First Weeding…

The Expanse – Remember The Cant OPA logo.

We needed a file cabinet for the office and picked one up at the reuse store. Jess had the wonderful idea that we should paint art on it. We got to talking and turns out she had never cut or weeded a stencil before. I think she nailed on the first go. What a fantastic job! Also a spot on OPA logo!

If you have not seen The Expanse or read the Books (By James S. A. Corey), please check them out.

They have been my top favorite space/sci-fi book series in recent memory.

The next installment: A Little Death

Please take care of each other.

Dragon Radar UPDATE – FUBARED IT!

About a while back I found a vintage unused Paasche air compressor from the 1990s for $15.00 so I grabbed it. I sat on it and I waited and watched and in the end I got a fantastic deal on a Paasche Talon TG airbrush.

It’s been fantastically fun so far as I love learning from experimenting and just getting in and doing something. The photo is my first attempt at spraying a single coat of paint using an airbrush. I see lots of mistakes but I learned a great deal on how to handle curves and inner surfaces.

Some takeaways:

Make some sort turntable to spin objects as I paint them. Less need to go back and fill in missed spots.

Find a good water-based metal surface primer for airbrushing.

Try and get a full set of nozzles/needles when I can.

Learning is progress.

Learning a hard lesson, I totally fried the controller and likely the LEDS after I bumped the power output switch.

I am having to put this on the back burner until I can afford to get the parts again.

Thanks for your time and please take care of each other.

A Lone Snow Shovel

Recently we picked up a worst for ware snow shovel for a total of 3.00. It was the very last one that no one wanted but It really just needed some TLC.

I drilled out the rusted rivets and replaced them with mostly stainless bolts, screws, and washers. I also a replaced the metal outer bar that was on the back of the shovel with some plywood. Now I can always measure out and replace it when it becomes damaged. So no need to toss it out. I also had to grind down the neck a bit and sanded off a lot of rust on the tip of it. I did a really bad quick paint job to bring it back to life.

My only regret was not getting some before pictures of the shovel.

Please support repair and reuse.

Thank You and please take care of each other.

KW