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I don't think I posted about this anywhere else but have been meaning to. I got back to some non-wood, non-electronics making again during the great COVID family crisis of 2022 and addressed one of my lingering frustrations with my pellet smoker, namely the storage of temperature probes when not in use. I had gotten frustrated enough that I was about to pull the trigger on some not-horribly priced Fireboard branded probe storage thingies when I figured that some glorious nerd had probably put something up on Thingiverse and that I should check there first. Turns out I was right. I tried a couple examples and found pay dirt on my second go.

While the shop is shut down until the electrician decides it is warm enough to run the conduit outside, I have been trying to learn Sketchup and model some of the projects I am in the middle of. Kind of clunky at first but it works pretty well you you figure out all the tools. Need to download some more wood textures as I do not like the Walnut I have and there is no Ambrosia Maple, the lighter wood in this project.

Available at many streaming services. No idea why these guys aren't including Qobuz, which is my current service. Anyway, I'm having a lot of fun, these gentlemen are gifted musicians.

Wrist check.

8ft to the left and 14+ to the right. The wall is inset where the miter station will go. So should be good to go either side. Dust collector will be under the saw. No fence, just planning to install some T track.

Instead of 4 little feet, you could do 2 wide feet. That will increase strength considerably without changing the look much. You would also then be able to add a beam down the center that would be largely unseen, but with a sort of lap joint, help hold the wider feet in place.

Feet like that are popular these days, so clearly it can be done. Something like a sliding dovetail and a very strong piece of wood might do it. Depends what is going on the drawers.

Looking good! Bringing what is in my head to the real/digital world is always a challenge. Here is my preliminary plan for the miter station. Frameless cabinets with butcherblock tops. The two cabinets will have slide out trays. Any suggestions?

Sounds like you've made a choice, but... the only things I can throw in here after everything else mentioned I agree with is A ) the obvious - figure out what you need and ignore the rest. The camera I most use is seven years old. Focal lengths outside your uses aren't important and heavy to carry around. Same with aperture. FPS and video too. AF speed? Don't ignore MF. PureRAW and Topaz products can help through AI on ISO performance and occasional resolution needs. These are getting better and I just used DeNoise this morning to battle low light. B ) With sensor resolutions doubling, the longterm lens to body relationship is changing. Most want perceptual resolutions to travel with sensor resolution increases. Character lenses can go on forever, but those aiming for accuracy aren't often built for the next jump. Keep an eye on MTF charts, but there was a repeated line about a ton of older celebrated lenses were really built for 10-12MP. Not the ones you mentioned, but they also were unlikely built for 50-100MP. I have some beautiful Voigtlanders that are my favorites at 24MP, but not at 50MP, unless again you're going for character. Finally, we're all likely different, but I shoot differently with different cameras. Again, I'm being obvious, but struggles often connect with deliberateness. I'm happy camera phones are always getting better, but when I throw the shots in C1 it's obvious I shoot different than with traditional cameras. Same between dissimilar traditional cameras. Finally figure out the more important practical needs around size/weight/speed/other conveniences and it's usually possible to build what you want as most are rarely in a need of more than 1-3 focal lengths, and given resolution-cropping options, maybe less than that.

Put a brisket on at 8am, just pulled the last piece off at 5:30. I cut it into three sections based on thickness to see if I could time things better than just running the whole thing until the thickest part was done. Homemade mac and cheese is in the oven, slaw is curing in the fridge, dinner should be alright.

Offset saw is a good idea in that space. What's your max cut capacity (length on the left side)? What are you planning between the cabinets (the space under the miter saw)? One thing I'd suggest is no miter fence on either side of the saw. Al and I both agree with the Wood Whisperer, that the only important fence is that of the saw. A fence on the cabinets could actually throw off a cut with a warped board. A T track set into the countertop on both sides of the saw, with a sliding stop block is all you need.

That is my concern as well. Working on other options as well.

I think those little feet may need something to keep them from snapping off

It never crested 0° C yesterday -- was probably safer walking yesterday than it will be today, since nothing melted and refroze into black ice. Just sublimated. Today I will be very very careful when I go on my walk (shortly -- peak sun -- as black ice happens to form in the shadows of the apartment buildings around here).

Those are good lenses and cover most applications other than wild life, sport photography, etc. which need much more reach. But then we are talking really big dollars. And, yes, these are heavy bulky gears. The 24-70 f2.8 is a great walk-around lens with great optical quality but it's a brick not to mention the 70-200 f2.8. It's a plus that the body was not used for video. I read that some Canon bodies tend to overheat in video mode but not sure if 5D II has this issue. Edit: Forgot to mention, Fred Miranda is a good place to check on the going price for camera gears.

Where the Streets Lead Slowly Rolling Camera 2021 Example:

That's pretty damn cool! I literally feel like it's a whole new world. The sky is the limit on home manufacturing and problem solving ideas. For an old dude like me, it's kind of like the Jetsons coming true.

Maybe we should all only drink coffee inspired by music.

Oat milk is decidedly not for this camper. It has a funky taste that I could not get past in the espresso/cappuccino. I made another with cow's milk just to be certain it wasn't my mind playing tricks on me and it was markedly more to my liking. The better half is plant based whole food centric and hopefully it will not go to waste. HS

Gah. Just went out and cleaned off part of the Fit so I could plug in its trickle charger. Yep, that's some fuckin' snow. Biting arctic wind as well. It's pretty awful outside.

For the espresso-curious like me I thought this was a useful primer on some of the terminology and concepts that are getting discussed in this thread.

When in San Anselmo. Redwood Grove: ✅ Bourgeoisie at play: ✅ Itinerant musician: ✅ Comforts Chinese Chicken Salad: ✅

Finally got the time to mount the FLM ball head on my Bogen tripod which I bought back in the 80's. Started playing with and setting up the controls on the FLM ball head and I am impressed. FLM is a small German company and seems fairly unknown in the US. I also have a RRS BH-40 ball head. IMO, the relatively equivalent FLM ball head is of equal or better quality at a lower cost to the RRS ball head. I like them both. The FLM head does have some unique and innovative features which I find rather handy.

Negative temps here in Pittsburgh this morning and my mom’s snowy backyard in Columbia, SC

Fish and Chips On the deck at Sam's Anchor Cafe

Tonight was a return to non-wood based making. One of the other folks retiring this year (good lord, please make it stop) is one of our electrical engineering techs who's just a cool guy. He's already retired once from being a full time electrician but has been with us for 5 or 6 years. He sits outside my office so we talk quite a bit and I wanted to make sure that he had a unique way to remember the island when he left. So I worked with our CADD department to isolate the AC electrical grid that runs underground on the island that Tom (the retiree) had to work with every day. I reverse engraved it on an acrylic sheet and also used the laser to cut it out before mounting it to a lighted LED base (it came as a kit). Pretty simple project, should make a fun light to have around the house. The worst part of it was polishing out all the fine scratches in the acrylic that were left by trying to remove the burn-off staining that was a result of the lasering. I'm happy with the finished product and think he will be too.

No, not at all. The 500t is more similar to the 600ltd amp with presumably a bit lower rail voltages but still the same circuit as the T1. I have a 700t here and it is terrible in stock form, just awful. Utterly lifeless but adding a CCS really transforms the thing into something decent.

David Sylvian, Gone to Earth I love this album so much, even if you dismiss the ambient sides (which I don’t), it still has an almost post-rock patience to it, but with that solid yet relaxed rhythm section. Bliss.

R.I.P. Howard Hesseman at 81...

Yup, it’s proper winter out. We seem to be getting the lower of projected snow fall totals which is ok but it’s 12F with wind and not a good time to be outside.

TRXs are about a month with no options out to 8 months fully loaded.

on semi are end of life/obsoleting the FQPF8N80C https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/onsemi-Fairchild/FQPF8N80C?qs=oLpdVludopqPPn1yJbx16Q%3D%3D its used in the power supplies for the T2 (kgsshv) and the modern version of the blue Hawaii. thank you again onsemi for obsoleting everything that is high voltage and/or audio related. currently radio spares and digikey have stock mouser has been out of stock for some time. EDIT: As Kerry has pointed out only mouser is showing this as End Of Life so hopefully this is not the case.