local 3D printers

Need a local 3D printer?  Try this.  It will give you local owners and price quotews for your STL file.  So far, none have called me back.  It is the weekend, and the first nice one in many weeks.

Need a Current List of Exoplanets?

Planets discovered outside our solar system: it's here.

Showing 1888 planets / 1187 planetary systems / 477 multiple planet systems

 What used to be science fiction.  And sortable by mass, radius, and many other characteristics.

It May Be Time to Replace the LP Gas Tank

Suburban Propane used to claim prices went up and down with petroleum prices.  Now they claim it is the opposite, so the next load is $3.79/gallon.  Putting in our own tank so we can buy from anyone starts to make more sense.

Tapping Threads in ABS and PLA

I have an STL file for the part I need, and I am trying to get a local vendor to print it.  I will still need to drill and tap some holes in the part.  I understand ABS and PLA (the common 3D printing materials) both work okay for drilling and tapping.  Any experience?  We are talking 1/2"-13 and M6 threads.

Interesting Change

At the end of every session of the Rhode Island General Assembly, in large print are the words "God Save the United States" until the June 1789 session, when there was serious question whether Rhode Island would ratify the new Constitution, at which point the session ends "God Save the State."  And at the end of the Jume, 190 session, during which they ratified the Bill of Rights, "God Save the United States" again.

I Drove By Myself Today

To a sppech therapy appointment.  All went well except when I fuelede the Jaguar.  I went into Stinker to buy a Coke and a Tornado (something deep fried, fattening, and yummy!).  I got into the Jaguar and drove off, stopping when I heard the fuel nozzle hoit the ground.  No fuel spiled, no damage, they really do idiot-proof these things!  Don't hand me your tactical nukes for a while!

My Wife Wanted A Baby Bison

Not a very practical pet, so she had to settle for this:

from stuffedsaafari.com.  It doesn't leave messes on the carpet.  I put it on her desk with a YouTube videop playing in the baclkground.