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Category: Interests

  • Keeping Resin Warm with a ThermalVatBand

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    I’ve got a few resin printers, and even down here in the South, we get some cold temps. When I’m working in my garage workshop and it’s between 15-30°F, the resin gets pretty chilly. The stuff I like to use needs to be around 68°F for the viscosity and photopolymers to activate. They just don’t…

  • Getting in to FPV Quadcopters (2019)

    Getting in to FPV Quadcopters (2019)

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    This is for those wanting to take their first steps into the hobby. It is not intended to be an end-all-be-all as the domain for it all is quite expansive. With that, ready to strap your consciousness in a robot that can fly? Let’s have a chat about FPV (first-person-view) multicopters (multiple rotors that lift…

  • Smoothie 101

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    Smoothies! Easy as can be. Quick for a meal-replacement (MRP), a way to buffer your macros, and can be taken on the go. I’ve been asked by numerous people to put what I do for MRP/smoothie making as I’ve been making them since my 20’s. Having them available instead of garbage fillers will keep you…

  • New Musical Buys

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    Past few months I’ve been seeking some new music for the archive. Been impressed by some of these artists: Mummford & Sons, Babel Alt-J Gemini Jack White – Blunderbuss Milo Green Sleigh Bells Blue Sky Black Death Thao + The Get Down Stay Down Lamb, 5 Sondre Lerche Cat Power Best Coast Florence + the…

  • SDC Early January

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    So happy to have a little air time in. Beautiful day in the 60’s during January, priceless.

  • Spagetti Sopressata Bake

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    This week I’ve had a need for a spagetti bake.  Who knows why–comfort, memory, noodle casserole desire. I just wanted one. I let some intuition do the driving here as I wasn’t quite sure what I was up to but had a good inkling of where it was going to head.  This is not a quick recipe but it is rewarding…

  • A Progression in the Sky

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    I’ve been jumping (skydiving) now for 4 years. I am not as far in disciplines (roughly 160 jumps) due to the upheaval financially we’ve all experienced one way or another over the course but I still manage to learn and have fun. I fly with some great people at Skydive Carolina and when Lee and…