[Happy Birthday Mike]

Happy Birthday Uncle Absorbine! Hope your beverage is cold and refreshing.

[And now what did you do TODAY?]

A bit late but I flew a mission on a Huey yesterday. Naaman, am I cool yet?

[What Are You Building Today]

No idea what that is but damn, did you hand-solder that? Fuck.

[Soldering station recommendation]

I used a Pace (if I am remembering correctly, it was a MBT250 even) in a past job and I can chime in a third time that it is a darn fine iron.

[Happy Birthday Adrian!]

Thank you everyone and glad to see my neighbors celebrated with me!

[T2 knob turning]

Damn those are hot.

Semi-related, has anyone tried turning lapis lazuli? I was thinking of trying to get a nice piece with plenty of pyrite in it for my next project.

[Fuck in snow]

Rained here today, snowed up in the mountains.

[Which Cooking Are You?]

Baked a few pizza and rolls with the leftover dough on the back of the 17" cast iron skillet. Worked really well, make some very good crust. I just have to work on the dough recipe since since mine over-inflated to an astounding degree. More bread than pizza ultimately.

[Genital Pictures....oh, and pens]

I enjoy the 14k nib. It glides very nicely on the paper and feels softer than the nib on the 2000. Though I personally like the harder nib on my Sailor more.

[Genital Pictures....oh, and pens]

I bought a Lamy Dialog 3. I always wanted a retractable nib and this one takes the cake in my option. It's a bit thicker than a Vanishing Point but I like the 14k gold nib a ton more and the rotate to extend the nib action is superb. Pics when I remember to stop leaving it at work.

[Genital Pictures....oh, and pens]

I motion the name of this thread be changed then.

[Part Sourcing Assistance/Advice Thread]

Does anyone have a preferred vendor for teflon tube sockets or will the ones I can grab off of Ebay be fairly nice?

[Genital Pictures....oh, and pens]

I will remember to document my pens visually from now on for you.

 

 

Rhodium plated gold nib, goes with the rest of the trim. Original

[Genital Pictures....oh, and pens]

That is stupid expensive for a pen I don't think looks very good. Dialog 3 looks better in my opinion.

 

For you John:

 

[Genital Pictures....oh, and pens]

After a two month back-order, I received my Pelikan M805 Stresemann. I like it, a lot. Work still necessitates use of a ballpoint often so I laser-engraved my Zebra F701.

 

John, putting a new nib on a Pilot Metro should be as easy as pulling out the nib and feed with a bit of strength and swapping in another from a cheaper pen. I've done this by putting the nib from a $9 Plumix onto a Prera. All the same fit.

[Which Cooking Are You?]

The pig

[Which Cooking Are You?]

In an hour. Turned out over and scored the skin to crisp it up.

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[Which Cooking Are You?]

We are also smoking

A bit of the pork belly made it onto the smoker.

[Which Cooking Are You?]

A whole pig

[Which Cooking Are You?]

BEEF

 

[Which Cooking Are You?]

Mmmm, guac

 

I counter with tonkatsu

 

[Which Cooking Are You?]

Came out ok, I think it could be improved on. Fish sauce was definitely noticeable.

 

[Which Cooking Are You?]

Saw this today:

 

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/04/pressure-cooker-fast-and-easy-chicken-chile-verde.html

 

Said, "hey, I'm in NM, I have a pressure cooker, let's make this happen"

 

Results shortly

[And now what did you do TODAY?]

Family left a few hours ago. Got my Masters Thursday night, shook the SECAF's hand and got rather drunk that night. Movers come on Monday.

[Amplification dilemma]

My KGSSHV took two years mainly because I am lazy but also because of getting the case right before anything got soldered to a board. Casework is serious business.