Shop Nation Miter Saw Dust Collection

Shop Nation Miter Saw Dust Collection
I have always had a dust collection system connected to my miter saw, and it has always been terrible. Recently cleaning the shop, I found the internal pipe completely blocked and realized it hadn't been working in a while. Think about that, it's so bad when it is working, I didn't even notice when it stopped. I had seen the Shop Nation videos and decided to give it a go. I bought the DeWalt version…

Chicken Casa Complete

Chicken Casa Complete
I have learned so much about estimations and weather. I thought I could knock this thing out in a few weeks. For those counting, it's been 13 weeks since January 5th 2025. A sprained ankle delayed me a little bit, but most of my miscalculation was due to not being realistic about Western Washington weather. If you watch the build video, you will see me cover my material and work quite a few times for…

Chicken Casa v2 almost complete

Chicken Casa v2 almost complete
Between a sprained ankle and the weather, it's taken me over a month to get 8 good days in, but that's enough to get it completely framed, wrapped and the roof covered. Next I need to install a door, the trim, the siding and the metal roofing. There is some painting and more weather coming, so not sure how long it will take, but I was shooting to have the roof on tomorrow, so I'm…

What years of SBC addiction looks like

What years of SBC addiction looks like
I am a relentless tinkerer. I'm constantly trying to wire something to something else and often single board computers are the glue to some random home automation problem. It's been about 6 years since I started using Raspberry Pi, Arduino and the like regularly. This morning, I wanted to build a little device to monitor a camera feed like a baby monitor and I thought a Raspberry Pi Nano would do perfectly for the job.…

Taking a ride in the snow

Taking a ride in the snow
I am not a fan of being cold at all, but I really enjoy riding an ATV in the snow. It happens to go along really well with my photography passion. I took the opportunity this morning and didn't get much from the photo perspective, but the ride was so peaceful.

Rainier Snowstorm Developing

Rainier Snowstorm Developing
This isn't something you get to see every day. From wisps of clouds to a full blown snowstorm in one minute. https://youtu.be/NG6t0kTDYrE?si=uKuOWf-9O_ugf8EH

Chicken Casa v2 Paused because I’m an idiot

Chicken Casa v2 Paused because I’m an idiot
Saturday morning the gravel showed up and I got to work building the floor. Started Sunday screwing down the floor and ended with two walls built. We had guys coming to clean the gutters Monday, so I needed to clean up my material to keep gutter trash from being slung all over it. I jumped off the tractor after finishing moving the material, did NOT stick the landing, and rolled my ankle over. It's Thursday…