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I'm building a half acre permaculture pond. It's about 10 foot deep at the center. And should hold somewhere between 300k-600k gallons of water. I dug it out with a backhoe. You wouldn't believe how scary it is driving a backhoe, it feels like you are gonna tip over at any moment.
Which region if I may ask? Did you encounter any permitting difficulties?
And no permit was pulled, building codes are fairly relaxed out in the country.
- Comparing lime versus Poland cement for stabilizing poured earth. These mixes have a cure time measured in days and multiple experiments are in progress... - Research into latex cement for panelized wall and roof coverings over exterior insulation, mostly for temporary shelter structures. - Modular forms lined with geotextile fabric to minimize surface cracking in poured walls. - Other techniques to assure reliable performance of earth structures. - small mechanical projects to help make DIY practicable, e.g. auger mixers I can run from my tractor PTO, DIY trommel for grading materials, etc.
Trying to refurbish a carburetor for an old Japanese bike. I gotta say the long feedback cycles are challenging. With unit tests you get immediate gratification of seeing things work or not. With carbs, you gotta clean 'em, assemble them carefully get them back on the bike, connect the fuel system THEN try to start. Nothing. A multitude of things can be wrong. It's been challenging.
Same, but an old Stihl chainsaw. I disagree with the feedback cycles. If we were using software tests as an analogy starting the engine would be an integration tests. There are many little bits of feedback along the way that are much more satisfying than unit tests. But then again, I did small engine work as a job function for nearly a decade before getting into software. Usually when I reassemble something there isn…
2. I'm building a chicken coop in my backyard.
3. As more of a background project, I'm slowly building myself a proper Roubo style woodworking workbench.
An illustrated book. While I still use software to make it, it's quite fun, and a refreshing change. Can't wait to get it printed and see what it looks like in paper.
That is actually quite interesting. Are you drawing by hand? What software are you using?
It’s sadly mostly Midjourney + Pixelmator. And my sister, when Midjourney fails me.