Hot and humid, but overcast with some small chance of rain, and maybe a bit cooler… one can hope. There were places in the Houston area that got rain yesterday, but I didn’t see any. Micro-climates, we haz dem.
I did my drop off and pick ups yesterday. Got some stuff for the BOL and for home. Then I stopped at the south side Habitat reStore to see what they had. Store was half empty. IDK if builders are being more careful when they order (and have fewer leftovers) or if there isn’t as much construction (seems REALLY unlikely) or if they are just giving less, but the result is less stuff for sale in the reStore. I did get a roll of weed barrier for $5. That was a score.
On the way home I stopped at MicroCenter to buy a voltage regulator IC for a repair, and they had a creality resin printer on sale for $99. That’s down in the “impulse buy” range for useful tools, so I grabbed it. I’ll be sharing more about that as I learn and use it or watch D2 learn to use it. It’s been my goal for a long time to be able to build or repair just about anything, and to have small versions of most machine tools, and power tools. Making replacement or repair parts is probably the actual real use for home 3d printing, other than novelty (at this point anyway.) I’ve seen several youtubers using 3d printing to make molds or models for casting parts, so even though you are printing in plastic, you can get metal parts in the end. It should be an interesting and useful tool in the workshop. And she can always use it to make minis for tabletop gaming, if she swings that way…
Today I’ve got a Dr appointment first thing. Time for a physical. Then it’s concentrating on getting stuff pulled and ready for my non-prepping hobby get together. I’m hoping for overcast, as my storage units don’t have a lick of shade and the heat will bake my brains. Mmmm, brains…
Work on yourself. Work on your stuff. Work on your stacks.
nick