Recent content by Sidekick

Here's an old boring video of one of my plasma cut design and build projects that shows the quality of plasmacuts once dialed in. My welding sucks but plasma cuts by the Hypertherm 45 are all beautiful. The biggest challenge was building the cnc table back then before Cheap Chinese controllers...

Years ago I was running the design group in a small remote group supporting pump laser diode manufacturing for under sea fiber cables. We got a new Haas Mini Mill high precision with a 25,000 rpm head that made me drool. I wanted to learn to use Mastercam and run it and the machinist running it...

These are cuts from my Hypertherm 45. Just under 3/8 steel that is near the high limit on duty cycle when cutting a sheet full. Will do 1/2 but not as straight and clean a cut. Great hobby machine that id easy to switch from hand torch to machine torch.

I was cheap and bought one over a year ago. Do not waste your money with that company. Zero support or parts if you have a problem.

I have had good luck with Kenda brand trailer tires. They seem to have good uv resistance. I think improper pressure is the biggest cause of any tire failure followed by road debris.

This is what I have used for close to 60 years. A couple strands in the threads. https://www.seacorope.com/twine/lamp-quick-wick/

With black iron always mount slightly off level with a drop drain at the low end for condensation. Most tiny leaks will rust up in less then a week I found 🤫. Threads from home depot Chinese pipes are usually crap to start with so may take lampwick with compound I have found.

Fried eggplant. Picked the first Rosa Bianca eggplants today.

I do 😋. We love them and have been eating beet greens and beets for over a month now. Next day can scare you if it's your first time 😅.

Atleast it doesn't smell like burning pigs anymore. Smoke is still bad here in central NY but smells like a woodstove today.

Smokey with a red haze here today. Air quality stinks. Hardly made any solar power today with the darkness and soot on the panels.

This one looks simple to make and get ideas from. https://www.goodworkstractors.com/product/hla-hydraulic-skidsteer-quick-attach-plate/

I have 5 kettles. 14, 18, 2-24s and a 28. Wife wouldn't let me get the 36 😃.

I use both also. Previous post shows the kettle cooking tenderloins