette without any mods.

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Mead making 101: an introduction

by Jim November 28, 2020
written by Jim
Bottles of homemade mead

Mead is one of the oldest known types of alcohol, dating back to ancient civilizations across the globe.

In its simplest form, mead is the combination of honey, yeast and water.  If you combine those three things and wait for a few months you will have a delicious sweet honey wine.

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Tinkerer

I'm Jim. I've always liked tinkering and building things. As a kid I always took broken things apart to harvest any screws or parts I could find before letting my parents throw anything away. Now I want to share some of the things I've learned over the years.

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