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Lol yes and yes. The Polser Polarbears, in TexasâŚ
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Iâm guessing youâve never encountered the Hutto Hippos from central Texas⌠
I updated the experimental veneer ring I made last week with a band of wafer thin (0.004in) copper that I flattened from a piece of old electrical wiring.
Gives it a lot more character 
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Made the colorful metal thingy in larger pic, an adaptation of a simple fiber tool, a âdizâ (disk with hole, this is mini-version used in non-standard way) to solve a fussy fiber prep problem.
(Longer explanation/blather)
So Iâm still experimenting with best prep for smooth spinning on my Tibetan support spindle with this tiny short very fine Finn lambâs fleece. Itâs delicate and short and normal prep methods just created tangles. So now Iâm using a hybrid tool/method that is working well where I load entire edge of cotton card, and diz a roving off like from combs. For it to work, I needed a smaller diz with smaller hole. So of course now I had a flimsy excuse to get out tools and make one
For the non-fibery folks, a diz is a disk with a small hole that is used in conjunction with wool combs to prepare fleece for spinning. The combs straighten out the fleece and get the junky bits out, then use diz to gradually pull off the fiber into a long poofy rope ready for spinning.
So meet my new mini diz, folks. Itâs made from a piece of brass sheet where Iâd been experimenting scribing hypotrochoidal forms, some sawing, then a little filing, a metal hole punchy gadget, some more filing, some hammering and dapping, and a dose of alcohol inksâŚvoila!
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We had another metal pen making class last night. Everyone was very engaging which makes it fun for me too. No one was hurt in the rock/paper/scissor death match at the end and the lone survivor was @jphelps who won the pen.
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Thanks @kyrithia for sharing this and for taking the extra time to write up the context for non-spinners like myself to better follow what you did.
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Finally applied my granddogâs food container tag. This was my hands on, donât forget what i learned after vinyl cutter class, project.
Tool chain:
Random jpg example from the internet
Gimp: remove name with clone stamp
VinylMaster: vectorize bitmap, add text, and cut
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Made a dueling Tree at DMS
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200 Dye sublimation dog tags for Frisco ISD. Much appreciation to @CaryF300 for assistance with procurement of tags.
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One of the batteries wouldnât release from tool, so I took it apart and removed the broken piece of plastic that was jamming it
Doocracy in action, donât have to wait to get permission, if you have an idea that you think will benefit DMS go ahead and do it. Now the battery is useable again
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Wasnât at the space, but I havenât been able to do much at the space on the personal project level.
I did get to implement a makery solution for my grandparents though. Grandma couldnât get the front door unlocked easily so she wanted me to change the locks on the house. I thought that was a little overboard so I turned to my printer for help.
the offending lock.
Made a quick model and set about printing it as a test.
now easier to grab and with the lever takes less force to turn. Will probably re make soon with a nicer look and a set screw to really keep it in place.
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Saturday I took a laser and leather class taught by @apparently_weird JJ Perry. It was a great class as he took the class from concept, to design using Inkscape, importing into Adobe Illustrator, cutting the leather on the Thunder laser and finally sewing it all together. I had to leave a little early due to some family commitments but I stitched and finished it at home.
I chose to dye mine a medium to dark brown and finish it with some Obenaufâs Leather Oil. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Q907QU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The oil was recommended by @bitta and JJ and I didnât have any at home so I bought some from Amazon. (I love the one day delivery service with Amazon Prime.)
Below are some pictures of the finished product. Thanks for teaching the excellent class JJ. I wished weâd have made the pen keeper holes larger as I would use one of the slimline pens Iâve made with it. The good news is I can modify the design for the next one.
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We have Obenhaufâs Leather Oil in the cabinetâŚbut glad you got some for use at home. I love that stuff. Will be getting some Obenhaufâs LP sometime soon for CA as well.
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