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Gary
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Maker. Upcycler. CAD+3D Print. Electronics. Pretend Woodworker and Metal fabricator. I sometimes sew too. Volunteer at Hawai'i Keiki Museum.
First butt joint weld with a TIG.
Wish I had a teacher. #welding
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So I made a toolroll from an old rice sack. Sewing is harder than welding.

#upcycling
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
3DPrinted adapter.
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Added an old shampoo pump to acetone can. Pouring from these cans is hard. IYKYK.

#3dprinting
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I added roller bearings to my tripod. The legs roll under my bench.
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A new TV is great, but the set up time!
All the settings, apps and registration. Over 2 hours!

Using a tv remote as a keyboard is the bottleneck. Anyone try hooking a keyboard into the TV USB port?

Still can't hear the dialog over the background noise. Do I need a soundbar?

#electronics
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Adding more details to the Cacao Exhibit at Hawai'i Keiki Museum.

#3dprinting
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The key is tossing stuff.
November 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Always reorganizing the shop. Is it a necessity or a sickness?
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Designed this score display for the Cacao game at Hawai'i Keiki Museum. Lens is a magnifying glass cuz kids are tough on electronics.

#3dprinting
November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Fold down Raspberry Pi.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Helping with a Cacao Exhibit at Hawai'i Keiki Museum. I didn't design this, but I'm making it more "kid proof." Kids are tough on exhibits.
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Test for volcano exhibit. Fabric is a bit too heavy and opaque. Maybe I'll try tulle?

(Interesting you can see a spiral vortex. A twist.)

#maker
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Decided to simplify the volcano.

Pulled the orange fan from the box. Box added weight. This thing will be on casters.

#woodworking
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Gridfinity Obsession update. These two drawers took about 4 rolls.

#3dprinting
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Before.
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Added a cabinet above my weld cart. I can't stand bare walls. Waste of space. Am I weird?

#woodworking
November 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's going to be a volcano for the Hawai'i Keiki Museum.
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I don't like weird angle cuts.

Any guesses what I'm making?

#woodworking
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Widened my DIY planer cart. It was too top heavy.

Did I really need to do this? No.

Did I have more important projects? Yes.

Can you procrastinate while actually doing stuff? Most certainly.
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm now officially a Gridfinity addict. My glue drawer, a work in progress. IYKYK #3Dprinting
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What to do when you get too weak to carry a job site saw.
Add wheels!
#woodworking
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First time trying my TIG welder. I bought it months ago. Quickly learned I have zero motor skills with my lazy left hand. Must learn to feed TIG filler rod. Must learn to do the foot thing too. Rub tummy, pat head.
#welding
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Lamp turns on when power goes out.

But I don't know why I also added a variable DC power supply to it.

Weird.

#electronics
October 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM