Life, Liberty and DIY
Learning 3d modeling as a DIYer is not an obvious thing to do. However, I think learning how to 3d model at least basic things can save you a lot of time and money.
While time and money are super important things to save there are other reasons to learn 3d modeling. With the swath of options and tutorials out there now is a great time.
In todays episode I will go over the 5 reasons I think you should learn how to 3d model.
Everyone should really have an Air Quality Monitor in their workshop so they can stay safe and healthy.
Unfortunately, they can be pretty expensive to buy off the shelf. However, there is an alternative to an expensive machine. Just make one yourself.
In this episode I talk about what I did to make one, future development plans I have, and the quality difference from the research I did.
I also talk about the future plans I have to help others make their own.
Health, safety, and good food are all things to a great life.
In this weeks episode I talk about a couple of projects I worked on this last week that leads to better health, safety, and food.
First I talk about the new raised gardens I built, and some of the lessons learned. This should hopefully lead us to more nutritions, and good food.
I then jump into the Harbor Freight dust collector my dad and I customized for his shop so he has the most efficient dust collector he can from harbor freight. I also go into what is a bit different about this build vs others builds.
Is understanding aquaponics complicated? I used to think so.
Once I made a breakthrough at understanding the basics of how aquaponics works. It all clicked into place.
I now have a plan for this year to start an aquaponics system in my living room, of all places. So I can learn more about how it all works before I move to a much larger system outside.
If you have been confused by “what” aquaponics is, and the basics of how it works. Give this episode a listen.
Also don’t forget to subscribe and follow along on the site, and youtube, as I take a journey over the course of this next year to build my aquaponics system which I fully intend to document all the way through.
Running a bull dozer for the first time can be an interesting experience. Especially with only 5 minutes of “training”.
That is what happened this last week for me to level out my driveway/parking lot in order to put down some fresh gravel.
This week I talk about the lessons learned using a bull dozer in a trial by fire manner. As well discussing the “in office” things I did since I felt sick for the first part of the week.
This weeks episode is a topic round table and a list of problems from this week.
In this weeks episode I discuss the importance of paste wax, tool maintenance. I hit on my top 5 podcasts and why I like them, from a listener question.
I also discuss ordering chickens, and wrap it up with some technology discussions about backing up your life.
There is also a bit of a larger segment where I talk about some of the problems I had this week, and how I am working to solve them. Some weeks are just more productive than others.
How do you use a wood router? I know I didn’t know how.
In fact I started using one just by adding a bit and turning it on to have fun. I started not knowing anything about how it works, I was totally safe.
Now that I am ready to jump into the next level of woodworking skill, and I ordered stuff to fix my 3 hp router I need to actually figure out how they work.
To that end this episode is all about the theory of using a router that I learned with several hours of research, it is a summary to refer back to at any point if I forget something. Hopefully it helps others as well.
The loft bed is done, but there is no way to get up to it.
In this episode I discuss the build and construction of the combination dresser and stairs that I have built. This was a fun project as it was fairly large and put my skills to the test.
The project didn’t go perfect, but I was able to get it done while still looking great. So I want to walk through the process and talk about some of the “how”, and a few of the mistakes. Also talking a bit about some preventative measures I could have taken.
Looking back and analyzing the last year is great, and in fact we did that.
However, looking forward and figuring out what you want to do in the future is just as important. If not more important. And making sure it aligns with long term goals.
2021 is going to present some interesting challenges. Especially since I plan to up my content creation this year.
I also plan to attempt to make money from this thing called woodworking and teaching. We will see how that goes.
Give this episode a listen if you are curious what is in store for 2021.
Was 2020 a wild ride for you?
Overall 2020 was a pretty interesting year in a lot of ways. For me and my family it was productive, and I am super thankful for that.
As is the tradition at the end of the year I take this episode to look back at successes failures, and a few other random things that happened this year. It is a great start to a reflection to setup for next weeks episode.