Kratky spotted pea micro greens
Testing the new Kratky grow pod with spotted pea microgreens seems to be going pretty good
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Odyssey TPPL AGM
We have this old battery, which turns out to be seven years and two months old. For good brands like Lifeline and Odyssey we count on an 8 year lifespan, so when I noticed weakness during engine start, I had assumed the battery was nearing its end of life and
Foredeck seat completed
The new Bosch Colt battery powered palm router is great. I tested the dust extraction and with the Festool extractor it’s perfect. plugging the screw holes is very easy with just the on-tool functions. I simply draw a 6mm circle and using a 1/8” bit, either cut the
More CNC techniques
I have about 30 simultaneous projects going on but this week found some time for the teak foredeck seat again. After finishing all the joinery I glued it with epoxy, then did a rough sand with the belt sander. The picture above shows the setup after that where I just
Joinery with Shaper Tools
After cutting all 11 pieces (zero straight cuts), we have to make mortise and tenon joints, all of them angled. The picture above shows the work holding for cutting an angled tenon using the Shaper Workstation. There’s the vertical clamp face where I have attached the angled fence. On