#garfield Logs

Jul 05 2025

12:09 AM rifraf: yes, can make all sizes of plates, and flip to make various solid bars in different diameter for lathe, today just plates
12:25 AM rifraf: have sooted it up better this time, last time was raw, rag an a rod soaked in kerosine, made good smoke
12:25 AM rifraf: preheating to 360C this time, and will remove the dross from the brass, last time was just natural, borax ready for when we get to 900C
12:25 AM rifraf: hoping for nicer ingot, and am sure it will be
12:25 AM rue_mohr: yea, doesn't brass separate if you dont get the temp *just* right?
12:25 AM rue_mohr: and if you have it hot too long?
12:25 AM rifraf: have an electric kiln, temp matches my thermal cam and IR gun readings, so temp control is perfect
12:26 AM rue_mohr: oof
12:27 AM rue_mohr: hmm, I have a lot of stuff out there for a garage sale and I'm not sure I made any room
12:27 AM rue_mohr: and it wont all sell...
12:27 AM rue_mohr: putting stuff back will be a challance
12:29 AM rifraf: the dump sir
12:29 AM rifraf: do not bring it back
12:29 AM rifraf: clutter makes a confused mind
12:29 AM rifraf: so you lost $100, you gain serenity, you didn't want it anyway, cast of off
12:31 AM rifraf: ok furnace back on, 100C and counting
12:35 AM rue_mohr: oh I can parts it or something
12:35 AM rue_mohr: but when a commerial joint is throwing out 100 new, unwrapped keyboards, I cant say no
12:35 AM rue_mohr: or 6 working laser printers
12:36 AM rifraf: just throw it, imagine someone gave you the $10 or watever
12:36 AM rue_mohr: or 20 lcd monitors
12:36 AM rue_mohr: so I'v ended up with a class of stuff that I dont have room for
12:36 AM rifraf: chuck em all rue, get one decent one
12:36 AM rue_mohr: they are
12:37 AM rifraf: ok temp at 220C al;ready, time to don the boots and sit out there and have a smoke next to it
12:37 AM rue_mohr: brand new still-wrapped mice too
12:38 AM rue_mohr: and usb cables
12:38 AM rue_mohr: china has it right
12:38 AM rue_mohr: give america the crap products
12:38 AM rue_mohr: most of the time they dont even use them before throwing them out
12:39 AM rifraf: you DO NOT need it, make room in your life for a lady or something instead
12:40 AM rue_mohr: I'm going to die alone, I gave into that shortly after getting back to canada
12:40 AM rue_mohr: so my goal is to become a robot and die in 8k-10k yrs
12:41 AM rifraf: at least try a few hookers before you die, would be a waste not to
12:42 AM rifraf: i love Au, brisbane especially, things are not frowned on here
12:43 AM rifraf: 480C already, see how fast this is, time to get serious and AFK
01:18 AM rue_mohr: summer got hotter out there
01:18 AM rifraf: all poured
01:19 AM rifraf: much smoother than the first try, looking forward to nicer ingot for number 2
01:19 AM rifraf: and a full pour in the little graphite mold
01:20 AM rue_mohr: how much was the graphite mold?
01:21 AM rifraf: anout 30 grams all ally, so maybe double? about 50mm x 20mm x 20mm
01:21 AM rifraf: oh in $, like 10 in ali i think, will find link after, time to tidy tools and hang washing out before dark
01:22 AM rifraf: what time did i start furnace, lets see
01:23 AM rifraf: about 45 minutes total from turn on to pour complete, vacuum caster will soon be a thing
01:24 AM rue_mohr: did I tell you I spent $66 on the wrong blades for my bandsaw?
01:24 AM rifraf: no, but thats about 1 real blade, so not a big loss
01:28 AM rue_mohr: ouch
01:29 AM rue_mohr: they seem to last just fine till ma uses them to cut the sandy bark she got off the beach
11:02 AM rue_mohr: ok, garage sale...
03:01 PM rifraf: how is the garage sale going rue_mohr ?
03:23 PM Tom_L: is ma buyin it all and putting it back?
04:28 PM rue_mohr: hahah no
04:28 PM rue_mohr: some sold, less than I hoped for
04:34 PM rifraf: and now take the rest to the dump, how much money did you make?
07:35 PM rue_mohr: jsut adding it up
07:36 PM Tom_L: 1 day only?
07:36 PM rue_mohr: about $47
07:36 PM rue_mohr: yea, I aint wastin my life for any more of this :]
09:06 PM rue_mohr: I got a bunch of ferrite cores cleaned up for making transformers